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Hey,

After removing / reinstalling the radiator my Greddy guage was flashing a warning and not going about 30degrees, turns out one of the wires broke off the temp sensor, about 2mm away from the actual metal part of it, tried soldering and ended up breaking both wires off.

So where can I buy an aftermarket temp sensor?

Are they all the same?

Do I need to import one?

Regards,

Gareth

hang on

which one is broken

the one that gives the signal for the stock guage

or the one that gives the signal for the ecu

they are different sensors

Really?

I thought the one at the bottom of the aftermarket radiator is the stock gauge / ECU. The PowerFC hand controller reads the temperature just fine right now.

There is also a temperature sensor at the top of the radiator, this has caused a gauge inside the car to flash "warning" constantly as its not getting a reading anymore. The gauge in the car is aftermarket, Greddy gauge.

Regards,

Gareth

if it is the standard sensor you are after go to autobarn, burson ect and ask for a tridon one and they will be able to get one off the shelf for you. seeming its an aftermarket rad it might be a different sized sensor take the old one in with you and if it is different one look in the back of the book and there will be a heap of diagrams so you can match it up.

if it's a greddy temp sensor that you need for a warning meter gauge

you will have to import one,

expect to pay about $89 incl delivery.

Ah right, yes its a greddy water temperature gauge and a greddy/trust radiator so that sounds like what I need.

I was hoping they used some kind of interchangeable part, its just 2 wires going to a temperature sensor in the top of the radiator.

The stock one at the bottom of the radiator is fine, the PowerFC can read the temperature without a problem.

if it is the standard sensor you are after go to autobarn, burson ect and ask for a tridon one and they will be able to get one off the shelf for you. seeming its an aftermarket rad it might be a different sized sensor take the old one in with you and if it is different one look in the back of the book and there will be a heap of diagrams so you can match it up.

Interesting idea, I'm not so sure about going back to Burson's after the last episode with them (gave me the wrong clutch fan about 3 times before they got it right).

But might be a good idea, as long as I can get an exact match.

Found an ebay auction which is selling the gauge with the thermostat, I just want the thermostat though:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Greddy-TRUST-Electr...1QQcmdZViewItem

Alright, think I've found one for a decent price:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...ShippingPayment

Bought for around ~$64 US delivered from the USA, brand new. Relatively cheap I think :cool:

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