You should find it in the drivers side cylinder head between spark plugs #3 and #5.
no,oil will but temp will not
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under the altneter
remove the air intake to show the back side of head. the temp sensor in on the corner close to front of car on driver side. its next to the cam senor.
coolant temp sensor fault
It is up by the thermostat housing on the front of the engine.
coolant temp sensor,does just what it says,it relays your coolant temp to gauges!
Coolant Temperature Sensor/Switch (For Computer) ECCS Component Parts Location
Next to the thermostat housing. It has a electrical plug with two wires.
On the side of the water pump housing
The temp sensor on the sc300 is at the front of the engine. It is mounted near the water pump and timing chain housing.
coolant temp sensor is on the driver side rear cylinder head. If you look straight down upon the rear head you will see the connector plugged straight into it!goodluck.