LEROY84 Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Hey guys this is my first post and I just bought a '98 contour 2.5 V6 and my temp gauge is always at hot and doesn't move. I have checked and people with the same problem have said it was the ECT sender as this goes to the gauge. Just wondering if anyone on here has had the same problem. Also I need to know how to ground the sender? -Thanks, Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrApple Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 yes, others have had the same issue. the sensor is grounded through the sensor and engine. that is as long as you have a metal cross over tube, which all contours do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEROY84 Posted March 31, 2010 Author Share Posted March 31, 2010 yes, others have had the same issue. the sensor is grounded through the sensor and engine. that is as long as you have a metal cross over tube, which all contours do. So all I have to do is unplug the sender and see if the gauge runs hot when I turn on the car? How will I know if it's the sender that's cooked? Sorry for all of the questions I'm not really a mechanic by any means lol. Any advice would be really appreciated. -Thanks, Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffmknight Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 (edited) The sensor is the only one in the system, sensing the coolant temp for the gauge cluster and for the PCM. Downside is that you have to drain the cooling system to change the part. Upside is that the sensor only costs about $10 to $35 depending on the brand and source. Edited March 31, 2010 by jeffmknight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Haines Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 ..I think we should tell him there are TWO senders in the X tube. One has a twin wire plug and is for the EEC module, the other is for the temp gauge... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffmknight Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Oops scratch my first line, thanks Terry. Don't know what I was thinking, except that I wasn't... Now where the hell is my Ford CD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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