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External temp gauge not working on console
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Blader1611   
Sun Sep 27 2015, 11:30am
Member No: #32131
Joined: Aug 18 2013
Location: Leeds
 The temp gauge on my console no longer works although i may or may not know why. I reversed out of my drive last week and clipped the drivers side mirror on our wheelie bin. It cracked the glass and knocked a bit of the housing off but all still works and glass now replaced. The reason i mention this is i think i have seen in another thread that the temp sensor sits in the wing mirror, is that correct? Are these easy to break though as i only hit the bin at about 5mph and all the other electrics are fine. Any other ideas?
Dave_Retired.   
Sun Sep 27 2015, 11:54am

Member No: #1
Joined: Aug 07 2006
Location: Northumberland
 Yes, if you look under the mirror there is a small 'bump' and that is the air temp sensor (well as long as that part of the housing is still on the car)
Blader1611   
Mon Sep 28 2015, 01:11am
Member No: #32131
Joined: Aug 18 2013
Location: Leeds
 I think I found that hanging down but I stuffed it in a cavity in the mirror as I couldn't figure out where it went. Is there a diagram anywhere showing where it might need to housed?
Dave_Retired.   
Mon Sep 28 2015, 05:31am

Member No: #1
Joined: Aug 07 2006
Location: Northumberland
 No, there is only a parts diagram and that doesn't show where the sensor actually goes.
Jimux   
Tue Sep 29 2015, 02:12am

Member No: #8137
Joined: Mar 08 2009
Location: Kent, UK
 Solid state temperature sensors are unlikely to fail because of impact. More likely you've pulled the connection to the harness out.
crapday   
Wed Sep 30 2015, 02:36pm
Member No: #11964
Joined: Jan 05 2010
Location: Glasgow
 It just stick out a little from the bottom of the mirror housing near the middle.

Did you know that if you cover the sensor with your finger, the outside temp gets warmer. I covered it that long I had to put some shorts and a t-shirt on. Just remember to keep it covered, cos if you dont you'll look stupid with the shorts and t-shirt on when it gets cold again.
Blader1611   
Sun Oct 18 2015, 07:47am
Member No: #32131
Joined: Aug 18 2013
Location: Leeds
 Just a quick update on this. I still havent fixed the temp sensor so will this cause an issue in terms of dpf regen?
Reason for not fixing it is 2 fold. Firstly i stuffed the sensor in a cavity in the wing mirror but it now appears to have disappeared and i now have a bare wire. 2 the most important one and utter user error, when i trashed the wing mirror the only way i could get the housing to sit even remotely in the right place was to glue it back in. Suffice to say i cant get the housing back off now, i only dabbed a bit of superglue in a few places so i reckon i could get it off eventually. Where can i buy a cheap sensor from?
 

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