FijiPhil Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 Hey guys, I did a search and came across a thread that had the part numbers for napa replacement CTS's. I was going to link it but for some reason I cant copy and paste the link here? Anyways, Im looking for one for a friend of mine, the temp gauge on his dash works intermittently and were thinking its due to a bum sensor. He was sold one from a parts store, but it looks like the one for the ECU signal as it has the oval plastic thing underneath the two prongs. His car is an 89 so it has the two prong sensor, not the one prong like the 87 and below cars. Is the one from NAPA an ok replacement or is it really necessary to get one from mitsu? And are the one prong sensors interchangeable? THanks! Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indiana Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 (edited) The oval end one is the CTS, you want the temperature gauge unit but not the temperature gauge switch, the "switch" is the cutoff in the stat housing and its smaller with a single wire. Wasn't NAPA wanting almost 100.00 for one of those? Get it at rockauto.com Edited August 5, 2011 by Indiana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 (edited) Phil - The 88 and 89's all got a 2-prong, but on a manual car the 2nd prong didn't do anything. If it's an auto, it uses both of the prongs. The 87 and down manuals had the 1-prong you're talking about and that can be used as a replacement in 88 and 89's as long as it's a manual. So, your answer is it depends on what your friend's car is. I used a 1-prong replacement from Rock Auto in my 88 manual and have had no problems ... I think I might even have an extra brand new one if you need it (PM me). The 2-prongs are like 80 for some dumb reason. Edited August 7, 2011 by techboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holeysocks Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 (edited) Rock Auto has one on sale for $26.79 for auto trans,,but I think above post answers that http://www.rockauto....&l=en&html=true Just after brake parts Part No: 2011185 Edited August 7, 2011 by holeysocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FijiPhil Posted August 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 Thanks for the replies guys! Techboy, I appreciate the offer. His car is a manual but I think he wants it to be as original as possible so ill prolly just encourage him to get that one from rock auto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 That price from Rock Auto is about as cheap as I've ever seen. Definitely a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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