V8defender90 Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Firstly, Thanks for your time on reading this. I am after some advice & idea's on where to fit the sensor for my EGT gauge. I am currently thinking of using the EGR blanking plate to fix the sensor. Has anyone else done it that way or is there a more suitable place for it. Thanks again Matt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcan bomber Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Yes, just theres fine. you want the probe as close to the valves as you dare and use a 3mm thermocouple not 6 as it will react quicker. Hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimAttrill Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 The 'normal' (and easiest) place is through the EGR blanking plate. But I wanted mine closer to a valve so drilled and tapped the manifold by no. 1 cylinder. Being cast iron the manifold is easy to work. Used lots of grease on the drill and tap to stop swarf falling into the donk. My 'meter' is actually a 12v digital furnace controller - it is programmed to switch off at a certain temp (I use 725°C) and this switch is used to power a buzzer just in case I don't notice the temp being high. Why is the temp high you may ask? Because I have 'tweaked' the injector pump. I let the temp stabilise to 200°C before switching off. This can be instantaneous if stopped after going downhill or can take a long time to come down as when pulling off a motorway to refuel (I refuel with the engine running). What I can say is that my turbo is still perfect at 300k kms (187k miles). So that seems to help - along with regular oil changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boydie Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 This should be of interest to you, it's an Australian design but yes the plate is fine http://www.thermoguard.com.au/instal.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boydie Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 I should have also added to go to their "Home" page and you will see a photo of a 300TDi Disco install, I put my display in the coin holder though as I use the three switches for fog, driving lights and high level (roof) reversing lights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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