What tool do you use with a torque wrench for the Mitsubishi oil temp sensor given that the wire shown below cannot be removed from the sensor?

Also my gauge package has blue back lighting for the volt and oil gauges, while green back lighting for the boost gauge. Is this normal?

 

Question.... where is the oil temp sensor located on the motor? I have an HKS temp gauge and would like to install it.

 

I looks like it goes in place of your drain Plug. Use a open 17mm wrench.

Eric

 

hmmm...that would be a good place but it looks too small to replace the drain plug. or maybe it's just the pic.

 

Should probably go right next to the oil filter. There's a couple connections just like that right above the oil filter.

 

great info guys, i have yet to install my oil temp gauge. does anyone have pics of these locations, because i don't want to put the sensor at the drain, don't want to deal with wires when i change my oil

 

It's the picture. The sensor replaces the drain plug and uses a 19mm wrench or I wish a socket!!

Does anyone know of an extention which fits a torque wrench for a 19mm box end wrench. Manufactures have these as special tools but I have never seen this as a "general tool".

 

Does anyone know the color of the gauge back lights?

Mine are different colors and I can't find the bulb covers locally!

 

HA HA I was ****ing right. Just make sure it is tight and you use a new crush washer every time you change your oil. If it does not leak your ok.

Eric

 

I believe most Sears stock them. They are crowfoot wrenches, and I picked up a metric and a standard set that both came in little bags.

 

I did the intall for the dealer offered guages myself - bought the kit after having my car for a while & not seeing a guage package I liked.

Strat is right about the sender replacing the drain plug; I change my own oil and end up using an open end wrench.

My guages are back-lit in white, but it looks like you could open the guages from behind.

 

I wanted a finished install and the Mitsubishi package accomplished this goal. On the other hand the gauges are very basic and not worth $100 per gauge! There is at least one din gauge set which doesn't appear to be imported (or exported) from Japan. The CAMP is nice but I don't think that I want a flat panal display covering up the air conditioning vents.

With respect to installing the sensor I have thought about making a slit in the side of a 19 mm deep socket with a cut off wheel. This would be similar to a O2 sensor socket. With 20 to 30 ft-lbs torque I wouldn't expect the socket to fail. Comments?

My gauge package has two blue and one green bulb. The dealer check another kit and found the identical mix (boost is green, others are blue.) Is Mitsu telling us something?

 

Green for go!

So the non-temp-sensing drain bolt is 17mm, while this one is 19mm? Interesting.

 

i'm talking about the ones near the oil filter

 

Looked at the manual and I believe what you are looking at are caps for two valves.

1) Oil cooler bypass valve
2) Oil filter relief valve

I don't see anything else that would make sense.