Help please i broke a sensor please have a look

[tillysclio]

hi all
was replacing my oil sender and slipped and broke a sensor off on a pipe in front, think its steering or aircon pipe

7700435692 is the part number

 

[tillysclio]

anyone help

 

[Tobs]

its air con, air con sucks id just rip it out

or if u want it

ur gunna have to drain down the gas (outside) then get either a second hand sensor or new, then bung it on the re gas the air con

 

[tillysclio]

any idea what that sensor actually does then as i need my air con? will it work without it or is it vital

 

[tillysclio]

now im confused just rang renault and they list 7700435692 as a power steering sensor not air con?????

 

[bmh.01]

Its the power steering pressure switch, nothing to do with the a/c.

 

[tillysclio]

Ideal thats cleared that up i guessed it was.so that would be the switch that increases the revs slightly on full lock during parking etc

 

[bmh.01]

Well it actually doesn't have an effect strangly enough but it wants changing either way.

 

[tillysclio]

Aha i see.i wont be paying the 60quid from renault to get it fast in that case.will see if i can get one secondhand somewhere.thanks for the help

 

[Gav_r26]

When I changed my oil and filter back in March and unplugged mine for access, realised the other day I hadn't plugged it back in. Made no difference as far as I could tell :s

 

[Da]

If it's a pressure switch, my guess is it's 'normally open' so leaving it unplugged would have no effect.