Coolant Temp Sensor

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I've just tried to order one and have been given a choice of a white or black plug. I've heard someone on here refering to them as white, but was just wondering if all R19 16v's have white ones? Or do I need to check mine just incase? Is it possible to see wether it's white or black without taking anything on the car apart? Or do I have to get in somewhere akward? Cheers

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

its the white one. you can just take the plug off it to check if you want to see for yourself. Gearbox end of the head, screwed into the thermostat housing

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FCS Event Manager Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 3680

ahhh to complicate matters . . its not always screwed into the thermostat housing . . still a white plug thou.
on mine it goes directly into the head.

arrowed in the below pic

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

his is a 95 phase 2 tho - he will have the thermostat housing as long as its the original engine

FCS Event Manager Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 3680

aye, there is that neal, unless its been messed with and not original.

that is a ph1 head on a ph2 block on mine in a 93 ph2

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

allright knock it now kids ,no biggy is it ?
i am sure simonds is clever enough to find a CTS after all these pics

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Wow schaks, I'm amazed you actually have that much faith in me considering the shit I usually come out with on here! Laughing

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got to give you some credit mate Laughing

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I wish my bank had that attidute Laughing

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i dont blame them,
you got to give them some credit too

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On a slightly different subject, would givin the car a pretty good thrash on quite a long drive clear out the idle control valve if it was dirty? Or clean something out that might affect idling?

Everytime I get home from being out somewhere, the car is like "chug chug chug" when I park, hunting for idle like...........but tonight I park up in me driveway and she's like a legend. Bang on 1,000rpm all the way Very Happy

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lambda sensor could be playing up, but you cant really 'clean it out'.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

1,000 rpm's to high for the idle, ideally around 900rpm, but 950 is ok.

ICV's tend to get manky due to inlet tract reversions, thus they get oily/sooty from reversions taking vapour from the breathers to the valve.

Lambda sounds like a culprit and you can cleran them but thats another story.

Make sure the TPS is plugged in properly as well.

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TPS is plugged in properly. Changed the CTS on the weekend and no difference so it wasn't that. Will try replacing the ICV when I get Si's off him, and then if it's not that I expect it'll be the lambda sensor.

Do I have to take any of the exhaust off to change the lambda? I know you can see the wire & plug etc on top of the exhaust, but I assume the sensor bit is INSIDE otherwise it wouldn't be getting any kinda reading! Just if I have to go near my exhaust again I think I will have a nervous breakdown Rolling Eyes

FCS Event Manager Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 3680

your ICV is posted Si, u should get it in the next couple of days mate along with another chip to try.

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My Hero

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steady now

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the exhaust can stay on when changing the lambda.

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Beaaauuuutiful Very Happy

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I think something's gone wrong somewhere Si Sad

If you posted the ICV & Chip last wednesday, surely they would be here by now?

Did you post it to my home address or work address?