Nick Barnes Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Hi I have a 1997 1.6 16 valve Cab. My coolant / water gauge in the car used to work intermittently sometimes ? but never went up high, ( above the N in NORMAL ) Recently I changed the coolant and sensor at the bottom / front of the engine ( near the exhaust manifold ) Now the temperature gauge works fine all the time, BUT it shows the temperature as almost in the RED ? ( on the A in the word NORMAL ) There does not seem to be any overheating issues and she does not lose coolant. It is worrying to see the gauge this high. Is this normal ? Should I worry ? Have I got the wrong sender ? Are there different types giving different results on the gauge ? Has anyone got the OEM No. for this part that controls the in car coolant GAUGE ? There are lots of coolant sensors for my car listed some with grey tops some with black tops I think these are the ones that go in the thermostat housing though ? Not the engine block at the front or have I got it wrong ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Grainger Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Hi Nick. Historicly Ford sensors were always colour coded. I.e. the colour of the insulator around the terminal where the wire goes on. For the gauge to sit at the same place as before the sendor should be replaced with one of the same colour. After market sensors may not be the same. I would speak the your supplier or get a genuine one. Cheers Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Barnes Posted October 3, 2018 Author Share Posted October 3, 2018 Thanks Paul The trouble with replacing like for like is that maybe someone in the past put the wrong one in ? I managed to find the OEM No. so now I can get the correct part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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