I had - - - instead of LOW on the oil temp display. I poked around and the boot over the thermistor seemed crooked. I touched it and it fell off. There's a rubber ring around the thermistor and I think it used to be part of the boot that connects the wire to the terminal. I used some soft rubber electrical insulating tape inside the boot to get a tighter fit and hold the connection, but I'd rather fix it right.
Can anyone tell me what I'd need to replace? I looked at the Duc parts catalog for my model (02 750i.e.) and can't tell how that boot snaps to that post.
Thanks!
Is the sensor not inside boot area? If not....
A couple of weeks ago I had the same reading; I took the rubber boot off and the metal "slide" that slides onto the sensor had slipped down in side. Once I got that back into the boot part and slid back on, it's held pretty snug. I thought I was going to have to splice a new end on because my boot had fallen off as well and I didn't see anything inside, but that was the fix, which took about 2 minutes.
The sensor is there, but I think the part of the boot that snugs onto the thermidor has torn off. I'm just wondering if the boot is supposed to snug against the metal contact and if I can get just the boot or if I have to replace a bunch of junk.
Is there any wiring inside rubber covering that goes onto the sensor?
yeah - it's there. I've got it rigged to work right now. The wire is making contact and I put a piece of rubber tape around the spade clip and slid the boot over the wiring. The rubber tape is giving me enough friction to hold the boot to the thermistor.
I got nothing then, I guess it's a difference problem then what I had. ???
Just checking, if the wire is connected to the sensor then the temp on the dash works, right?
If that's the case there should be a standard quick disconnect on the end of that wire, it slips over the mushroomed end of the sensor connector from the side. Once that's on, the rubber cover is just to keep water and gunk out.
http://www.drillspot.com/products/315759/3M_MVU14-250DFX_Quick_Disconnect (http://www.drillspot.com/products/315759/3M_MVU14-250DFX_Quick_Disconnect)
Scott
Cool - thanks Scott. It looks like I just need to solder the end back on the terminal then. I've got a solid contact right now and it's giving accurate readouts.