Thread: Aftermarket temperature alarms

I'm going down a slightly different path and fitting one of these this weekend.

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It takes the temperature of the engine metal and not the coolant.

Gary

I only went with the single sensor and have mounted it on the coupling where the top radiator hose enters the engine. As it turns out not far from the temperature sensor already in the car. Installation was not difficult, undo one of the bolts that holds the coupling in place, then redo with the new sensor in place. The running of the wire back to the dash was the most time consuming part as I wanted the wires totally hidden. I was able to use the protective casing around the alternator lead to bring the new wire back to the battery enclosure, then run the wire under the fuse box and expansion tank before passing through the firewall with the existing wiring loom. From there it was simply a matter of picking up a 12v + and an earth. I did end up purchasing an additional 2 pin plug so that I can easily unplug it when accessing the panel under the steering. The display is mounted on a piece of stainless steel that is in turn bolted to the large panel under the steering.
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On a scale of 1-10 for difficulty of installation I'd give it a 2.
As a matter of interest I compared the display output with the Torque app, they were 1 degree different at operating temperature of 85/86 degrees.