some idiot who owned my car before just cut of the cables from the ECT sensor, to install a black cable for a extra temperature gauge... thats great
so the car always get the wrong informations... no info...
my question is, wich colors has the original wires to the sensor and what should i do now??
the car is a 89 CV Wagon 5.0 liters, all standard
thanks
chris
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04-20-2007, 11:41 AM #1Member
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HELP! engine coolant temp sensor
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04-20-2007, 06:24 PM #2Fastest Box In South Jersey
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My car has black and green wires. But mine's an '86, and yours is an '89. Good luck.
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04-21-2007, 11:44 AM #3Member
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hmm, iīve got here a red-white cable.... and thats it... no signal return... thats strange...
the sensor doesnīt look like the original one... no cap, no round contakts... nothing but 2 thin and flat contacts for cable shoes...
is it possible that the sensor works without a signal return line... just with the mass?
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04-22-2007, 02:13 AM #4I'm an air-conditioned gypsy
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You sure they cut the ECT and not just the temperature sensor for the 'engine' idiot light? The ECT will be located in the pipe fitting where the hose for the heater core connects. It has 2 wires in a plastic connector plug, but I don't know what color offhand. The idiot light sender is a single wire unit, usually with a push-on connector or sometimes uses a small nut. It is located on the lower intake manifold itself. Can you grab a pic of what you're looking at?
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04-22-2007, 04:14 PM #5Member
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yes its the ECT, not the "idiot lamp" sensor... but today i fixed it... i found the cables somewhere under the hood
now the engine works fine
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04-23-2007, 03:27 AM #6Member
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humm...
the sensor seems to be dead...
since i plugged it on, the engine "pumps" the idle, when it gets started...
perhaps im looking for some new sensors
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04-23-2007, 04:41 AM #7Scott's Automotive Service BelieversUnderground PA.
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you can test your coolant temp sensor with an ohmeter.......directions and a chart can be found at www.fordfuelinjection.com
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oh, thanks!
this year iīm plannig to have a trip to the states... perhaps, i can visit some guys from the forum. if my girlfriend isnīt to bored
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04-23-2007, 07:50 AM #9JumboFriendlyGuest
Sounds like you need to attend Scottfest 2007!
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04-23-2007, 08:33 AM #10Member
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humm...
unfortunately scottfest is not in august, when iīm in the states.... ;(
i donīt get my holydays before the end of july... because we had "a lot of work to do"
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