Q: The temperature gauge is fluctuating and showing colder

asked by on September 06, 2017

The temperature gauge on my '09 Ford Fusion with 115k is showing fluctuating temperatures, but not overheating. I've taken it to an O'Reilly's to do a code scan and there are no OBD2 codes

My car has 115000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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