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I have a 2000 nissan maxima and i need help trying to figure out what sensor this is

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Old 09-20-2016, 02:09 PM
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I have a 2000 nissan maxima and i need help trying to figure out what sensor this is



Can any one tell me what sensor this is i have a 2000 nidsan maxima<br/>
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This is like that picture game where you get a small piece and have to guess the whole picture. Haha. I love this. I see what looks like a radiator hose. It seems to be coming off your outlet pipe. I'm going to guess coolant temperature sensor.

With more information or a picture to put a location on it, I think you could get a definitive answer.
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Originally Posted by Upperhand
This is like that picture game where you get a small piece and have to guess the whole picture. Haha. I love this. I see what looks like a radiator hose. It seems to be coming off your outlet pipe. I'm going to guess coolant temperature sensor.

With more information or a picture to put a location on it, I think you could get a definitive answer.
lol put bunch of pictures that slowly zoom
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Yes, coolant temperature sensor.
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Ok thank you
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Yes, coolant temperature sensor.
That is not the engine coolant temperature sensor (ECTS). It is the sensor that runs the temperature gauge in the instrument cluster.

The engine coolant temperature sensor has 2 wires going to it and is located about an inch behind the gauge sensor.
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Sorry to mislead you Mfatdaddr, my mistake! Thanks for correcting me DennisMik!
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Originally Posted by DennisMik
That is not the engine coolant temperature sensor (ECTS). It is the sensor that runs the temperature gauge in the instrument cluster.

The engine coolant temperature sensor has 2 wires going to it and is located about an inch behind the gauge sensor.
This

One is the "Sender" and one is the "Sensor"
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