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coolant sensor is on the passenger side just behind the head in the coolant pipe!

Posted by: SlvrBulletS4 on 2002-06-06 21:48:11
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In Reply to: Thanks, is this going to change the behavior of my car at all? posted by s4IRIsH on 2002-06-06 21:33:54

make sure you change it when the car is cool and you have the cooant reservoir cap off...very easy to fix just pull the retaining clip and swap the sensors and replace the clip...It will make your car run right(the way it should run)

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To anyone with potential Rich or Lean conditions read this!!! - SlvrBulletS4 2002-06-06 19:29:06 (7562 views)

Re: To anyone with potential Rich or Lean conditions read this!!! - bottali76 2004-04-24 21:40:20 (153 views)

Re: To anyone with potential Rich or Lean conditions read this!!! - bottali76 2004-04-16 10:13:14 (123 views)

Re: To anyone with potential Rich or Lean conditions read this!!! - bottali76 2004-04-06 13:41:21 (102 views)

I pulled out of the dealership in my brand new car. 10 miles later BLAM my first DTC for the temp - Blitzkrieg 2002-06-07 07:27:47 (1015 views)

Yeah, mine went bad a while ago... - DAP 2002-06-07 05:40:56 (931 views)

Yep. Saw this on LCP's car last summer. Coolant sensor can really foul up the works. - donp 2002-06-07 05:35:59 (989 views)

Don, my how time flies. It was August of 2000 when this first surfaced for me; 2 summers ago! - LCP 2002-06-07 06:43:15 (605 views)

Heard this from another source as well. Thanks for posting Mark, - Milpitas2.7T 2002-06-06 22:35:04 (684 views)

I thought you were going to put a Mass-Air system back on? - FunkWeasel 2002-06-06 21:10:46 (583 views)

Yes I am but... - SlvrBulletS4 2002-06-06 21:16:20 (752 views)

Interesting...come on give at least some more hints...cowl-induction? something else? tell us!! ;) - FunkWeasel 2002-06-06 21:32:39 (642 views)

I'll post pics as soon as its done. Its something different but very "cool"! - SlvrBulletS4 2002-06-06 21:52:01 (591 views)

My coolant gauge has been flaky lately...(M) - s4IRIsH 2002-06-06 21:07:17 (1380 views)

Nope its the sensor-what your seeing on vag is the sensor default value! - SlvrBulletS4 2002-06-06 21:13:14 (984 views)

Thanks, is this going to change the behavior of my car at all? - s4IRIsH 2002-06-06 21:33:54 (773 views)

coolant sensor is on the passenger side just behind the head in the coolant pipe! - SlvrBulletS4 2002-06-06 21:48:11 (1597 views)

Any pics? - s4IRIsH 2002-06-06 22:08:32 (822 views)

Green thing - Nick Gustas 2002-06-07 05:47:32 (1377 views)

Thanks 8^ ) - s4IRIsH 2002-06-07 10:38:45 (638 views)

Mine went south over a year ago... - LCP 2002-06-06 20:39:35 (848 views)

If it's bad enough it can leave you stranded for a few minutes with a flooded car. - Nick Gustas 2002-06-06 19:47:06 (740 views)

Yeah, constant warm-up (rich) mode = burned out cats, washed out cylinder walls, etc. Eek - DarinS4Turbo 2002-06-06 19:50:20 (911 views)

cold start is where most of the potential problems occur... - SlvrBulletS4 2002-06-06 19:54:14 (1048 views)

In my case power was inconsistant from moment to moment, and I had a few implausable temp faults - Nick Gustas 2002-06-06 20:03:37 (737 views)

And here I thought that piss gas you putin the car did it :P - KAOS, AZ (Papa Smurf) 2002-06-06 19:37:05 (642 views)

That crap is finally out of my tank---BOOST BABY! - SlvrBulletS4 2002-06-06 19:46:59 (648 views)

have the part numbers handy? - Buckhood 2002-06-06 19:31:51 (751 views)

sensor-059-919-501A $3.85/O ring-N 903-168-02 $1.10 - SlvrBulletS4 2002-06-06 19:45:30 (1293 views)

gracious - Buckhood 2002-06-07 05:35:09 (655 views)

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