Important! : Temperature Sensor ?

1. andmay1993 Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2010 stockton-on-tees Posts: 127 1.1 is now a vtr

   #1 11th September 2011, 19:41

   Hi i have a saxo vtr 52 reg 98bhp car and im having a problem with
   
   *radiator fan
   *temp sensor
   *thermostat housing
   
   one of the above is causing me problems, my temp gauge is not working, i have replaced radiator fan and wired it into yellow fan connector, colour to colour like green to green, yellow to yellow, and pink to pink and earthed to chasis on other ring connector and blue cable to gray connector which connects to fuse box.
   
   the gauge is reading bottom, flushed rad and bleeded it the best i can and still no reading my fan comes on for 3 seconds if i unplug and reconect the ecu temp sensor the one with 2 pins to it on top the other one i asume with one pin is the one that tells the guage what temp its at and thats what im stuck at because everything seems to be in its place.
2. tarzan Frequent Poster Joined: Apr 2010 Lurgan Posts: 767 2001 black saxo furio 2001 black saxo vts

   #2 11th September 2011, 20:16

   change a sensor or have you done that all ready?
3. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #3 11th September 2011, 20:26

   The blue sensor controls the gauge reading try changing that.(on thermostat housing)
4. azzer1987 Regular Poster Joined: Aug 2011 blackpool Posts: 402 Pug 306 1.4

   #4 11th September 2011, 20:27

   well 10 pound can change thermostat and another 10er or even less radiator fan swich try them cost less than 20
5. Ben_SaxoForte Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 Stoke-on-trent Posts: 2640 Mk5 Golf GTTDI Mk2 VTR Project

   #5 11th September 2011, 20:48

   the sensor ontop of thermostat is the fan switch on mine and the one below is for the gauge with 1 wire comin out of it
6. andmay1993 Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2010 stockton-on-tees Posts: 127 1.1 is now a vtr

   #6 11th September 2011, 21:11

   so just change both of them top and bottom ? and should work fine and if not what other options is there ?
7. Ben_SaxoForte Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 Stoke-on-trent Posts: 2640 Mk5 Golf GTTDI Mk2 VTR Project

   #7 11th September 2011, 21:58

   change the one with the one wire coming out of the plug thats for the gauge, if that doesnt work i would say its either a problem with the wiring or the clocks
8. andmay1993 Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2010 stockton-on-tees Posts: 127 1.1 is now a vtr

   #8 11th September 2011, 22:01

   ok i will change clocks and change that sensor tomorrow and give an update anyone have a wireing diagram for tempriture sensor switch and fan wireing diagram ?
9. andmay1993 Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2010 stockton-on-tees Posts: 127 1.1 is now a vtr

   #9 12th September 2011, 01:29

   bump
10. desire1 Frequent Poster Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 618

    #10 12th September 2011, 02:09

    is a sensor a fuse?
    coz i have a simular issue
11. andmay1993 Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2010 stockton-on-tees Posts: 127 1.1 is now a vtr

    #11 12th September 2011, 03:25

    a sensor is the green plug on right hand side of block. themostat housing the gray thing with pipes coming off it going to radiator the 2 green sesors on that is what i thing have gone so im replacing both of these !!
12. user_40784 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2010 London Posts: 2768

    #12 12th September 2011, 21:38

    did you sort the problem?