Second,  there is a small sensor that appears to be installed in

a

oil

passage on the plugs side of the engine.  Its toward the back

and

can be

seen

in the same pic with the sensor described in the paragraph

above.  I

think it

is an oil temp sensor but still not sure.  It appears that this

is

the

usual

location of a oil pressure sensor on a 13B but I'm pretty sure

that

this

in

not a pressure sensor.  Again, any ideas would be helpful.  I

have

not

yet

been able to identify a sensor that looks like an oil pressure

sensor.

Rob Weinstock wrote:

My 1990 13B has a sensor that looks just like it, in the same

position,

and

it provides water temp signal for the dashboard of the vehicle.

Rob

Really? That is interesting. Is it a turbo? This is definitely a knock
sensor. The screw hole that mounts this on all late rotor housings
does not go through to the water jacket.

Paul Lamar

You're pointing at a knock sensor all right, but this wasn't the sensor

I'm

referring to. My application is a non-turbo. The original text referred

to a

small sensor, wondering what it does, perhaps some oil function. In the

same

JPEG you posted, you can see the water temp sensor adjacent to the knock
sensor. Physically it's about 35mm away from the knock sensor. It's a

tiny

bugger with two male blade connections, which makes a nice

snakebite-like

mark in your wrist when working in this area.

Regards,

Rob

Yes. I was wrong as I missed the second part of your message.
That is indeed the oil temp sensor.

Paul Lamar

Jean Fouche wrote:

Does the Turbo 13B knocksensor go through to a passage or is it a blind
hole?

Jean Fouche

It is a blind hole into solid metal bolt web. Drilling it out
would be a disaster.

Paul Lamar

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