Antifreeze temperature clock

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Antifreeze temperature gauge. Published by manual-mecanica

So, guys, I have a 2010 Renault Scenic III 1.5 dCi with 85 hp, and I want to install a coolant temperature gauge to prevent overheating and serious engine damage.

I have quite a few questions about how to do it, but now that I have more free time, I'd like to install it myself.

Where can I put the temperature sensor—on the engine block, a hose, or the radiator? I'd like to do it as simply as possible while ensuring the water temperature readings are as accurate as possible. Thanks in advance.

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Here are some pictures of my engine, cheers!

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It can't be very easy, but look around the cylinder head or engine block to see if you have a threaded plug. Remove it and you can connect a temperature sensor from a junkyard there, along with its corresponding temperature gauge, because the sensor's internal resistance will match the gauge. Take them from the same car and you won't have any problems; the difficult part will be finding the same thread pitch on the sensor as on your plug. Cheers!

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