outside temp sensor

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DaveD
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Post Thu May 05, 2005 10:42 am

My computer has started to tell me its 5f or 12 f and sounding its gong......... any clues.. maybe it doesn't like me having the top down
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Post Thu May 05, 2005 11:11 am

That's the symptom of the temerature sensor being disconnected or having bad contact. Could be a bad sensor (unlikely), dirt in the plug or just a chafed wire.

Big resistance = low temperature.

Theres a 2 wire plug behind the glovebox which connects to 2 wires which run through the bulkhead, along the inside left wing and down to the sensor in the brake ducts. Check all of this.

Shorting the 2 wires together should register as +70deg celsius. Useful for testing the OBC and its connections.
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Post Thu May 05, 2005 11:11 am

Probably the temp sensor has gone a bit mental.

It sits in the passenger side brake duct in case you didn't know.. :D
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Post Thu May 05, 2005 11:25 am

ta

will check it later as per instructions
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Post Thu May 05, 2005 11:26 am

:lol:

Cros with the technical description caned my 'It's fu**ed, put a new one on'!!

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Post Thu May 05, 2005 11:57 am

I aim to close off topics with my er... descriptive descriptions. :)