View Full Version : Vts oil sensor change *not working*
S666UKH
26th August 2011, 17:25
hi guys i cant get the oil sensor off.
i have try using 24m spaner but there not alot of room for the spanner.
any ideas.
new one
http://i315.photobucket.com/albums/ll472/sukh56/photo-11.jpg
http://i315.photobucket.com/albums/ll472/sukh56/photo-10.jpg
lostzy
26th August 2011, 17:27
stumpy socket ? might just fit ?
lostzy
26th August 2011, 17:30
or get a set off stumpy spanners something like these
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10-PC-COMBINATION-RING-SHORT-STUBBY-SMALL-SPANNER-SET-/280665899420?pt=UK_Hand_Tools_Equipment&hash=item4158fdc19c
S666UKH
26th August 2011, 17:35
How about a 24mm deep socket do u think that would fit
lostzy
26th August 2011, 17:36
yea a deep one and extension bars to as far as you can go
lostzy
26th August 2011, 17:37
tbh it does not matter if you break the plastic cap bit on your old one , just be carefull with your new 1
S666UKH
26th August 2011, 17:39
F**k the old lol...I just want it off
I spent 30 mins in the rain and after all that nothing lol.
lostzy
26th August 2011, 17:44
lol not good mate
raunchz
26th August 2011, 17:44
I got mine off with a ring spanner
S666UKH
26th August 2011, 17:50
I got mine off with a ring spanner
My ring spanner won't fit around lol
S666UKH
26th August 2011, 20:48
done it..just broke the plug at the top and used a 24mm socket. ;)
S666UKH
27th August 2011, 14:03
Hi me again lol
I changed the oil sensor on my VTS because on the dails I had no reading after changing I still have no reading.
lostzy
27th August 2011, 15:21
tbh i think its cos itd french mate lols , or you need to reset ecu to tell it it has a new 1 ?
raunchz
27th August 2011, 16:28
Oil temp sensor is on the sump at the back
Could be a problem with the loom?
stevo67
27th August 2011, 17:06
As Raunchz has said try the loom,trace the wire/s back & look for a break.
S666UKH
27th August 2011, 17:53
Oil temp sensor is on the sump at the back
Could be a problem with the loom?
I don't think I have sensor in the sump
raunchz
27th August 2011, 17:54
I don't think I have sensor in the sump
That's the reason presumably your oil temp on the dash doesn't work?
S666UKH
27th August 2011, 19:17
I don't think mk2 VTS cum with it I think only the mk1 VTS did.
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