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Offline raferackstraw

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Re: Temp Light Flashing Red Soon As I Start The Car
« Reply #10 on: 13 April 2011, 21:30 »
i think that the thermo time switch for cold start valve

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Re: Temp Light Flashing Red Soon As I Start The Car
« Reply #11 on: 13 April 2011, 21:32 »
That two pin sensor is the thermotime sensor for the cold start injector. It closes for a few seconds only, (time) and only when below a certain temp (thermo).

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Re: Temp Light Flashing Red Soon As I Start The Car
« Reply #12 on: 13 April 2011, 22:20 »
That two pin sensor is the thermotime sensor for the cold start injector. It closes for a few seconds only, (time) and only when below a certain temp (thermo).

Ah - fair enough!

Is that the only two-pin temp sensor on the block then, and the rest are all single-pin efforts?
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Re: Temp Light Flashing Red Soon As I Start The Car
« Reply #13 on: 14 April 2011, 00:48 »
On the head you mean, but yeah.3 black collared single pin, for temp guage,isv,and ecu (I think). 1 big brown 2 pin thermo (csi), and a white collared single pin oil temp sensor round the back (Mfa oil)

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Re: Temp Light Flashing Red Soon As I Start The Car
« Reply #14 on: 14 April 2011, 14:34 »
Thank you guys all fixed ordered new sensor today as it was broke the little spade connector had snaped off but with a little triming of the black plastic managed to make a connection temp sits half way perfect. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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Re: Temp Light Flashing Red Soon As I Start The Car
« Reply #15 on: 14 April 2011, 17:34 »
I hope you ordered the new sensor from vwspares.co.uk, and not vw(rip off) or gsf(load of wank)

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Re: Temp Light Flashing Red Soon As I Start The Car
« Reply #16 on: 14 April 2011, 21:56 »
I hope you ordered the new sensor from vwspares.co.uk, and not vw(rip off) or gsf(load of wank)

no i didnt but i will try them got to get a head gasket set now. :grin: