recently mrs. mazda has been running slightly hotter than usual - and whne I floor it for overtake it goes right to the top and dorps just as quickly whne you retunr to regular 'driving'- plus the needle flicks when you play with the lights or the windows.

I know I probably have 2 seperate problems here - and I really need your help dudes!!

Can anybody gimme any reason why it would do this, I fear for the worse that if I keep driving it it'll seize!

I recently had a new temp sensor put in cos the old was was broke and I've just fitted a mesh grill to the front and a cold air induction kit in - could these affect it?

Please help me my baby is sick!!!

check the grounding on the new temperature sensor? not sure but if you have had a new one put in, and the problem is as you described, with the needle fluctuating that quickly i would say the problem was electrical not mechanical...

I should check that out! lol ya don't happend to know where it is do ya??