my temp guage not working

[lancerevo92]

hey guys, had my car put in the shop at a local mitsu dealership for a new timing belt (and timing belt pulley, auto tensions) and new clutch. I got the car back yesterday, and my temp guage is'nt working. any ideas of how ii can check it?

 

[DOUGMO]

check to see if they have knocked the wire off the sender unit on the motor

 

[Liberoz]

George you will have to tell him where that is located

 

[EVO-00X]

Its one of the wires underneath and behind the thermostat housing. From memory its a yellow wire with green trace but you cant miss seeing if one of the four wires around that area has come off a sensor

 

[CLuTZ]

http://4gtuner.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7113&highlight=sensor

 

[CraigGSR]

wiring

How did you go? Is it working yet? I'd say its the wiring. If its still playing up i can get hold of a wiring diagram to help you out. cheers....

 

[lancerevo92]

it's -9 and snowing today, could'nt get at it, supposed to snow for a couple days, gonna try to get under it tommorow though.

 

[CraigGSR]

wiring

lol at -9, i'd be in bed, preferable with several blonde females but failing that all rugged up, let alone on a concrete driveway.

 

[lancerevo92]

Re: wiring

lol at -9, i'd be in bed, preferable with several blonde females but failing that all rugged up, let alone on a concrete driveway.

Haha, LOL. You got it bro, ain't crawling my ass under a car in a blizzard.

 

[lancerevo92]

http://4gtuner.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7113&highlight=sensor

Thankx bro.

 

[cbrkp]

wow you guys are still in the minus and snow :shock: we have had the mid teens and above 20's for the last few weeks now

 

[lancerevo92]

wow you guys are still in the minus and snow :shock: we have had the mid teens and above 20's for the last few weeks now

so did we, it just turned around again this week. (didn't hit 20's though)

 

[lancerevo92]

so i quickly decided to find out where this sensor is today, i traced the rad hoses back to the engine like in the diagram, found the connectors, all were connected, so i gave em a jiggle, the guage now works again. Gonna put some dielectric grease on em when it gets warm again. Now i'm gonna see whats up with the oil temp guage, if u already know where that one is too let me know, in the meantime i'm gonna look through some of the manuals to see if i can find it.

 

[CLuTZ]

The 3 din gauges (which is probably the ones you have) are an option, so not all EVO's have them from factory. They're actually really rare.

Have a look around the oil filter housing and see if you can see anything tapped in around that area

 

[Liberoz]

The 3 din gauges (which is probably the ones you have) are an option, so not all EVO's have them from factory. They're actually really rare.

Have a look around the oil filter housing and see if you can see anything tapped in around that area

The triple guage oil sensor is actually a special sump plug with the sensor built into it
So look at your sump plug if you have the Mitsu triple guage set
9 times ot of 10 the wire gets ripped out of the sump plug/sender :?

 

[lancerevo92]

ya i have the triple guage set, has'nt worked since i got the viehicle, where and what is the sump plug if you know? Also i have an oil cooler on it too, oil sump is that the oil pan? can't find a diagram or info about it.

 

[JSTYLE]

ya i have the triple guage set, has'nt worked since i got the viehicle, where and what is the sump plug if you know? Also i have an oil cooler on it too, oil sump is that the oil pan? can't find a diagram or info about it.

umm if you dont know what a sump plug is.. i suggest you take the car to a mechanic.

Jon

 

[lancerevo92]

nope, don't know what a sump plug is, i'm making an educated guess that you mean oil plug. Alot of you guys terminology is different from ours (ie, windscreen-windsheild, bushes-bushings, tyres-tires, oil sump-oil pan?) i'm basically trying to learn your lingo. I checked the evo manuals, there is no 'oil sump' on the evo. i ain't knockin your lingo, just opening my mind to new words, lol.

 

[JSTYLE]

nope, don't know what a sump plug is, i'm making an educated guess that you mean oil plug. Alot of you guys terminology is different from ours (ie, windscreen-windsheild, bushes-bushings, tyres-tires, oil sump-oil pan?) i'm basically trying to learn your lingo. I checked the evo manuals, there is no 'oil sump' on the evo. i ain't knockin your lingo, just opening my mind to new words, lol.

ok

oil pan = sump
oil pan plug = sump plug

Jon

 

[lancerevo92]

ok, i dont have a wire on my sump plug, it's just a bolt, here's a pic of my oil cooler assembly, it has a wire on it, do u know what it is?