Rik_WRX

Afternoon people

This is my first post since joining ScoobyNet recently! I was hoping my first post would be a bit more positive, but such is life! This is my first Subaru and the first car I said I would try and do a majority of the work myself, if possible. I'm on a steep learning curve, so take it easy on me please lol.

So recently, my radiator decided to give up, and I got a new one with top and bottom hoses as well. As I got under the car to fit the bottom hose I noticed 2 wires dangling from, what I'm guessing is, the oil filter? I'm not sure where they connect to! Temp sensor maybe? The car seems to be running fine. Can someone shed some light on this, please?

My car is an 04 WRX wagon, if that helps

Cheers
Rik

RobsyUK

iTrader: (2)

Rik_WRX

I think the images I tried to upload were too large and didn't work. Let me try and upload screenshots, maybe that'll work.

Rik_WRX

@RobsyUK
Thanks for the welcome! Hope the image helps. I can see it coming off the oil filter, but it doesn't attach anywhere?

merlin24

iTrader: (1)

Oil temperature sender fitted to a sandwich plate for an aftermarket gauge,

Mick

Smithys STI

iTrader: (1)

Your car must have had some gauges fitted in the past.
The bit that your oil filter is screwed to is an aftermarket sandwich plate those wires are the sender for either oil pressure or oil temp.
take the oil filter off and just remove the sandwich plate if not needed.
Obviously re fit the oil filter tho

Smithys STI

iTrader: (1)

Merlin beat me to the answer whilst i was writing

Rik_WRX

@merlin24 @Smithys STI

Cheers lads! Glad this forum exists, I'm sure I'll be posting a lot more

Rik

merlin24

iTrader: (1)

Glad to help and welcome to the Forum Rik