my06 outback ambient temp display

lickabout · Post by **lickabout** » Tue Nov 05, 2013 10:14 am

hi all, the on dash temp display is no longer accurate, is this normally a ambient sensor problem?

Gannon · Post by **Gannon** » Tue Nov 05, 2013 4:37 pm

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

lickabout · Post by **lickabout** » Fri Nov 08, 2013 11:03 am

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?

Gannon · Post by **Gannon** » Fri Nov 08, 2013 3:40 pm

Sounds like a bad earth somewhere