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Title: Temp gauge sender
Post by: Reasty on 02 March 2010, 14:09

Alright guys and girls could someone please verify for me where the temp gauge sender is on a 94 mk3 8v gti (2e engine code)
thanks very much. :smiley:

Title: Re: Temp gauge sender
Post by: leegt5 on 02 March 2010, 14:48

This is the 2e engine in a passat but the golf will be the same

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn225/tom_77hi-fi/Picture121.jpg)

Its in the top of the black housing the coolant pipe from the radiator is going into. Just to the right of the dipstick.

Title: Re: Temp gauge sender
Post by: Reasty on 02 March 2010, 15:34

I thought this was the ecu temp sender?  :huh:

Title: Re: Temp gauge sender
Post by: rubjonny on 02 March 2010, 15:54

it does both, 4 pin unit.

Title: Re: Temp gauge sender
Post by: boneybradley on 02 March 2010, 19:02

just make sure you buy the correct colour...

Title: Re: Temp gauge sender
Post by: Reasty on 02 March 2010, 19:20

What colour should it be,I have just replaced it and the new one was black 4pin is this right
the only reason I ask is I'm having big trouble with the car running at 110 degrees and have replaced everything I can think of now and it still won't run at 90 could it be the temp sender is the wrong one and giving a false Reading on the gauge as the car dosnt overheat it just gets to 110 then sits there even I in traffic.

Title: Re: Temp gauge sender
Post by: Carl MK3 GTI 8V on 02 March 2010, 19:34

ye the 2E engine needs the black and yellow one with 4 pins!

Title: Re: Temp gauge sender
Post by: Reasty on 02 March 2010, 20:42

Quote from: Carl MK3 GTI 8V on 02 March 2010, 19:34

ye the 2E engine needs the black and yellow one with 4 pins!

Hmmm its just black this one,it had a yellow cable tie round it when i got it out the packet but overall its just black,i got it from eurocarparts,i think i might get a thermometer and see what temp the water in the xpansion tank is when its running at 110 as this problem is really doing my head in now.

Title: Re: Temp gauge sender
Post by: boneybradley on 02 March 2010, 20:49

it should have a coloured ring where the connector plugs on....but I'm guessing the cable tie is ecp's version?

Title: Re: Temp gauge sender
Post by: Reasty on 02 March 2010, 21:23

Yeh it was a coloured ring and it was yellow,so looks like its got the right sender then  :angry:

Title: Re: Temp gauge sender
Post by: Carl MK3 GTI 8V on 03 March 2010, 14:21

Quote from: Reasty on 02 March 2010, 21:23

Yeh it was a coloured ring and it was yellow,so looks like its got the right sender then  :angry:

ye u have the right one so it just the yellow plastic ring but the sensor is black the coloured ring is just to identify the different ones. is the gauge at 110 in both traffic and while driving??? did you change the thermostat???

Title: Re: Temp gauge sender
Post by: axewielder on 03 March 2010, 14:26

+1

Quote from: Carl MK3 GTI 8V on 03 March 2010, 14:21

did you change the thermostat???