where is the temp sensor that actually sends the reading to the temp guage cos mine does something different all the time so i think it may be faulty??

 

On????

 

If its a 4x4 its on the right hand (passenger) side of the head behind the inlet
If its a 2wd its on the left hand side at the front next to the exhaust manifold

 

Didnt see siggy

 

Looking at the engine from the front of the car. 2WD front, left of the thermostat housing near the water feed for the Turbo. 4WD. back right near dipstick and water feed for modine oil cooler ED

 

oh, well its a 2wd with a 4wd head then cos its on passenger side (blue) and the plug is shafted to cos when i removed the head i forgot to unplug it and... twang!!. so where can i get the sensor and the plug part from????? thanks

 

So your talking about the temp sensor and not the temp gauge sender!
This has no bearing at all on what your temp gauge reads it tells the ecu the temp of the engine'

 

so where is the temp guage sender then?? and i still need the plug for the temp sensor as mine is hanging on with loctite!!!

 

The temp gauge sender on a 2wd head is where i told you it was before! Its on the left hand side of the head (as you look under the bonnet) at the front before the exhaust manifold. It will have a single wire on it.

 

must deffo have a 4wd head cos there aint nothing there mate, in fact most of the car is 4wd as it used to be one!!2wd when i bought it, the kid i bought it off was full of shit and i honestly dont have a clue why its now 2wd? i took it to jam sport and they changed the L8 FOR A L6 chipped that and changed wires over on TPS, SO I WONDER IF THIS COULD BE THE REASON FOR SOME OF THE PROBS LIKE THE TEMP GAUGE??