Coolant Temp Problem
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SlideWayzS13
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Coolant Temp Problem
Well I am finishing up my build and everything is going great except for my gauge cluster coolant temp. It reads hot all the time. Then when i plug my laptop into my haltech it says im like 190 which is normal. Anyone have this problem before or have any suggestions???
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240life
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Re: Coolant Temp Problem (SlideWayzS13)
If you had a sohc or dohc prior to installing your sr, you will need to install the sensor from that motor on your sr in order to make your gauge read correctly.
Re: Coolant Temp Problem (240life)
not true, they are the exact same sensor.240life wrote:If you had a sohc or dohc prior to installing your sr, you will need to install the sensor from that motor on your sr in order to make your gauge read correctly.
There are Two coolant temp sensors, one for the ecu and one for the gauge, the one for the gauge is the one with two wires going to it, replace it and you may just find that it fixes your problem.
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Sileighty_85
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you got it backwards the two wire is for the ECU and the single wire is for the Gaugeredsx13 wrote:
not true, they are the exact same sensor.
There are Two coolant temp sensors, one for the ecu and one for the gauge, the one for the gauge is the one with two wires going to it, replace it and you may just find that it fixes your problem.
just get a Defi System and glue the needle in the middle haha
The stock Gauge is a useless POS
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bruinbear714
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Re: (Sileighty_85)
Do you have an S13 chassis or S14? the dash sensor is dash cluster specific.
S14 cluster => needs temp sensor from S14 engine.
S14 dash temp sensor..S13 dash temp sensor.
S14 cluster => needs temp sensor from S14 engine.
S14 dash temp sensor..S13 dash temp sensor.
Re: (Sileighty_85)
ya i noticed that, the two pronged is the more important one anyway.Sileighty_85 wrote:
you got it backwards the two wire is for the ECU and the single wire is for the Gauge
just get a Defi System and glue the needle in the middle haha
The stock Gauge is a useless POS
Re: Coolant Temp Problem (240life)
What? I don't think so.240life wrote:If you had a sohc or dohc prior to installing your sr, you will need to install the sensor from that motor on your sr in order to make your gauge read correctly.
How is this true if I have an s14 sr in an s13 and my temp sensor reads fine.bruinbear714 wrote:Do you have an S13 chassis or S14? the dash sensor is dash cluster specific.
S14 cluster => needs temp sensor from S14 engine.
S14 dash temp sensor..
S13 dash temp sensor.
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bruinbear714
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Re: Coolant Temp Problem (Stripes)
I know for a fact you can't mix different chassis with different engine years without the temp gauge cluster going whacked, because I ran into the EXACT same problem a few months back while replacing the dash sensor and coolant. Dash read HOT five minutes into starting the engine.Stripes wrote:
What? I don't think so.
How is this true if I have an s14 sr in an s13 and my temp sensor reads fine.
S14 chassis = S14 dash temp sensor. Ditto with S13 chassis. That's on the USDM chassis and engines. SR may vary slightly in later models, but if you have an early redtop/blacktop you need to get the sensor that is gauge cluster specific.