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Old 04-12-2012, 03:36 PM   #1
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coolant temperature sensor
I was just wondering were the coolant temperature sensor is located
For 328i M52 motor Is it the first sensor underneath the intake manifold.
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Old 04-12-2012, 03:58 PM   #2
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Coolant expansion tank?
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Old 04-13-2012, 01:28 AM   #3
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Yup, it's under the intake manifold. The sensor in the rad (which is the one I'm assuming Twin is referring to) is ONLY to control your fan.
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Old 04-13-2012, 08:05 AM   #4
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Coolant expansion tank?
that's the coolant level sensor
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Old 04-13-2012, 09:58 AM   #5
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This is my obd 1 setup. Obd2 has a single, dual purpose sender where the blue one is in the picture

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Old 04-13-2012, 10:01 AM   #6
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that's the coolant level sensor
Fcplm. I gave level sensor on the brain since mines dead lol
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Old 04-13-2012, 11:23 AM   #7
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yup the obd2 is a dual (single ) sensor.

one output for the gauge and one for the dme.
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