Is there a practical way way to add a temperature gauge to these cars?

[bobowar135]

Is there a practical way way to add a temperature gauge to these cars? After suffering two cooling related breakdowns in the last 9 montrhs or so. Both times the turtle mode or blown radiator occured a mere few seconds after the amber (then red) warning dash light happened. This coupled with the lack of a dipstick is total engine design lunacy.

[PRTSB1M]

https://www.p3cars.com/bmw/p3-v3-obd...uge-2008-2013/

[blue135]

Another option is Scan Gauge II and similar devices. However, they plug into the OBD port and need to be placed somewhere.

[bobowar135]

Thanks for the responses. As expensive as that digital gauge is, I will happily shell out that amount (I'm assuming that is US$, about AU$590) if it means avoiding another failure which no doubt would cost that much to fix anyway. N54 life lol