my engines idle is up and down...my ecu is throwing a code 6 (coolant temp sensor)... i went out and bought it and it looks completely different from what i pulled out of my car (94 LS)... can someone help me please?

 

you need to take that back and tell them to try again. thats not the right part that you need.. as you can see. good luck

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mayoforlife2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you need to take that back and tell them to try again. thats not the right part that you need.. as you can see. good luck </TD></TR></TABLE> that should be common sense i would think. just take it back with the original and say "it looks like this". get it all straightened out.

 

ok guys well the big one on the right is called a ECT Switch, the one on the right is called a ECT Sensor... but the ECU is throwing a code 6 (Coolant Temp Sensor)

any thoughts?

 

lets see, you have a bad "sensor". they gave you a "switch". you need a "sensor". where does the complication come in?

 

thanx bro

 

The one they gave you goes on the head I believe, and the one you need goes on the t-housing.

 

here .. the ect sensor is here ~
i think u took the wrong part off ~

 

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i think u took the wrong part off ~



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Well bro, i put everything back together reset the timing and the car runs great!!!! but i havent reset the ecu yet.... but the only thing which im alittle concerned about is that the car idles at 1500rpms it runs nice no up and down with idle....but is that where its supposed to idle?

and i think i have to adjust the valves just a little bit more because i can hear slight tapping sometimes...

 

im pretty sure the idle should be around 900 rpm depends if its an auto or manual! good luck

 

Well, my rpms are sitting at 1500 even.......


i tried adjustingeverything and no matter what it wont drop lower than that...

do you think ill be ok?

 

hmmmm my 94 gsr idles around 1k and that's at 190k miles... but you checked almost everything... so does that include throttle and dizzy?

 

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Well my throttle is good, im using the b16 dizzy lol.




Modified by elboricua16 at 1:00 PM 3/18/2008

 

The short, stubby one is a radiator (cooling) fan switch. The longer one is a coolant temperature sensor.

I think . . .

The sensor monitors coolant temperature and sends info to computer for air/fuel adjustment.

The switch receives signals from computer about engine temp. and turns fan on/off accordingly.

The closest guess would be the cool. temp. sens. signal modifying fuel (affecting idle)? You may have pulled the wrong part.