Right then!
This is a very little visual guide for people like me who want to be extra super 100% definitely sure they are messing with the right stuff!
I looked all over for even a picture depicting it on the 1.6 16v engine in a Leon Mk1 and could not find anything satisfactory!
So, as I followed the guide for idiots on here, I couldn't see the sensor from this view, which is looking into the engine bay from the front right side, or passenger side.
Nothing. So I took the engine cover off, which I didn't for the pictures because the engine was warm after a drive out to Euro Car Parts for a cabin filer.. And I couldn't be arsed.
When I took the cover off I had a better view down the side of the engine on the right hand side:
(note the out of focus engine cover at the front of the image)
The sensor that was in place was also a genuine Green one. I used an ebay one which was a fiver.
This is a better picture of the sensor in the thermostat. It was also as close as possible I could get to having a fully top down picture, yes it is at that angle and yes it is a bit tight for me with my sausage fingers!:
This is the old sensor.. Bit tired!
My temp gauge now works and more importantly it starts up much better with an already warm engine!
Cheers!
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This is a very little visual guide for people like me who want to be extra super 100% definitely sure they are messing with the right stuff!
I looked all over for even a picture depicting it on the 1.6 16v engine in a Leon Mk1 and could not find anything satisfactory!
So, as I followed the guide for idiots on here, I couldn't see the sensor from this view, which is looking into the engine bay from the front right side, or passenger side.
Nothing. So I took the engine cover off, which I didn't for the pictures because the engine was warm after a drive out to Euro Car Parts for a cabin filer.. And I couldn't be arsed.
When I took the cover off I had a better view down the side of the engine on the right hand side:
(note the out of focus engine cover at the front of the image)
The sensor that was in place was also a genuine Green one. I used an ebay one which was a fiver.
This is a better picture of the sensor in the thermostat. It was also as close as possible I could get to having a fully top down picture, yes it is at that angle and yes it is a bit tight for me with my sausage fingers!:
This is the old sensor.. Bit tired!
My temp gauge now works and more importantly it starts up much better with an already warm engine!
Cheers!
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