1996 ford contour temp sending unit connector pinout..
1996 ford contour temp sending unit connector pinout..
I'm doing a side job, one i should never got started with, anyway vehicle is a 1996 ford contour with a DOHC 2.0 engine. the temperature sending unit harness connector was completly broken and missing, from the years of the valve cover leaking oil. I need to know if anyone has access to ford's database, for a connector pinout picture for the temp sending unit, any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Pete
Thanks
Pete
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I'm doing a side job, one i should never got started with, anyway vehicle is a 1996 ford contour with a DOHC 2.0 engine. the temperature sending unit harness connector was completly broken and missing, from the years of the valve cover leaking oil. I need to know if anyone has access to ford's database, for a connector pinout picture for the temp sending unit, any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Pete
Thanks
Pete
Here lets try this:
Description and OperationNotes Engine Coolant Temperature (ECT) Sensor
PURPOSE
The Engine Coolant Temperature (ECT) sensor measures varying engine coolant operating temperatures, providing the information to the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) . The ECT signal is used to modify ignition timing, EGR flow and air/fuel mixture.
OPERATION
The varying temperature affects the voltage drop across the sensor terminals, providing electrical signals to the PCM.
CONSTRUCTION
The ECT is a thermistor device in which resistance decreases as the temperature increases, and increases as the temperature decreases.
I know your looking for which wire goes where on the sensor but atleast now you have the 2 wires colors that go to the sensor lol... Its either one way or the other right? One wire should be BR/GN and the other is W/GN. The BR/GN should be your reference voltage while the W/GN will be the output to the pcm. Now you just have to test the sensor and see which way it works. Hope this helped. Sorry I wasnt able to find the actual pinout for you. Good luck.
Description and OperationNotes Engine Coolant Temperature (ECT) Sensor
PURPOSE
The Engine Coolant Temperature (ECT) sensor measures varying engine coolant operating temperatures, providing the information to the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) . The ECT signal is used to modify ignition timing, EGR flow and air/fuel mixture.
OPERATION
The varying temperature affects the voltage drop across the sensor terminals, providing electrical signals to the PCM.
CONSTRUCTION
The ECT is a thermistor device in which resistance decreases as the temperature increases, and increases as the temperature decreases.
I know your looking for which wire goes where on the sensor but atleast now you have the 2 wires colors that go to the sensor lol... Its either one way or the other right? One wire should be BR/GN and the other is W/GN. The BR/GN should be your reference voltage while the W/GN will be the output to the pcm. Now you just have to test the sensor and see which way it works. Hope this helped. Sorry I wasnt able to find the actual pinout for you. Good luck.
Last edited by 91Notch; 03-07-2008 at 10:22 PM.
Yeah i have access to alldata too and wasted twice the amount of time you did Chris, but i do appreciate the effort. 91 notch same for you, thank you. But i just did a process of elimination, and figured it out, once the gauge pinned one way, and worked correctly the other way. Now we know alldata is about worthless on ford connector pinouts!
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