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Old 24th October 2010, 17:55   #1
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hi i was driving down the road today and i seen on the dash that the temperature reading is not moving so i guess it could be broke, i want to rule out the sensor can anyone tell me where it is and any test i can do to check the fault

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Old 24th October 2010, 18:44   #2
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its located just under the thermostat,you cant miss it..well it is on a vts..dont know what model uv got
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thanks ill have a look in the morning cheers, oh yes i have a vts
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Old 24th October 2010, 19:06   #4
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its located just under the thermostat,you cant miss it..well it is on a vts..dont know what model uv got

edit that ive just looked the only sensor i can see is the one on the back of the thermostat housing its a green one
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Old 24th October 2010, 20:39   #5
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there should be two on the thermostat on the vts or at least there is on my mk2 vts

Green one which informs the ECU of the engine temp and a blue one that controls the guage on the dash
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Old 25th October 2010, 12:53   #6
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just had a look i got a green one on the thermostat housing and one next to it but its on the head and thats blue

anyway to test them
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Old 25th October 2010, 18:19   #7
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yea there is two..test them both,unplug them and run the car for a few mins..i would also clean them before putting back on
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Old 25th October 2010, 19:14   #8
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Pic I found on my laptop of what I was talking about

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