Don’t feel too bad, it’s actually quite a tricky job for something so comparatively small, undoing the electrical connection is not easy and unless you are lightning quick you’ll lose a fair bit of fluid as potentially the securing clip. Then there’s the o-ring to check for, or replace, which is seemingly a dealer part only. Then you have to put it together and persuade it to seal properly without leaking. Then you find that there was no fault with the original sensor in the first place, the new one is faulty and you have to go through the whole exercise again.
You might have better luck than me though!
They are not always green, ive heard of black ones.In spite of all the helpful diagrams and photos, I still couldn’t locate the sensor with any certainty (definitely couldn’t find anything with so much as a tinge of green though I’m sure I was in roughly the right place) so I’m going to have to concede defeat. I’m a great disappointment to myself!
They are not always green, ive heard of black ones.
sure, and they’ve got 2 pins haven’t they so even more of a problem to replace. This did occur to me, but I didn’t see anything that really look like a sensor of any colour I’m afraid. I wasn’t going to start pulling things apart that I might not be able to reassemble.
Wise to hold off but I would say generally take the stress out of a job when setting out on your oily hands learning curve. With this job I would say why not drain the coolant first to avoid the mad panic to insert the new sensor with coolant spewing everywhere, choose a time when there no requirement to get the car back on the road for a few days (you can always call out a mobile mechanic [in normal times - some may be working] if you admit defeat, probably just as cheap as a garage), plan what tools you need ( & coolant), for example would angled pliers be ideal for removing the clip?Yeah I guessed it was probably somewhere behind my x, below the pipe. But even if it was tucked away there it’s too risky me doing anything with it, I couldn’t get my head or phone in further and not going to do it by Braille. You might appreciate my ability level when I say I got a sense of achievement from changing the battery...
Wise to hold off but I would say generally take the stress out of a job when setting out on your oily hands learning curve. With this job I would say why not drain the coolant first to avoid the mad panic to insert the new sensor with coolant spewing everywhere, choose a time when there no requirement to get the car back on the road for a few days (you can always call out a mobile mechanic [in normal times - some may be working] if you admit defeat, probably just as cheap as a garage), plan what tools you need ( & coolant), for example would angled pliers be ideal for removing the clip?
It looks an awkward job, I don't know being petrol, but chill out take the pressure off yourself, give it a go.
Andy
Fair comment..Unfortunately the black oily gunk is probably an indication of tandem pump gasket failure as it looks like engine oil and not diesel. Another job to add to your list. ( sorry )