Plain Jane OEM nothing to see here rebuild

[Pete_89T2]

Originally Posted by JustJeff

Yes I have an aftermarket temp gauge, a Prosport, which isn't name brand, but it' seems to be about dead on. The sender for the temp gauge is tapped into the front of the water pump housing and is taking a reading at the same spot the OEM thermosensor is.

I also have a temp gun I could point at the water pump housing, radiator, hose, etc.

I was thinking the same thing about taking multiple readings, per FSM. I could test as the engine is warming up. Turn off the engine at each temp test and continue to the next....ugh but that means taking the UIM off each time to get to the thermosensor harness.

Don't need to take the UIM off... What I was suggesting in my previous post is you take your readings off of the 2 water temp sensor pins on the ECU connector, after disconnecting it from the ECU. BTW, the resistance reading you'll get this way will be a little higher than what the FSM states for the temp sensor, but it shouldn't be by much more than a few ohms. This is because you're also measuring harness cable losses to the sensor.