livelee
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| posted on 13/8/08 at 02:58 PM |
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Zetec 2.0 Oil Temp
Where would this sender be located if I have one on my engine? I have an ETB Instruments Digidash2 Pro and the oil temp shows up as NC (not
connected). I need to know where the sensor should be to see if I have one or not. If I don't have one where is the best place to locate
one.
Many Thanks
Dan
[Edited on 13/8/08 by livelee]
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saigonij
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| posted on 13/8/08 at 03:19 PM |
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you will not have one. prob best to use the oil pressure sender location - see if you can talk to ETB about the sender
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livelee
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| posted on 13/8/08 at 03:22 PM |
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I have an oil pressure sender in that hole  .
Yes ETB can supply the senders, you have to use theirs as they are calibrated for the dash. So where should I put it? The sump or is there another
suitable location in the block?
Thanks
Dan
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DarrenW
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| posted on 13/8/08 at 03:26 PM |
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My digidash pro came with an oil temp sender in the box. ETB also sell them seperately, not a lot of money (available online). I made an adaptor from
an oil gallery plug (basically drilled and tapped it to take the sender). i think they also sell adaptors.
Try calling Mac#1 to see if they ever fitted one to the engine or how best to do it. mark likes his zetecs so will probs be a good starting point for
advice. Failing that ETB are very knowledgable and always willing to help.
Ref using oil pressure sender location - ETB supply a replacement sender for that location that duals up as low oil pressure warning and pressure
sender so you will need to maintain that otherwise you will lose those 2 functions.
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livelee
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| posted on 13/8/08 at 03:28 PM |
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The car was built by mac#1 in 2005. I have asked them and they said it did have an oil temp. Hence me asking where it might be as the dash is
definitely showing NC.
I've no problem buying a sender or fitting it, I'm just interested to know the best location.
Thanks
Dan
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DarrenW
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| posted on 13/8/08 at 03:31 PM |
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Ref sump location - i did think about modding a sump plug to take the sender. In theory it should work but im not sure where is best to place the
sender. Wherever you put it you will need to drive the car under varying conditions to get a feel for what is normal and what is hot and calibrate the
DD settings accordingly.
As you may have already realised the dashes are extremely flexible and programmable. So much so that its easy to get a warning flash up that scares
the hell out of you at first until you realise that perhaps the parameters need tweeking. Also all cars are different in terms of what the dashes
display due to varying locations of sensors.
To try and explain better when i first got my car on road i did a track day. Water temp alarm was set to about 105 deg. Alarm came on and i got
scared. Then after some consulation it transpired that the alarm level was a bit low. I then monitored the max readings and changed settings
accordingly.
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DarrenW
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| posted on 13/8/08 at 03:35 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by livelee
The car was built by mac#1 in 2005. I have asked them and they said it did have an oil temp. Hence me asking where it might be as the dash is
definitely showing NC.
I've no problem buying a sender or fitting it, I'm just interested to know the best location.
Thanks
Dan
Oh i see. In that case it possible that the connection has come off. First port of call is parhaps to look around engine bay to see if there is a wire
off anywhere. Wiring on these cars is quite simple so it shouldnt take long to have a good look and suss out where it is. It is only a small thing
maybe 10mm OD with a single male spade at the end. The oil pressure doo dar will have 2 wires. Water temp sender is same as oil temp so you are
looking for 2 aftermarket fittings that look the same but in 2 seperate locations.
Sorry i cant help more, mine is Pinto so im not sure of the zetec layout.
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livelee
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| posted on 13/8/08 at 03:45 PM |
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Thanks, I will have a proper look next time I'm at the garage. On initial inspection I'm quite sure it's not there.
I did manage to fix the horn though as that had a wire off.
Water temp is fine, I have an adjustable fan which seems to cool the temps down well when it comes in. Also the pressure looks good. 65psi on hot
idle. The engine has done 3.5kmiles since mac#1 rebuilt it.
Dan
[Edited on 13/8/08 by livelee]
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Dusty
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| posted on 13/8/08 at 04:59 PM |
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If it's a silvertop zetec there is a second plug in the same gallery as the pressure sender drilling but a bit toward the rear of the engine
that you could use. Otherwise they could have put it in the sump somewhere.
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livelee
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| posted on 13/8/08 at 05:01 PM |
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Thanks. Yes it is a silver top. I will check out the area around the pressure sender.
Thanks
Dan
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