Temp Sender

[dynomikered]

I know this has been on here before and i have done a search and i also know there are pictures but not for a Y reg(51) galaxy 1.9 zetec . Can some one PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE tell me were the temp sender is as i look at my engine. Temp gauge is dead and the car is constanley runing cold, rev counter runing at 1.2 revs. i presume fuel consumption will go up :P

cheers

mike

[polski]

I know this has been on here before and i have done a search and i also know there are pictures but not for a Y reg(51) galaxy 1.9 zetec . Can some one PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE tell me were the temp sender is as i look at my engine. Temp gauge is dead and the car is constanley runing cold, rev counter runing at 1.2 revs. i presume fuel consumption will go up :D

cheers

mike

hi mike,

 

sorry mate dont know where the temp sendre is, though i do know it sounds like your thermostat is stuck open. does it warm up eventually?, if your ecu thinks the engine is cold, it could over compensate with more fuel, this could possible be why your car is running at 1200 rpm. its like running with the choke stuck on.

 

by all means fix the temp sender, though it may be working ok!

 

do check your thermostat though

 

atb

 

polski

[dynomikered]

Thanks for the reply polski will check it out. The temp gauge sometimes works but is erratic i.e jumps up to 90% but then drops to 50% the engine does get warm and the revs do drop eventually but takes a very long time. I also get full heating in the car when its turned on

[andyk]

Does your booster heater work? If it's not working your engine will take a long time to heat up. Plenty of info on this site about the booster heater (somtimes called the auxillary heater). They are prone to failure, usually the glow plug. Can you hear the 'jet engine' sound at the nearside rear door? If not, then it's the booster heater.

[Guest MATT jr]

The temp gauge sometimes works but is erratic i.e jumps up to 90% but then drops to 50% the engine does get warm and the revs do drop eventually

 

 

ours was doing the exact same, sometimes reved up when you start it aswel.

 

the garage have replaced the temp sensor, and all is fine.

 

BUT iv just been on a 20 min run, and the engine never reached 90C, and i cant hear the booster running. i did ask them to fix it, but ;)

 

MJR :lol:

[Guest gooner52]

where does the temp sensor sit,anyone got any pics of it in sito :blink: