Am I being fobbed off??????
Discussion
Took my Tuscan in for its 30k service t'other day (won't say where). On the way there, noticed the fans were not cutting in (in monstrous traffic, it has to be said) even when coolant temps were in the 100's 
Never mind, thinks I, the place of service is the right way to be going.
The service seems to go ok, but the fan problem apparently requires a new coolant temp. sensor, which won't be available 'till next week sometime.
What puzzles me is......the temp. on the dash was reading ok, but the 'faulty' ECU sensor was only reading into the high 60's, then stopping, hence the fans not coming in
How many temp. sensors has the SP6 engine got then?
Surely there's only one sensor feeding the ECU, which in turn tells the dash what to display?
I work with engine management systems day in, day out (albeit for a different company), but why would anyone go to the unnecessary expense, etc, of fitting two sensors to monitor the same thing?
If any light could be shed for me........
If there are two sensors, forgive my ignorance, but I've been 'delayed' by companies who are only too willing to 'push non-standard things to the back of the queue' too many times before!
Maybe they just haven't looked at the problem yet
Call me old fashioned, but once (or more!) bitten.....
Never mind, thinks I, the place of service is the right way to be going.
The service seems to go ok, but the fan problem apparently requires a new coolant temp. sensor, which won't be available 'till next week sometime.
What puzzles me is......the temp. on the dash was reading ok, but the 'faulty' ECU sensor was only reading into the high 60's, then stopping, hence the fans not coming in
How many temp. sensors has the SP6 engine got then?
Surely there's only one sensor feeding the ECU, which in turn tells the dash what to display?
I work with engine management systems day in, day out (albeit for a different company), but why would anyone go to the unnecessary expense, etc, of fitting two sensors to monitor the same thing?
If any light could be shed for me........
If there are two sensors, forgive my ignorance, but I've been 'delayed' by companies who are only too willing to 'push non-standard things to the back of the queue' too many times before!
Maybe they just haven't looked at the problem yet
Call me old fashioned, but once (or more!) bitten.....
I can well believe you have one for the ECU and a separate one for the gauge. It's a simple thermister so connecting it to two circuits wouldn't work, and driving the temperature gauge from the ECU would be much harder than simply bunging in a second sensor. The RV8 powered cars have a separate otter switch for the fans, but as others have said on yours they're switched by the ECU.
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