Fitting coolant temp gauge and rev counter to n/a diesel

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Fitting coolant temp gauge and rev counter to n/a diesel

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Anyone done it? Not the aftermarket gauges, I mean wiring up the proper BX ones. I've got a 16v set of clocks, so have the water gauge itself, but wondered how hard it would be to wire it all in properly. Having never really played with this side of things before I've no idea what's involved.

No big deal if it's a ballache....I can just look at the clock :lol:
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Not telling (even though I don't directly know) but just got the hump cos I aint got no guages ;-)
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kitch - there a real nice write up here ... http://citroen.tramontana.co.hu/cooling ... ture-gauge" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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piss easy mate. It's one wire for the temp gauge. I usually make the orange lamp of death the red lamp of death. Remove red lamp of death sender and stick the sensor in. Use the left over wire that did go to the yellow lamp of death and stick it on the sensor.
Dash end move wire from yellow lamp of death to, I think from memory, pin 5 on I think the white connector block and thats it.
That said, it's been a long time since I did said, Smiffy did a write up on here I do believe nor so long back.

A Petrol rev counter wont work on the diesel. Not without making some clever electronic shit anyway. Best to find a diesel RPM gauge really. but thats piss easy too! positive feed, negative feed, and a couple of wires down to the TDC sensor, although the car may already have that loom in it. Some did, some didn't..
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Think I have a diesel clock set with rev counter somewhere.
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Tim Leech wrote:Think I have a diesel clock set with rev counter somewhere.
You're shaping up to become a good supplier to the cause here Tim :lol:
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sdelasal wrote:kitch - there a real nice write up here ... http://citroen.tramontana.co.hu/cooling ... ture-gauge" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
It is a nice write up, but it appears to be for petrol models from what I can make out?
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docchevron wrote:piss easy mate. It's one wire for the temp gauge. I usually make the orange lamp of death the red lamp of death. Remove red lamp of death sender and stick the sensor in. Use the left over wire that did go to the yellow lamp of death and stick it on the sensor.
Dash end move wire from yellow lamp of death to, I think from memory, pin 5 on I think the white connector block and thats it.
That said, it's been a long time since I did said, Smiffy did a write up on here I do believe nor so long back.

A Petrol rev counter wont work on the diesel. Not without making some clever electronic shit anyway. Best to find a diesel RPM gauge really. but thats piss easy too! positive feed, negative feed, and a couple of wires down to the TDC sensor, although the car may already have that loom in it. Some did, some didn't..
I can't even remember which sensors etc the car has at the moment! Will check in the next couple of days.

Is the dash pod easy to take apart and split the dials from?

And what's this??! TDC sensor??! I have one? Really!?
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on the stat housing mate, 2 switches, one for the orange lamp (you're HG's just gone) and one for the red lamp of death (the engine has just seized, you're fucked!)

Pods are easy to dismantle yeah, just be careful removing the clear face, it's only clipped on, but easy to break the lugs off.

I'd be utterly amazed if it didn't have a TDC sensor, EVERY diesel I've ever seen has had one, even though most on the lower spec cars do absolutely nothing at all!
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Thought tdc sensors did the rev-o-meter?
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docchevron wrote:on the stat housing mate, 2 switches, one for the orange lamp (you're HG's just gone) and one for the red lamp of death (the engine has just seized, you're fucked!)

Pods are easy to dismantle yeah, just be careful removing the clear face, it's only clipped on, but easy to break the lugs off.

I'd be utterly amazed if it didn't have a TDC sensor, EVERY diesel I've ever seen has had one, even though most on the lower spec cars do absolutely nothing at all!
Cool, ok mate sounds straight forward enough. It's the coolant gauge I'd really like....I can take or leave the rev counter, but if it's straight forward enough I'll do it.
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You cannot change to clocks! (unless you wind the new ones to 200k+)
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But it's simple enough to split the speedo etc - the guide linked to earlier gives the basics. Wire positions on the instrument multiplugs are same for petrol and diesel.
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would like to do this to my tgd as i hate the clock being in the dials (prefer the digi clock) , have found the pick up sensor/tdc sensor is already fitted on most diesels mounted on the rear of the engine block i assume this is the pick up for the revometer, to fit a temp gauge u will also need to replace the warning lamp sensor for a temp sender from a pug 405 or similar i believe.
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Kitch wrote:
Tim Leech wrote:Think I have a diesel clock set with rev counter somewhere.
You're shaping up to become a good supplier to the cause here Tim :lol:
I need to get over to my lock up and have a shufty at what I do have!
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