temp sensor

[deepsouthtiger]

REplacing temp sensor this weekend.  WHat type of coolant do you all run?

No dealer near here so will need to buy off the shelf from auto zone walmart or other "big box" store.  

Any do's or don'ts?

05 Tiger  stock engine other than Blue FLame exhaust.

[iansoady]

I just use the ordinary blue stuff although I did wonder whether the red (OAT) would have been better as it has an extended life - 5 years as opposed to 2. OAT is recommended for most modern car engines, eg my Discovery, and I would have thought would be compatible with the Triumph engine.

But I've never seen any hard data to this effect.

[haroldo_psf]

Out of curiosity, what symptoms would one have to experience to conclude a temp sensor replacement is on order?

[Mustang]

Out of curiosity, what symptoms would one have to experience to conclude a temp sensor replacement is on order?

on a steamer there are 2 temp sensors
1 in the head that controls the gauge
and the other is in the radiator and it controls when the fans come on .

[haroldo_psf]

But this is about Girlies, right? On those, including mine which is a 885i, what symptoms would one have to experience to start thinking about this sensor? Of course, the fans not coming on is one of them I'm sure, but could there be any running issues that would point to that sensor?

[Mustang]

I would imagine that the ecu uses the temp to control the mixture of a cold engine vs warm engine like all FI cars and trucks do

[Bixxer Bob]