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guys i just chucked in a new radiator , the front ends been in pieces for the last week , and for the life of me i cant remember where this sensor gets connected to ? iv tried looking around and cant find the plug , anyone know where its hiding ?

cheers .

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It clips onto the top drivers side of the factory plastic radiator shroud. But buggered if i know what youve done with the other end :P You might have accidentally poked it in infront of the new radiator. Undo the clamps and pull it forward and see if its in there somewhere.

damn , i have no clue as to where that is.. i took out all the old radiator components . would this connector be running underneath the top radiator support bar to feed off onto the shroud? because i was looking for an hour and searching forums as to where it came from . i dont even remember disconnecting it lol :P

on another note , if iv thrown out what i may of needed is it detrimental running the car if it isnt connected?

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Ill have a look on mine tomorrow for you and snap a picture :)

I thought that was the temp sensor? So the ECU knows what the ECT is and adjusts fuelling etc accordingly.

I wouldnt run without it untill a more in-the-know guru replies.

Are or were either of your cars autos? I have the same sensor with the same plug hanging. It has been like that for as long as I can remember. I have a faint memory of it being a sensor for coolant temperature in the bottom tank that was connected to the auto tranny loom, which has been in the bin with my auto tranny for more than 10 years.

Are or were either of your cars autos? I have the same sensor with the same plug hanging. It has been like that for as long as I can remember. I have a faint memory of it being a sensor for coolant temperature in the bottom tank that was connected to the auto tranny loom, which has been in the bin with my auto tranny for more than 10 years.

No mines manual. And always has been.

yeah this is a manual here aswell , its the sensor coming out of the bottom of the radiator , its only short so youd think itd be pretty easy to find where it goes , but i cant remember at all.

and yes cheers man if you can take a photo and post it or pm me with it thatd be great :)

Id love to know too

My 32 has a sensor with chopped wires, the radiator is out of some other car, and its had an auto to manual conversion.

So really i dont even know if 32s have them to begin with.

I do know from mucking about that the sensors on the manifold are for the ecu(2pin) and dash(1 pin).

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