Does any body know where i can get an adapter to fit the newer style air temp sensor to the EFI inlet in the old air temp sensor position.

All is clear in the photos.

And before anyone notices the new sensor is a water temp sensor for illistration purposes.

I think the fiesta turbo may have used an adapter as standard??

Old sensor is M16x1.5 new sensor is M12x1.5

New sensor is the bottom one, you can see the hole it has to go in.


New sensor in hole....hole is to big, adaptor needed to make it fit






New sensor is on the right.


Cheers

Matt

 

When you say "new sensor" do you mean cossie inlet air temp sensor? (I'm assuming so as you show a cossie coolant sensor in the pic as you mentioned) If so, the cossie IAT sensor is M14x1.5
(the ECT sensor that you show is M12x1.5mm)

Are you sure the original is M16? IIRC I thought they were 3/8" BSP..?
When we fitted cossie temp. sensors to the zetec inlet (same original sensor thread as EFi AFAIK) i used a 3/8"x1/4" reducing bush, drilling the bore out and tapping M14x1.5 for the sensor - this leaves very little wall thickness! so use Loctite threadlock and screw the adaptor bush in carefully, then when it's set, screw in the sensor.

If it's not the cossie IAT sensor you are trying to fit, then I'll get my coat..

 

Just get a machine shop to make an internally threaded plug then have a welder fix it to the manifold.

Simple if you can find the right people.

 

Christ mate you've just thrown a right spanner in the works.

I thought this would be easy.

My sensor IS a M12x1.5 Bosch 0 280 130 039.

However this is a full race spec sensor and i was purely assuming it was the same body as the Cozy sensor.


This is my sensor


Think i will have to get a brass plug and drill and tap the centre

Cheers people

 

ah, right, wrong assumption on my part...
if they are Bosch sensors, then yeah, they are probably all M12
I'm still not sure the original sensor thread is M16 though... could be wrong

 

Just a thought, but have you tried a local pneumatic dealer, They usually stock all sorts of step downs, male to female adaptors etc. Might save you having to mess around making them.

 

Yeah think i will have to shop around, was hoping for an easy answer.

Oooooo notis your sig says XR2Turbo.... I used to have one i built myself, best car ever, got any pics????

Matt

 

Yer here's a link to the resto & project section. I hav'nt updated it for a few week's. https://passionford.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=38242

 

Just had a look on microcat for you mate after i found that my FRST had its ACT sensor screwed into an adaptor which then screwed into the inlet manifold. There is an adaptor called item 8A on the CVH Turbo screen (With 8 being the ACT sensor), named 'Adaptor, CVH 1.6 EFi Turbo', FINIS 1659269, Approx price £3.34 inc vat. My ACt sensor however does not look like yours, its a black conical sensor



Hope That Helps

Thanks

Matt

 

How did you get a copy of Microcat mate???

How can i get it???

Cheers mate.

I have manageged to get the adapter now.