fitting a oil temp sender

[p34ch3y]

right first of all am i right in thinking that this is the right place

god dam it is tight i just cant seem to get it out any one else find it hard getting theres out aswell, what did you do?

 

[Reuvers]

I just can't make out in which way the picture is taken...is that yellow thing your oil stick, meaning that the front of the car is on the left on the pictures?

 

[p34ch3y]

yea that orange bit is the dip stick on the left, the pic is just looking under the inlet manifold yea

 

[p34ch3y]

betta pics
http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=72432&page=2
scroll down to the bottom

so it is in the right place but its just so tight i cant budge it,this calls for some beefyer tools

 

[Reuvers]

Peachy I honestly have to say that it looks like you got plenty of room to work with there...especially after I fit my K03s this weekend....now there is a few annoying bolts...like the coolant and oil line...aaah!!! lol

I think you just take an allan tool and come from the right hand side....take your time and don't get frustrated or you'll make a mess of it and possibly even destroy the bolt (not a good thing).

let me know how you get on

 

[Reuvers]

You been lubing it enough with WD40 peachy?

that stuff works magic!

As long as you don't get it in your eyes....as i found out yesterday lol

 

[ChrisCurzon]

thats the 1 mate just get a good allen key in there and push on it with all your weight will eventually come out was a bugger on mine to. was just jigging back adn forward on it till it snapped ou and come out

i bent to allen keys trying to do it before hand mind lol

 

[PhilW]

My oil temp is in a tapped sump plug, oil pressure is in that position. Was a bit tight iirc.

 

[p34ch3y]

ive bent up one allan key, gunna get some betta tools on to it i think.

would it help if the engine was warm you know heat things up abit make it move easyer

 

[mr_D]

when i put my oil pressure gauge there it was tight and not easy. takes ages cos its like a quater of a turn at a time

 

[GarryGti]

I'd agree,
Mine was in place when i bought it and it was grounding out so did't work propperly and getting into it is a right pain but sorted it now. The cable had worn through and was earthing out!

 

[Reuvers]

ive bent up one allan key, gunna get some betta tools on to it i think.

would it help if the engine was warm you know heat things up abit make it move easyer

I really wouldn't do this...first reason being if the car is hot then the screw is also hot meaning it expanded

second of all if these screws are really that tight (I don't have a oil temp fitted so wouldn't know) then putting a lot of force on a hot screw might cause it to snap inside the block...now you really don't want that or else you will have to drill it out!

I think first step is getting a proper allen tool which can actually resist some real force and then loob it and have it 'sink' in around the screw. Then roll up your sleaves and put some sweat into it haha. even pop a can of spinach

 

[Reuvers]

Good luck!

 

[mr_D]

I really wouldn't do this...first reason being if the car is hot then the screw is also hot meaning it expanded

second of all if these screws are really that tight (I don't have a oil temp fitted so wouldn't know) then putting a lot of force on a hot screw might cause it to snap inside the block...now you really don't want that or else you will have to drill it out!

I think first step is getting a proper allen tool which can actually resist some real force and then loob it and have it 'sink' in around the screw. Then roll up your sleaves and put some sweat into it haha. even pop a can of spinach

lol. we like! hahahaha