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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: turbosuzi on June 03, 2008, 03:26:10 pm

Title: water temp sensor location
Post by: turbosuzi on June 03, 2008, 03:26:10 pm

what is the best location for an after market water temp sender on the 1.6td?
I have an aftermarket gage cluster for the samurai but I was wondering if you guys had a good location for the sender because the new one wont fit in the old hole.

Title: water temp sensor location
Post by: burn_your_money on June 03, 2008, 06:45:24 pm

I'd put it by either of the head coolant flanges, as close as possible to the head.

Title: water temp sensor location
Post by: turbosuzi on June 03, 2008, 07:02:52 pm

does coolant flow out of both of the flanges?

Title: water temp sensor location
Post by: Vincent Waldon on June 03, 2008, 07:41:49 pm

Yup.

There were various head coolant flanges over the years.... and several (specifically the ones for cars equipped with AC) have an extra port for a temp sensor.... cheap to buy 'cause they are plastic.

The early ones expect a M10x1 sensor and the later ones use a cartridge sender but you can get a brass adapter from www.toywagen.com and drill/tap to suit... I did the latter on my MK3.