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s14kouki_ · 05-29-2008, 12:25 PM

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well i read that you are supposed to use the s14 temp sensor even thought its an s13 sr so i went and bought one from autozone, but now the problem is, the plug wont go in to the temp sensor. it has two prongs but the shape of the sensor is SLIGHTLY different shaped. so what do i do now? do i man handle it and force it in? or am i supposed to use the s14 sr one? help thanks

facts:
97 s14
blacktop s13 sr
using sr harness and ka lower harness

READ LAST POST:
well i double checked my wiring and it is RIGHT! temp is yellow to blue/black and tach is red/yellow to red/yellow. and i double checked to make sure cluster was plugged in all the way. and my temp gauge still shoots up and my tach doesnt work =( i checked every single fuse and nothing is blown. please helP!

monkeyslide17 · 05-29-2008, 12:45 PM

I belive ur supose to get a temp senor for a 91 to 94. If you got a s13,
or u can just by pass and get a guage that will be more accurate.

projectRDM · 05-29-2008, 01:31 PM

Incorrect. Use the single prong gauge sender from an S14, not the two prong ECU sender. Two completely different things. The two prong sender matches the ECU, not the cluster.

The single prong sender is only if you want to keep your OE temp gauge, otherwise you don't even need it.

s14kouki_ · 05-29-2008, 01:47 PM

my man! so the one right next to the temp sensor right?

surreybc · 05-29-2008, 01:56 PM

the temp sensor changed sometime after 1994 . not sure which year.

besTint · 05-29-2008, 02:02 PM

are you talking about these things?

aznrib · 05-29-2008, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by besTint

are you talking about these things?

yes he is......msg length

projectRDM · 05-29-2008, 03:03 PM

Single prong - gauge
Dual prong - ECU

ECU sender matches the ECU, gauge sender matches the cluster.

s14kouki_ · 05-29-2008, 03:21 PM

ok i changed it to a 1997 240sx one from autozone and still same thing =( do i need a s14 sr one?

surreybc · 05-29-2008, 03:41 PM

http://www.sr20forum.com/search.php?...3&pp=25&page=2

try searching. this has come up before.

besTint · 05-29-2008, 03:50 PM

i swapped mine from my s14 KA. i think thats what your supposed to do. not from s14 SR.

*fliprayzin240sx* · 05-29-2008, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by s14kouki_

ok i changed it to a 1997 240sx one from autozone and still same thing =( do i need a s14 sr one?

They either keep giving you the wrong shit or theyre just a bunch of dumbasses. Go to the dealer and get the sensor (less than $30) or if you have the sensor from your old KA, swap that over to the SR.

But like what Russ already stated, the stock gauge sucks, go invest on a real water temp gauge that will tell you your cars getting hot and overheated already...

s14kouki_ · 05-29-2008, 08:53 PM

yeah they probably are giving me the wrong shit. well ima try the dealer. but why doesnt my tach work either? my gas gauge is the only one that works...

Quote:

Originally Posted by fliprayzin240sx

They either keep giving you the wrong shit or theyre just a bunch of dumbasses. Go to the dealer and get the sensor (less than $30) or if you have the sensor from your old KA, swap that over to the SR.

But like what Russ already stated, the stock gauge sucks, go invest on a real water temp gauge that will tell you your cars getting hot and overheated already...

s14kouki_ · 06-01-2008, 10:28 AM

i went and got a s14 sr single prong sensor and still nothing. could it be a ground somewhere that i didnt ground? im starting to think i got the right sensor now since i seen the guy pull it off the s14 sr.

s14kouki_ · 06-02-2008, 11:00 PM

well i double checked my wiring and it is RIGHT! temp is yellow to blue/black and tach is red/yellow to red/yellow. and i double checked to make sure cluster was plugged in all the way. and my temp gauge still shoots up and my tach doesnt work =( i checked every single fuse and nothing is blown. please helP!

aznrib · 06-03-2008, 01:23 PM

take your cluster off and inspect the traces on the back. If you can try another cluster to verify its not your cluster.

s14kouki_ · 06-03-2008, 07:53 PM

so are the f3 power plug to s13 sr cluster plug the only wires i need to check? are there any other wires that might be messing with the cluster?

s14kouki_ · 06-07-2008, 06:14 PM

finally got it fixed!! thanks to bukky at R&D Factory!! the pinout on the jdm s13 sr cluster plug was different than the harness plug i had so he just repinned those wires and VOILA!! tach and temp work!! MODS PLEASE LOCK/DELETE!

WoolyS14DET · 06-07-2008, 07:39 PM

very nice +1 for R&D

05-29-2008, 12:25 PM	#1
s14kouki_ Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: 310 Posts: 137 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	s13 sr in s14 TEMPERATURE SENSOR QUESTION MODS LOCK/DELETE! well i read that you are supposed to use the s14 temp sensor even thought its an s13 sr so i went and bought one from autozone, but now the problem is, the plug wont go in to the temp sensor. it has two prongs but the shape of the sensor is SLIGHTLY different shaped. so what do i do now? do i man handle it and force it in? or am i supposed to use the s14 sr one? help thanks facts: 97 s14 blacktop s13 sr using sr harness and ka lower harness READ LAST POST: well i double checked my wiring and it is RIGHT! temp is yellow to blue/black and tach is red/yellow to red/yellow. and i double checked to make sure cluster was plugged in all the way. and my temp gauge still shoots up and my tach doesnt work =( i checked every single fuse and nothing is blown. please helP! Last edited by s14kouki_; 06-07-2008 at 06:15 PM..

05-29-2008, 12:45 PM	#2
monkeyslide17 Leaky Injector Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: atlanta Age: 44 Posts: 116 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I belive ur supose to get a temp senor for a 91 to 94. If you got a s13, or u can just by pass and get a guage that will be more accurate. __________________

05-29-2008, 01:31 PM	#3
projectRDM Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Atlanta Age: 51 Posts: 13,812 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	Incorrect. Use the single prong gauge sender from an S14, not the two prong ECU sender. Two completely different things. The two prong sender matches the ECU, not the cluster. The single prong sender is only if you want to keep your OE temp gauge, otherwise you don't even need it. __________________ FORMERLY R240NA Learn what's really going on and protect your assets now before they're gone forever: www.paypalsucks.com

05-29-2008, 02:02 PM	#6
besTint Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Stanton, CA Posts: 2,641 Trader Rating: (81) Rides Gallery: besTint Feedback Score: 81 reviews	are you talking about these things? __________________ http://squarespokes.com/

05-29-2008, 03:03 PM	#8
projectRDM Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Atlanta Age: 51 Posts: 13,812 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	Single prong - gauge Dual prong - ECU ECU sender matches the ECU, gauge sender matches the cluster. __________________ FORMERLY R240NA Learn what's really going on and protect your assets now before they're gone forever: www.paypalsucks.com

05-29-2008, 01:47 PM	#4
s14kouki_ Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: 310 Posts: 137 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	my man! so the one right next to the temp sensor right?

05-29-2008, 01:56 PM	#5
surreybc Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: surrey Posts: 359 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	the temp sensor changed sometime after 1994 . not sure which year.

05-29-2008, 03:21 PM	#9
s14kouki_ Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: 310 Posts: 137 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	ok i changed it to a 1997 240sx one from autozone and still same thing =( do i need a s14 sr one?

05-29-2008, 03:41 PM	#10
surreybc Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: surrey Posts: 359 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	http://www.sr20forum.com/search.php?...3&pp=25&page=2 try searching. this has come up before.

05-29-2008, 03:50 PM	#11
besTint Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Stanton, CA Posts: 2,641 Trader Rating: (81) Rides Gallery: besTint Feedback Score: 81 reviews	i swapped mine from my s14 KA. i think thats what your supposed to do. not from s14 SR. __________________ http://squarespokes.com/

06-01-2008, 10:28 AM	#14
s14kouki_ Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: 310 Posts: 137 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i went and got a s14 sr single prong sensor and still nothing. could it be a ground somewhere that i didnt ground? im starting to think i got the right sensor now since i seen the guy pull it off the s14 sr.

06-02-2008, 11:00 PM	#15
s14kouki_ Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: 310 Posts: 137 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	well i double checked my wiring and it is RIGHT! temp is yellow to blue/black and tach is red/yellow to red/yellow. and i double checked to make sure cluster was plugged in all the way. and my temp gauge still shoots up and my tach doesnt work =( i checked every single fuse and nothing is blown. please helP!

06-03-2008, 01:23 PM	#16
aznrib Zilvia Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Edison Posts: 248 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	take your cluster off and inspect the traces on the back. If you can try another cluster to verify its not your cluster.

06-03-2008, 07:53 PM	#17
s14kouki_ Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: 310 Posts: 137 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	so are the f3 power plug to s13 sr cluster plug the only wires i need to check? are there any other wires that might be messing with the cluster?

06-07-2008, 06:14 PM	#18
s14kouki_ Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: 310 Posts: 137 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	finally got it fixed!! thanks to bukky at R&D Factory!! the pinout on the jdm s13 sr cluster plug was different than the harness plug i had so he just repinned those wires and VOILA!! tach and temp work!! MODS PLEASE LOCK/DELETE!

06-07-2008, 07:39 PM	#19
WoolyS14DET Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Long Island, NY Age: 46 Posts: 1,310 Trader Rating: (18) Feedback Score: 18 reviews	very nice +1 for R&D