So I've noticed past few days car getting hot and fan kicking in more. Warmer weather I thought. So I checked using the climate controls to get a true reading.

The Gauge on dash says 90 but I find the true reading is above 95 on way home just I got 102 but still gauge sat at 90.

Why is this happening? Also am I to worry that the car seems to be getting very hot ???

I drive Octavia 06 Vrs

The gauge will stick at 90 between something like 75 and 105. Its so you don't get worried when you seem spikes in temperature.

 

I presume your car is a petrol?

Edited 6 May, 201610 yr by SuperbTWM

Yes it's a petrol, I just worry as I'd had a little cappuccino on the oil cover but specking to a tech belived could be more fact I do short journeys etc

Doesn't take a petrol long in warm weather at slow speeds for the fans to kick in so I wouldn't worry. 

 

You can get a bit of mayo on the oil cap if you don't run the car long enough at operating temperature, nothing to worry about if its not loosing coolant

Few and double few. No coolant loss