Temp gauge query (saxo newbie) - Saxperience

nash_sax · 28th November 2010, 20:27

i have a 1.4 Saxo Exclusive.

it doesnt have a Temp gauge, only a temperature warning light.

I bought some dials from a 1.4 West-Coast which does have the temp gauge, however it doesnt appear to be working....

should it work? i mean will the temp gauge rise gradually as intended even though the car never left the factory with a temp gauge?

I'm concearned as i've just done the head gasket and timing belt and i want to be able to see if the car is getting hot... cheers

ryanmt · 28th November 2010, 23:50

You need the 2 pin blue temp sender, at the moment your car only has the one. There wiring should be there for it i think but its not garunteed. The light and the gauge are actually two separate sensors stored in one.

nash_sax · 29th November 2010, 09:12

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Originally Posted by ryanmt

You need the 2 pin blue temp sender, at the moment your car only has the one. There wiring should be there for it i think but its not garunteed. The light and the gauge are actually two separate sensors stored in one.

ahh right i see what you mean, so i need to buy the correct sender which goes onto the engine side? i presume it's the one located near the Thermostat housing?

Cheers

ryanmt · 29th November 2010, 10:23

yup, the blue one

nash_sax · 29th November 2010, 11:30

Ok just had a quick look on the net for the part , is this the corretc one?

ryanmt · 29th November 2010, 13:28

depends on the year of the saxo, the plugs changed around a fair bit, most if not all the saxo ones were 2 pin ones with either a rounded connector like that or a more square one on the early ones. What year is your car.

nash_sax · 29th November 2010, 13:35

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Originally Posted by ryanmt

depends on the year of the saxo, the plugs changed around a fair bit, most if not all the saxo ones were 2 pin ones with either a rounded connector like that or a more square one on the early ones. What year is your car.

mines a T reg 1999 (saxo exclusive) 1.4