Temperature sending unit, help!!!
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Joined: May 2008
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From: Howell Michigan
St. Jude Donor '09-'10-'11
Ok gentlemen I solved the problem and the car sounds great with the new headers/x-pipe, just a tiny bit of smoke at start up from the oil in the new exhaust. The sensor was in fact broken into the head as the desperate results of me trying to squeeze the driver side header in. The super glue was really a joke, calm down guys.
Now for the solution, now I was a bit panicking and nearly ordered me some new heads LOL, but it literally took me 5 minutes to fix. I bought new sensor at the local dealership for $20, bought the easy out tool bits from sears for $18. I didn't even have to drill in the hole, I just got one of the extractors which seemed right, tapped it in with the end of my ratchet, once it was deep in enough, I just started screwing it back out, tada the broken half of the sensor came right out with no drama, and I instantly replaced it with a new sensor (as coolant started flooding out of the head). All in all a great success and the car has thrown no codes.
Thanks to everyone for their great help. The solutions was very simple.
Now for the solution, now I was a bit panicking and nearly ordered me some new heads LOL, but it literally took me 5 minutes to fix. I bought new sensor at the local dealership for $20, bought the easy out tool bits from sears for $18. I didn't even have to drill in the hole, I just got one of the extractors which seemed right, tapped it in with the end of my ratchet, once it was deep in enough, I just started screwing it back out, tada the broken half of the sensor came right out with no drama, and I instantly replaced it with a new sensor (as coolant started flooding out of the head). All in all a great success and the car has thrown no codes.
Thanks to everyone for their great help. The solutions was very simple.
as they need to try and bash someone to make their selves feel more important than they ever will be. 
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Racer
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 353
Likes: 3
From: Houston TX
Yea its all good, everyone needs help every now and then just glad there are people actually out there that take the time to help out , Thanks again Eric I owe you one and all those that helped out, the car is running beautifully with the new headers. Feel free to bash, there is nothing that's gonna make me feel bad after hearing my car sing at full throttle, and driving her again. 
