Hi, Spoke to a Z enthusiast at lunch today and he mentioned that the hot air blowing from clutch fan may cause corrosion or similar to wiring connectors to sender unit.. and that this may cause inaccurate readings and result in running rich/lean He suggested I somehow make a shield of sorts to protect the connector ends.. Is his concern legitimate? This bloke I just met through a coworker and cooling issues of Z came up somehow during talk at lunch.. so not really following his every word.
Errr the temp probe is inside the hardpipe. The temperature of the connector isn't going to matter much.
Well I guess its whats external to the hardpipe thatll be exposed to hot air - wiring etc - and that the heat will likely peel off the wire ends and expose copper... not necessarily the probe itself
I think the friend was suggesting that the fan would blow moisture and dust on to the connector causing corrosion and in turn electrical connectivity problems that would give the ECU false readings etc. Silicon grease would probably help as has been previously discussed. Permatex TuneUp Grease is one. If your thinking that he meant that the cooling effect of the air blowing by the sensor base would cool it giving inaccurate readings ... No chance.
Lol, use a bit of electrical tape or silicon grease as BrisZ said. Don't worry too much. I cleaned my contacts with a needle file 8 months ago, I won't bother to do it again for a long time.
I'm not a big fan of using metal implements to clean electrical contacts, the reason being that they are usually plated, and scratching though the plating just exposes more metal to corrode and doesn't neutralise the corrosive activity. I would suggest a contact cleaner and a tooth brush. I use this stuff available from Prime Electronics in Bowen Hills, Brisbane. http://store.caig.com/s.nl/it.A/id.1602/.f?sc=2&category=188
deoxit it the bee's knees. It actually converts the metallic oxides into electrically conductive material, so allows a positive connection. I have been using this stuff for years. :thumbup:
