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Need exact location and picture of coolant temp sensor on tdi vw jetta 2004 please Thanks

  • Marvin
    Marvin Sep 21, 2010

    it is on the engine near the thermostat.

  • Anonymous Sep 23, 2010

    Motor must be stone cold. Coolant is under pressure and hot. don't have pics but.. remove motor cover, air filter hose and etc. on back side of motor next to firewall on driver's side low down is sensor facing the back of car. Flat head screw driver to remove wire plug. next is a 'cover' over sensor. use same flat head screw driver to forcefully remove. Next pull C clip and remove sensor and o-ring. Can use plastic bag to catch coolant or try a vacuum on system by removing reservoir cap, mash water hose and replace cap. This will save some coolant loss. It will take several minutes for engine light to go off after replacement and running engine.

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The exact locations and picture of Engine Coolant Temp (ECT) sensors on 2004 VW Jetta TDI:

1. ECT sensor 1 placed on cylinder head:

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2. ECT sensor 2 placed on the left bottom side of the radiator:

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The exact locations and picture of Engine Coolant Temp (ECT) sensors on 2001 VW Jetta TDI:

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WHERE IS THE SENSOR LOCATED?

This is a known problem. The temp sensors go bad every so often. VW recognized this a few years back, updated the sensor and accordingly changed the colour from brown to green. oops.... They still go bad. The sensor is on the drivers side of the engine, on the back of the head in what looks like the thermostat housing. If you have a man trans there's a set of glow plugs commin out of it. This is the only temp sensor on the TDI. There's a plastic horseshoe clip (the dealer should have offer you one when you bought the sensor) you have to pop out, then wiggle the sensor until it comes out. MAKE SURE THE OLD O-RING COMES OUT, this will make instaling the new sensor much easier and will prevent your all your coolant from leaking out.... Yah, I seen it done, not good. Worst part is you can't see what you are dooing so good but its fairly simple. Good luck and happy motoring
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