Ambient temperature sensor help

Captain Slow · 3rd December 2015, 21:38

My sensor is missing - and having gone fishing behind my lower grille I have found some mangled and slightly snapped wiring on the left hand side that I think once went into a sensor. Unsurprisingly it's reading -30 in the cabin and I want to correct this.

What's my best solution - should I find one being broken, cut the wiring off and splice it together? Or is there a better solution?

freck · 3rd December 2015, 22:13

If you send me your address by pm I'll send you one FOC, I've got a spare one on my new bumper that I'm going to fit

Im not sure whether it works properly but it looks ok so should hopefully be fine.

Captain Slow · 3rd December 2015, 23:01

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Originally Posted by freck

If you send me your address by pm I'll send you one FOC, I've got a spare one on my new bumper that I'm going to fit

Im not sure whether it works properly but it looks ok so should hopefully be fine.

Is that the sensor itself or the wiring to it? I have got a sensor to go on, but the wiring to attach it to is an utter mess and whatever connector it's meant to clip into has vanished.

If you mean the wiring, then I shall with pleasure! Thanks!

chipsceola · 3rd December 2015, 23:57

Think you'll find -30C is normal reading if a problem with the sensor e.g. not connected.

It will also affect MPG due to misinformation being fed to ECU IIRC

freck · 4th December 2015, 07:29

Ive got the wiring, plug, sensor and bracket. You can have any part or all of it if you like, just let me know which bits you want

Captain Slow · 4th December 2015, 08:18

PMing you as we speak, Freck. Thank you!

Chipsceola - didn't know it would affect mpg. That explains the somewhat lacklustre figures I've been getting - I assumed it was my leaden right foot!

BigRuss · 4th December 2015, 08:42

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Originally Posted by Captain Slow

PMing you as we speak, Freck. Thank you!

Chipsceola - didn't know it would affect mpg. That explains the somewhat lacklustre figures I've been getting - I assumed it was my leaden right foot!

Yes, with it not connected the ECU overfuels the car, effectively it's like running about with the choke on all the time

Russ

Rowley · 4th December 2015, 10:24

Your rear heated window may also be on every time you start up but you can just switch that off.

3rd December 2015, 21:38	#1
Captain Slow Regular poster Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Ramsey Posts: 44 Thanks: 4 Thanked 11 Times in 4 Posts	Ambient temperature sensor help My sensor is missing - and having gone fishing behind my lower grille I have found some mangled and slightly snapped wiring on the left hand side that I think once went into a sensor. Unsurprisingly it's reading -30 in the cabin and I want to correct this. What's my best solution - should I find one being broken, cut the wiring off and splice it together? Or is there a better solution? __________________ Sam Skelton THG239L - Rover 2000SC RED995R - Triumph Stag E225CMV - Austin Montego 2.0HL H345WRA - Honda Concerto 1.6i-16 L348WRH - Citroen XM TCT SEi L413EKE - Fiat Tipo 1.4ie S L575RTW - Daihatsu Applause GXi XJI5505 - Jaguar Sovereign R203XOG - Rover Sterling 2.0 T470KRH - Rover 416iS PA02DXB - Rover 75 2.5 Connoisseur SE

3rd December 2015, 22:13	#2
freck Posted a thing or two Rover 75 CDT Connie Tourer Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Preston Posts: 1,051 Thanks: 142 Thanked 274 Times in 226 Posts	If you send me your address by pm I'll send you one FOC, I've got a spare one on my new bumper that I'm going to fit Im not sure whether it works properly but it looks ok so should hopefully be fine. __________________ Steve Teamwork makes the dream work! Mods planned - Cruise retrofit - Done, ZT front bumper - Done, 160 remap - Done...and probably one or two more This vehicle was the 15,751st 75 Tourer to run off the production line, out of 27,407 This vehicle was the 3,726th 75 Tourer CDT Connoisseur to be made out of 4,100 This vehicle was the 732nd 75 Tourer in Starlight Silver (code: MBB) to be made out of 4,100 Starlight Silver 75 Tourers

3rd December 2015, 23:57	#4
chipsceola This is my second home Jaguar XF 3.0D Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Southampton Posts: 4,364 Thanks: 119 Thanked 509 Times in 426 Posts	Think you'll find -30C is normal reading if a problem with the sensor e.g. not connected. It will also affect MPG due to misinformation being fed to ECU IIRC __________________ Chips

4th December 2015, 07:29	#5
freck Posted a thing or two Rover 75 CDT Connie Tourer Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Preston Posts: 1,051 Thanks: 142 Thanked 274 Times in 226 Posts	Ive got the wiring, plug, sensor and bracket. You can have any part or all of it if you like, just let me know which bits you want __________________ Steve Teamwork makes the dream work! Mods planned - Cruise retrofit - Done, ZT front bumper - Done, 160 remap - Done...and probably one or two more This vehicle was the 15,751st 75 Tourer to run off the production line, out of 27,407 This vehicle was the 3,726th 75 Tourer CDT Connoisseur to be made out of 4,100 This vehicle was the 732nd 75 Tourer in Starlight Silver (code: MBB) to be made out of 4,100 Starlight Silver 75 Tourers

4th December 2015, 08:18	#6
Captain Slow Regular poster Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Ramsey Posts: 44 Thanks: 4 Thanked 11 Times in 4 Posts	PMing you as we speak, Freck. Thank you! Chipsceola - didn't know it would affect mpg. That explains the somewhat lacklustre figures I've been getting - I assumed it was my leaden right foot! __________________ Sam Skelton THG239L - Rover 2000SC RED995R - Triumph Stag E225CMV - Austin Montego 2.0HL H345WRA - Honda Concerto 1.6i-16 L348WRH - Citroen XM TCT SEi L413EKE - Fiat Tipo 1.4ie S L575RTW - Daihatsu Applause GXi XJI5505 - Jaguar Sovereign R203XOG - Rover Sterling 2.0 T470KRH - Rover 416iS PA02DXB - Rover 75 2.5 Connoisseur SE

4th December 2015, 10:24	#8
Rowley Banned Rover Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Rowley Posts: 49 Thanks: 2 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Your rear heated window may also be on every time you start up but you can just switch that off.