temperature gauge problem after installing CAI!!

[collos69]

i own a 2004 vz commodore and just recently installed an ss grolwer kit.
after installing that, a few days later i started experiencing some temperature gauge fluctuations
it would go from cold to a quarter, then up to hot, then back down to half and back up again.
during installation i may have knocked something or it could be just coincidence. i double checked i installed it correctly.
is there anything around the air intake like sensors etc that i may have knocked?
BTW THE CAR SAYS ITS OVERHEATING BUT THE ENGINE IS STILL WARM AND NO SIGN OF OVERHEATING SYMPTOMS.
any help would be appreciated.

 

[VYHDT]

where did the sensor that was in the box end up?

 

[Jesterarts]

Hmmm.. the temp gauge indicates engine temp not intake air temp.

I'm not sure where the engine temp sensor is on your engine, but I would track it down and make sure it's connected well.

Other than that, not sure why this would be happening...

 

[collos69]

thanks for the reply
there is no sensor as far as i saw in the box itself
there is however something attached to the intake pipe that is running some wiring.
not sure if that impacts the temperature gauge or not

 

[collos69]

ill look for where the engine temp sensor is on mine but i

was thinking because the computer is so used to restricted

airflow from the stock box that now computer is confused.

i dont think it would be thermostat would it?