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Intake Air Temp Sensor Problems

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Not sure why I can't get the plug to go into the sensor but maybe someone can help me.. I switched the sensor from my stock intake to the gt40 intake and now it won't plug in. It seems that no matter what I do the plug and sensor just don't line up.. I took pictures of both, maybe someone can help. I expect to get some hate, I seem to be able to take apart but never can put it back together without issues
 

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Is it possible you mixed up the coolant temp sensor and the intake air temp sensor? They do look similar.
 

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That's not the right sensor for that plug. It doesn't line up. There are two sensors that look the same....one is the IAT and one is the ECT...one has a little wire with a blob on the end ( IAT )...one has a enclosed brass end ( ECT )

IAT
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The IAT screws into air passage....ECT screws into coolant passage.
 
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It does look like you switched the sensor positions. My car was the same way when I bought it. It'll run pig rich if you leave it like that, and your temp gauge won't work. It'll also ruin your ACT sensor. It'll also not run correctly.
 

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hmm ok thats what i was beginning to think. maybe somehow i switched sensors because im almost positive it was plugged in before and the car was running good
 

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90sickfox said:
That's not the right sensor for that plug. It doesn't line up. There are two sensors that look the same....one is the IAT and one is the ECT...one has a little wire with a blob on the end ( IAT )...one has a enclosed brass end ( ECT )

IAT
ECT

The IAT screws into air passage....ECT screws into coolant passage.
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thanks for the detailed picture, that helped a lot. do you know of any good pictures of where the pcv valve vaccuum line should be routed from? does it matter where its supplied from ?
 
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JMGlasgow said:
It does look like you switched the sensor positions. My car was the same way when I bought it. It'll run pig rich if you leave it like that, and your temp gauge won't work. It'll also ruin your ACT sensor. It'll also not run correctly.
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Not sure what you did. But the temp gauge doesn't work off of the ECT sensor.
 
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The temp sender for the gauge was installed in the ACT/IAT sensor location, and vise versa. I misspoke on sensor/sender.
 

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Here you go , man
 
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