Coolant Sensor Horseshoe Clip

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Broke this last night, fml

New one on its way from Dave @ Sere

Is it literally jsut a case of sliding it into place? There's not much room to see lol

 

[Sinfield]

Same thing happened to mine. You just have to push the coolant sensor in (with some force) and slide the clip in the groove. Easier to see if you remove the engine cover.

 

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Right, sound

Just a fiddly job i guess lol

Just waiting on it arriving from Dave @ Sere

 

[Sinfield]

Yeah quite fiddly. Just did the clutch on mine and on the way back to my house the car had overheated. Had a look and the sensor had just fallen out. Had to temporarily hold it in place with a split pin. Worked a treat actually and felt like a more rigid fit than the new clip.

 

[Pew.]

If i manage to break this one (likely) i think i'll adopt that approach lol

 

[J44APX]

Could someone tell me where the coolant sensor is located ?

Thought i would jump on this thread instead of starting a new one

Any help appriciated

Cheers

 

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On the right hand side of the engine as your looking at it front the front of the car

If you look at the side of the engine between the airbox and battery, you'll see it, plug goes straight down into the coolant pipe where it enters the block

 

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Under the arror head

 

[Johnsbegood]

Is the 130pd fitted with the dodgy black dual sensor like in the passat PD engines? I've heard rumours that there crap and would be best if swapped with the newer green sensors! My passat already has the newer green one but my sisters is black.