Indy-Barely Functional-Guy
Indy-Barely Functional-Guy UltraDork
7/28/18 2:22 p.m.

Like the title of the thread suggests:   Does anyone know where the Coolant Temperature Sensor Location is at for an M60 V8?  (1994 530i)   Google is failing me at the moment.

Slippery
Slippery SuperDork
7/28/18 2:37 p.m.

Does this pipe look familiar to you? Looks like number 8 is what you need.

Slippery
Slippery SuperDork
7/28/18 2:41 p.m.

Looks like it is at the back.

Slippery
Slippery SuperDork
7/28/18 2:43 p.m.

Last pic laugh but looks like it could be #10 as well, depending on what your problem is:

 

Indy-Barely Functional-Guy
Indy-Barely Functional-Guy UltraDork
7/28/18 2:53 p.m.

In reply to Slippery :

AWESOME. Thanks. Looking at it now, passenger side, I see two connections. One with a black plug, one with a yellowish plug.

Indy-Barely Functional-Guy
Indy-Barely Functional-Guy UltraDork
7/28/18 2:54 p.m.

I bought a new one, because I don't think the gauge was reading accurately. Any idea which one I should replace?

Slippery
Slippery SuperDork
7/28/18 2:55 p.m.

There you go!

Indy-Barely Functional-Guy
Indy-Barely Functional-Guy UltraDork
7/28/18 2:56 p.m.

Here's the one I bought:

Slippery
Slippery SuperDork
7/28/18 3:27 p.m.

Looks like its #10, the outermost one. 

If in doubt, pull the plugs and check which one it fits before removing the sensor. Most likely they are not interchangeable. 

Indy-Barely Functional-Guy
Indy-Barely Functional-Guy UltraDork
7/28/18 4:41 p.m.
Slippery said:

If in doubt, pull the plugs and check which one it fits before removing the sensor. Most likely they are not interchangeable. 

Roger that.  Good tip.

Again thanks for your help.

JBasham
JBasham HalfDork
7/31/18 12:06 p.m.

#8 is for the ECU.  #10 is for the dash gauge.

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