[ds968]

The wire which attaches to the oil temp sensor ( inserted in the oil pan wall ) got disconnected and was just hanging down under the car . So I thought no big deal, I'll just plug it back in ..when I realized that there was nothing on the sensor in which to plug it . The end of the wire has a tiny flat " female " end which would connect to a "male " counterpart at the sensor, but that part simply is nowhere to be found on the sensor . So the sensor tip must have had a cap or something containing that " male " end piece . which apparently fell off. Now what ? I can't imagine that missing piece is available separately, so could I just attach the wire's metal end to any exposed metal part of the sensor tip and then affix that connection somehow to the body of the sensor ( maybe with Goilla brand electrical tape ) and hope it does not come loose minutes after driving over a few bumps or wet roadways, etc ? Would that simplistic contact work anyway, or does the wire really need to be connected to a corresponding male end, as it was originally ?

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[flash]

it goes onto a terminal on the sensor itself.  if the connector is not on the sensor, you need a new sensor

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[ds968]

Ugh, I'll have to lift the car up a little so I can get more access and a better view of the entire sensor, to see if there is a connector somewhere further toward the base, it's definitely not on the tip of the sensor.

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No connection on the sensor, so it must have fallen off . Crap, yet one more item to deal with on the list of future projects ( not that I need oil temperature info for any given reason on this daily driver car so I suppose I can just leave it alone ). Not even sure I can find a sensor with an exact fit, isn't that set up an after-market thing ?

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show me what you are looking at

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[ds968]

Never mind, I figured it out . The problem was I could not get close enough to the unit to see that it has a hairline size slot around the tip where you can slide the wire end piece on. Fiddled around by touch and finally got it .

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