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Originally Posted by TheRealSy90
You want to match the cluster sensor to the cluster you have. For instance I have a redtop sr20det, and i'm using a DOHC KA cluster. So I use a dohc ka temp sensor.
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Well, the gauge water temp sensor is specific to the chassis, not the engine. So if you have an S13 cluster/chassis, you want an S13 water temp sensor. S14 for an S14. KA and SR are the same.
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Originally Posted by Jersthecool
Alright so I went and bought a new cluster temp sensor, pulled the old one out and the metal ring had a piece missing so it was wiggling around and wasn't making good contact, put a new one in, topped up the coolant and fired it up. Now I think I just need to bleed the system because it heated up very slow and the needle didn't move with the heat on full blast and when I parked it and blasted the heat the temp actually dropped slowly, but the engine and rad are nice and hot.
Back to the original problem though, even once the car heated up and got to it's regular running position on the needle the idle still stayed high and never dropped down to 850 like it's supposed to, it's stayed at around 1200-1300. Sure I didn't mind spending $20 on the gauge temp one because it was broken and never worked properly but I really don't wanna spend the $50 on the ecu temp one if I don't need to. Anyone know if it really does sound like the ecu coolant or is it something entirely different?
EDIT: Just thought I'd add don't think it's a vacuum leak as my vacuum is still -15 as it was before as well could it possibly be my IACV? Seems kinda weird it was always fine then all of a sudden I hit this limiter and it shits out, I also cleaned it with carb spray when I pulled it off in winter of 2012 so I can't see it being that dirty already. It's too bad I just got my wideband installed after this problem started because, moderate gas and WOT the air/fuel is good but as soon as I apply light gas or have it idle it's running really rich around 11.8-12.4 and I have no idea what it was running before but I don't think it was running this rich.
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Where did you buy the water temp sensor from? Also, what chassis is this for? If you got the sensor from Autozone, they only list PN for both S13 and S14s. So if you buy it from them, you could be running an S13 sensor into an S14 cluster and it will read higher than it really is.