Omega Owners Forum

Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Diamond Black Geezer on 23 June 2016, 09:08:52

Title: re: Coolant Temp Sensor - which?
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 23 June 2016, 09:08:52
Hello chaps, well re: this recent thread http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=136230.15

I may be in the market for a new Coolant Temp Sensor - question is which? is there any make will do, only go GM, or somewhere in betweeen? Seems to be part number 90510183 as used on everything since ever...


£10.47 plus le VAT from Vauxhall (trade) so not exactly 'cashing in my assets' time, but nevertheless, ever penny and all that  :y



PS my dealer didn't have one in stock  ::) appears to be used on every Family II/III and ecotec from the 80s/90s, hundreds of thousands of engines, ah well.  :)
Title: Re: re: Coolant Temp Sensor - which?
Post by: Andy B on 23 June 2016, 09:22:15
IMHO OE or pattern depends to a degree on how easy it is to get to it or to actually change it. As the CTS lives right atthe back of the engine and it's not exactly easy to get to, I'd go OE  ;)
Title: Re: re: Coolant Temp Sensor - which?
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 23 June 2016, 09:36:12
I'm pondering that - I initially wrote the post, but rang the Stealer before posting - if it'd beein 90 + VAT or something I'd have hunted out other options, but sorely tempted with this.

Hoping to get some code reader date at the weekend see if the sensor checks out as faulty  :y
Title: Re: re: Coolant Temp Sensor - which?
Post by: biggriffin on 23 June 2016, 09:37:37
Fit the GM one. :)
Title: Re: re: Coolant Temp Sensor - which?
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 23 June 2016, 09:41:53
Two votes for GM.

Maybe I should make a referendum - we haven't had one of them for a while?  ;D
Title: Re: re: Coolant Temp Sensor - which?
Post by: tigers_gonads on 23 June 2016, 12:51:32
Quote from: Diamond Black Geezer on 23 June 2016, 09:41:53
Two votes for GM.

Maybe I should make a referendum - we haven't had one of them for a while?  ;D



Or you could remove the one off Peanut to try first  ;)

Title: Re: re: Coolant Temp Sensor - which?
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 23 June 2016, 13:12:24
Good thinking. How accessible are they on the 2.0s? I'd imagine lots easier to get to.
Title: Re: re: Coolant Temp Sensor - which?
Post by: tigers_gonads on 23 June 2016, 13:18:00
Quote from: Diamond Black Geezer on 23 June 2016, 13:12:24
Good thinking. How accessible are they on the 2.0s? I'd imagine lots easier to get to.


Didn't know peanut was a 2ltr but I would think they would be the same  :-\

Check OOF for pictures J
It may be in there
Title: Re: re: Coolant Temp Sensor - which?
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 23 June 2016, 13:42:07
Ahh, just assumed you knew. Fair do's mate  :y

EVen with my tight-fistedness I'd probably not bother spending the time stripping down a spare V6 to save buying a new temp sensor for just over a tenner. If it's easy to get to on the 2.0 then possibly worth having a look.

Sadly I was only able to find a donor PFL saloon, in Diamond black, with Recaro MV6 leather and carphone - I wasn't able to get a V6 as well!  :D