200TDi Temp Sender

Hello,

I got my 90 all fired up and running earlier on today and took it for a spin. BUGGER MEEEE! It's like something else! What a revelation that 200TDi motor really is There are still a few things to sort mind. My temp gauge is now obviously massively over reading so what are my options?

Steve Parker stocks 200TDi conversion temperature senders, but there are two different, types, which is the right one?
http://www.steve-parker.co.uk/products.php?cat=213

Also got to remove my power steering pump because it's knackered! I'll be doing that and making up a bracket to support eh alternator tomorrow =)

-Pos

You just need the adapter to fit the sender out of your 2.5td in to the 200tdi engine

look on your 200tdi and the collar on the sender is either orange or green......its one of them 2

It's more of a green colour. What's this adaptor that you're talking of and where can I get one? I'll be putting a 2.5 N/A sender in

ask drippy for the part number......I believe the td is corse thread and the tdi is finer....or the other way round.

Alright, will do thanks =)

or fit a temp gauge outta a depender - which i might or might not have sat here on me desk

Sean said:

or fit a temp gauge outta a depender - which i might or might not have sat here on me desk

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Haha! You are the guardian of components new and old how much would you like for it including delivery? Would it all marry up nicely and show the correct temp etc?

Cheers
-Pos

pos said:

Haha! You are the guardian of components new and old how much would you like for it including delivery? Would it all marry up nicely and show the correct temp etc?

Cheers
-Pos

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price will be the same as that intercooler

it's just occurred that it might actually be a TD one, i'll check it in the morning - or you'd be very confused if it does the same as your current one

well done for getting it running

Sean said:

price will be the same as that intercooler

it's just occurred that it might actually be a TD one, i'll check it in the morning - or you'd be very confused if it does the same as your current one

well done for getting it running

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God bless you sir There's not many people like you Let me know either way, it'd be greatly appreciated. And yeah with regards to getting the thing running, I feel quite proud. It turned over and fired straight into life, so I took it for a quick run and following a delay of about a second (turbo lag) it doesn't half shift compared to the N/A. Obviously I'm not going to be bombing around in it like a chav but it's a welcome improvement. I'm doing away with the power steering pump tomorrow (which is about to pack up) and I'll have to devise a way of mounting the alternator so that it can be driven off the fan belt. There's also one little water leak that I can sort with a little nipping of jubilee clips and removal of rusty crap in the pipe etc. Other than that though, what a massive massive difference. I WILL post a video of it starting up and running, hell I might even make an appearance in it just to show everyone how excited I am . I'll do that over the weekend, providing I get it all sorted by then. Tomorrow should see the last of the niggly little jobs sorted, all apart from the temp gauge obviously

Thanks for all the help and support and gifts (Sean) so far!
-Pos

p.s. if your gauge is in fact a TD gauge, do you reckon one of those Steve Parker senders will be any good? My old sender went away with my old engine today so I'd have to buy that and the adapter otherwise, which is going to work out more expensive than a Steve Parker thingy.

You might be better just buying a 200 depender gauge off of ebay, i don't think they're that expensive. That's what i did, just swapped em over and it's a treat!

Good news on the engine swap, good work - you will get loads better fuel economy anorl, it will be a real pleasure to drive now!

if mine is a TD one keep an eye on this, and there's bound to be more - they go for very little money so i dont know why peeps bother with that adapter

just check that part number is correct thou

LAND ROVER DEFENDER TEMP GAUGE on eBay (end time 09-Dec-09 21:02:14 GMT)

the adaptors only 6 quid

Sirus said:

the adaptors only 6 quid

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plus a tenner for the sender + postage

Thanks for the links. So do these gauges just plug straight into the existing wiring in the dash then?

pos said:

Thanks for the links. So do these gauges just plug straight into the existing wiring in the dash then?

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yep, direct swop - but check that part number isnt for a 300/TD5

this is handy - allows a fancy TD5 style instrument panel to be fitted to a TDi loom

Land Rover Defender TD5 dash instrument light PLUGS on eBay (end time 08-Dec-09 21:40:41 GMT)

Looks smart, I'm still using my N/A loom though =) I'll see if there's a gauge somewhere down at the garage tomorrow, if not I'll let you know and if yours turns out to be a TD gauge, I'll get a Steve Parker sender thingy!

Cheers
-Pos

Just for the record, there is no way that a 2.5 N/A temp sender will screw straight into the Disco engine is there? I might be able to get a sender for nothing, if so, where do I get the adapter from, or does anyone have a part number?

Thanks
-Pos