E30 Temperature Sensor

[japspecvr6]

hmmm.......i dont know....i just need the part number bcuz there is guy around my way that says he mount it up without tapping the head & and he will wire the fan to come on when its needed.........

[CarsSuck]

doesnt the fan use a sensor in the radiator?

[LINUS]

Sorry to hijack the thread a little, but I'm working it out in my head how I'm going to do this and I am most decidedly against tapping the head. Can I just use the Zionsville T fitting instead of the throttle body thermostat, and thread an E30 sensor in there? (that way I don't have to worry about the t-stat cutting off the flow to the sensor)

I forget why, but the short answer is 'no'. We had a thread about this like 3 months ago, see if you can find it to get the 'why' of the 'no'. The bottom line was to either use a harness adapter and stick with the OBD2 sender, or go all the way and tap it.

I don't get why everyone is so hesitant to tap the head - go slow, it'll be fine. Maybe just me, but I wasn't worried doing it.

Either way, good luck.

[LINUS]

doesnt the fan use a sensor in the radiator?

yep