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my06 outback ambient temp display
Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 10:14 am
by lickabout
hi all, the on dash temp display is no longer accurate, is this normally a ambient sensor problem?
Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 4:37 pm
by Gannon
How inaccurate? A few degrees out all the time?, random temperatures?
The sensor is located in front of the radiator and thus when parked in traffic will read higher because it will be getting hot air from the engine
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2013 11:03 am
by lickabout
Gannon wrote:How inaccurate? A few degrees out all the time?, random temperatures?
The sensor is located in front of the radiator and thus when parked in traffic will read higher because it will be getting hot air from the engine
Thanks for the response, and yes i know where the sensor is. Upon further investigation when the ignition is turned on it shows the correct temperature, eg 29Degrees yesterday, but when the engine is started it shows 18 degrees immediately, and stays there, which i guess rules out the sensor?
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2013 3:40 pm
by Gannon
Sounds like a bad earth somewhere