Author Topic: outside temperature sensor - where is it? (Read 6914 times)

rallycross · « **on:** February 12, 2010, 09:15:06 am »

my car (2004) is reading the outside temp to be -35 deg in fact its more like 5 deg.

Where about is the sensor located on the car, whats involved in changing it?

thanks

vRStu · « **Reply #1 on:** February 12, 2010, 09:49:47 am »

It'll likely be behind the front bumper (not 100% sure where on the Golf but it's to the nearside of the bumper on an Octavia and I guess it'll be similar on the Golf. It's a simple plug in sensor.

MAT ED30 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 12, 2010, 10:11:49 am »

take the foglight grills off it behind one of them i think

john_o · « **Reply #3 on:** February 12, 2010, 10:55:45 am »

is it used for any 'important ' functions ?

anyone considered routing it as an intake temp sensor ?

jaydubveedub · « **Reply #4 on:** February 12, 2010, 11:02:58 am »

I Have heard that the A/C compressor won't run if the car is reading ambient temp below 5 degrees.

That shouldn't be an issue if you plan to re-route the sensor to meaure intake temps though.

rallycross · « **Reply #5 on:** February 12, 2010, 12:39:33 pm »

thanks have now sorted it, new sensort from VW Â£10 and it clips into the front bumper beside the left hand side foglamp.

was affecting my climate as was permantently reading below minus 20, now ok.

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