TM2 engine watchdog

helen&tony · Post by **helen&tony** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 3:15 pm

Hi Mike
Cloggers temperature seems quite normal for where he put the sensor. Mine is lower coz' the component gets a little cooling draught. The thing you have to do according to the instructions is to take a series of readings over a period of driving, and set the warning just a bit higher. The only problem with the Bongo is that when you park, the engine temperature rises,and may set the alarm off. All cars temperature gauges rise when you park, as you no longer have cooling water circulating and cooling that great lump of metal, however the Bongo is a bit more closed in. If you , presumably, have a normally functioning motor, just driving round in order to set the device will do fine, nd i'm sure it will warn you in a split second of getting seriously hot....a good investment!!!!
Helen

clogger · Post by **clogger** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 3:21 pm

hows this sound

you run round in the bongo
till it`s up to temp

never guess mike there`s a temp adjustement on it how amazing is that
up the temp setting a couple of degrees higher than the maximum it has shown

i think the topic of is it or is it not a reliable one has been flogged to death

in my opinion
this combined with the low coolant loss alarm works for me
i have yet to see if it makes any difference in the time it shows the temp rise till the time the head goes pop and hope i do not have to.

we can say that about all the other systems been trialed on here until it happens to someone with it fitted who know`s
cheaper than a new cylinder head or is it just a placebo effect ??

mikeonb4c · Post by **mikeonb4c** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 4:01 pm

Apologies clogger. It was a poor attempt at wit

brorabongo · Post by **brorabongo** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 4:32 pm

clogger wrote:
i have the sensor mounted passenger side of the engine 2nd pre drilled/tapped hole down on the actual cylinder head

summer readings were up to 110c
cooler weather on the same stretch where it normally reaches 110c
last week it was 98c

I'm getting the same results, nice to know mine seems normal then.

clogger · Post by **clogger** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 4:38 pm

no fluffing worries

still don`t wanna find out the hard way though
if it does it`s job or not

mikeonb4c · Post by **mikeonb4c** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 4:47 pm

fact is, if I wasnt getting averse to spending £ (I've got to try and cure my spenditis) a head temp gauge would be on my list as then you have 'complete insurance'. I wouild mount the sensor as deep into the engine core as I could without invasive surgery. How low is the current drain on the T2 device as I would be interested to run it off the leisure battery provided it is low. That way I could use the engine as a storage radiator for cold nights, only running the engine until the core was up to temp and watching what temperature it was and how quickly it decayed. I love prying in on the secret life of the Bongo

clogger · Post by **clogger** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 4:54 pm

would`nt have thought it would be much of a drain as it`s only a led display

no more than the clock i suppose

mikeonb4c · Post by **mikeonb4c** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 5:12 pm

I can feel my wallet starting to sneak out the door again. Where do you buy these things and whats the cost (must be on a thread here somewhere but I struggle to find things)

clogger · Post by **clogger** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 5:22 pm

http://www.sig.itel.net/

there you go mister

or the long winded ebay affair

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ENGINE-WATCHDOG-T ... dZViewItem

haydn callow · Post by **haydn callow** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 6:21 pm

Mike, dosn't really matter where on the engine you mount the sensor co's wherever it is ( cool/hot place) it will showw any rise in temp and you can set the alarm just above whatever is "your" normal running temp.

Coolhand · Post by **Coolhand** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 9:04 pm

Some readings frommy TM2 with the sensor mounted in the 2nd from the front M8 (I think) threaded hole.

Around town once warmed up = 92 degrees
On a run (250 miles) 60-65 mph = 95 to 100 degrees peeking at 105 degrees on a climb.

Mike