Temperature sender Part number.
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scottliv said:
You might find it is not a rover part but one matched to the dash temperature gauge. You will need the appropriate sender for the make of gauges that you have.
In fact you will find that it's not a rover part. That sender was retrofitted by TVR to match the gauge, the Rover dash sender is there but unused sitting next to the ECU temperature sender. The best solution is to buy the matched sender that fits where the Rover dash sender is and wire to that. Much more responsive and accurate than the TVR jerry-rigged mess that leaves the sender in a dead space outside of the coolant flow. A long post I know but worth a skim through, some very knowledgable stuff about the merits of re-locating your sender.
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
See this thread
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
The temp gauge is known to give low readings and be unresponsive at higher temps which is the very thing you do not want.
Leave the existing sender where it is and replace the LR sender up top beside the ECU temp sender with a TT6811.03 from Caerbont.
This lack of accuracy is so common we now have a box in our service sheet showing how accurate/inaccurate the gauge is.
Only downside is Carebont will only sell min quantity of 2 so you may want to see if you can find a friend.
Steve
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
The temp gauge is known to give low readings and be unresponsive at higher temps which is the very thing you do not want.
Leave the existing sender where it is and replace the LR sender up top beside the ECU temp sender with a TT6811.03 from Caerbont.
This lack of accuracy is so common we now have a box in our service sheet showing how accurate/inaccurate the gauge is.
Only downside is Carebont will only sell min quantity of 2 so you may want to see if you can find a friend.
Steve
Or, if you don't want to buy two, go to Caterham Cars and buy a single TT6811-3 for about £14 IIRC which is what I did for my Griff.
https://caterhamparts.co.uk/senders/17-temperature...
Seems they have gone up a bit though
https://caterhamparts.co.uk/senders/17-temperature...
Seems they have gone up a bit though
You may well not have Caerbont gauges either Scottliv
This is what you would expect to see with the new sender as described by Steve D, fitted on top of the engine. Once you have fitted it, you just pull the wire off the TVR sender down the front of the engine and connect it up. Dead accurate, as confirmed by my optional extra oil temperature gauge. Easy to fit, even I did it, and my only mechanicking qualification is a Pink Socks in Origami.
That's the nearside front corner of the fuel rail, with the new sender just under it and with the TVR sender wire attached with the bright blue shroud on the connector, right next to the ECU temperature sender.
This is what you would expect to see with the new sender as described by Steve D, fitted on top of the engine. Once you have fitted it, you just pull the wire off the TVR sender down the front of the engine and connect it up. Dead accurate, as confirmed by my optional extra oil temperature gauge. Easy to fit, even I did it, and my only mechanicking qualification is a Pink Socks in Origami.
That's the nearside front corner of the fuel rail, with the new sender just under it and with the TVR sender wire attached with the bright blue shroud on the connector, right next to the ECU temperature sender.
Edited by QBee on Sunday 11th April 16:02
scottliv said:
QBee said:
You may well not have Caerbont gauges either Scotliv
No I don’t I have the black ones. Was just curious why I don’t have the alternative one fitted.
But if you have the previous gauges, then I doubt the TT6811 sender will help. Steve D has a million times more knowledge than me, having run Southways TVR for decades, and will be along with the right information soon I imagine.
KugaWestie said:
Has anyone fitted the alternative sender in the Range Rover location when using the black bezel white faced instruments and been successful?
Just to confirm the alternative sender does not work with these instruments.If anyone wants a sender that is compatible with the Caerbont instruments, I have one spare.
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