As others have done/suggested I'm taking off my water-rail kit and reverting back to a standard Zetec cooling arrangement....the car came with the water-rail kit on it so I don't have the old housing etc.

I've got a new thermostat housing but there are no holes premade to fit my temperature sender. I'm guessing this is so people can fit different senders etc

So, two questions...

i) What's the best way to create a hole for the water temp sender? Is it simply drill a hole and then tap in a new thread?

ii) Also, does it matter whether the water temp sender is in the upper or lower section of the housing? There are two 'spaces' for senders and my brain thinks the lower one but the higher one would be easier to access.

Thanks very much for any help :-)




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Yes,,there, underneath. That's where ford put them in the early days. Top one is for the Ford ecu but as the years have gone on ford have moved the sensors and blanked the holes.

Or, if your not using the heater outlet on the back just fasten the sensor in with a short piece odd rubber hose, like I did...

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Originally posted by coozer
Or, if your not using the heater outlet on the back just fasten the sensor in with a short piece odd rubber hose, like I did...

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I put the sensor in the top, based on the fact it was easier to get to and I thought there was less chance of a leak.

Details in my blog here...

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Originally posted by rm0rgan
As others have done/suggested I'm taking off my water-rail kit and reverting back to a standard Zetec cooling arrangement....the car came with the water-rail kit on it so I don't have the old housing etc.

I've got a new thermostat housing but there are no holes premade to fit my temperature sender. I'm guessing this is so people can fit different senders etc

So, two questions...

i) What's the best way to create a hole for the water temp sender? Is it simply drill a hole and then tap in a new thread?

ii) Also, does it matter whether the water temp sender is in the upper or lower section of the housing? There are two 'spaces' for senders and my brain thinks the lower one but the higher one would be easier to access.

Thanks very much for any help :-)




[Edited on 21/4/17 by rm0rgan]

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got mine off ebay Thermostat with Housing Ford Focus Mk1 Maverick 1.8i /2.0i Zetec E Petrol Engine

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got mine off ebay Thermostat with Housing Ford Focus Mk1 Maverick 1.8i /2.0i Zetec E Petrol Engine

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Originally posted by rm0rgan
As others have done/suggested I'm taking off my water-rail kit and reverting back to a standard Zetec cooling arrangement....the car came with the water-rail kit on it so I don't have the old housing etc.

I've got a new thermostat housing but there are no holes premade to fit my temperature sender. I'm guessing this is so people can fit different senders etc

So, two questions...

i) What's the best way to create a hole for the water temp sender? Is it simply drill a hole and then tap in a new thread?

ii) Also, does it matter whether the water temp sender is in the upper or lower section of the housing? There are two 'spaces' for senders and my brain thinks the lower one but the higher one would be easier to access.

Thanks very much for any help :-)




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Can I ask where you got the housing from and how much please. I have a leak on mine and need a new one but frauds want £125 for one. May have to try a scrappy for one but could also have the same problem

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Originally posted by nelmo
I put the sensor in the top, based on the fact it was easier to get to and I thought there was less chance of a leak.

Details in my blog here...

[Edited on 21/4/17 by nelmo]

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Yeah, the ECU sender needs to read an accurate temp so needs to be before the thermostat itself. I have another temp sensor after the thermostat but that will only read anything useful once the engine is up to temp and the thermostat opens - no good for an ECU but fine for the dash temp gauge.

Glad you like the blog - I'm one of those saddo's who actually enjoys doing the blog as much as the build

I've put sensors in both - dash sensor in one, and the ECU sensor in the other... used Think auto to get the necessary adapter for the upper one.