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Offline Khare

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Outside air temp sensor - WHERE?!?
« on: 05 June 2009, 19:30 »
I posted this a while back but didnt really get help...
Now, on the MFA I dont get the outside air temp reading, it just skips it, from oil temp to clock.
I know its supposed to be behind the drivers side lower bumper air intake, but I cannot find it at all.

Where is it exactly, where do the wires run through? Pics of the sensor itself and of the length of the wireing and exactly where they go into would be perfect. Cheers guys.

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Re: Outside air temp sensor - WHERE?!?
« Reply #1 on: 05 June 2009, 19:32 »
Ditto... mine the bluddy same lol... well now and again it sometimes comes on, but the reading is completely wrong, like -40oc.... lol... I dont think so some how... I'd like 2 know how to solve this aswell :)
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Re: Outside air temp sensor - WHERE?!?
« Reply #2 on: 05 June 2009, 19:36 »
I only get the -40 reading when ive got the MFA in diagnostics mode, otherwise, not at all.

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Re: Outside air temp sensor - WHERE?!?
« Reply #3 on: 05 June 2009, 19:38 »
diagnostics mode? whats like like, how'd u do that.

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Re: Outside air temp sensor - WHERE?!?
« Reply #4 on: 05 June 2009, 19:39 »
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=64895.0

All info there for the "secret" menu.

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Re: Outside air temp sensor - WHERE?!?
« Reply #5 on: 05 June 2009, 19:40 »
it should definitely be clipped into the drivers side lower bumper vent. Do you have an empty hole in it then?

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Re: Outside air temp sensor - WHERE?!?
« Reply #6 on: 05 June 2009, 19:41 »
no ive got the bumper air intakes, but when I bought the car, the intake vent on that side was missing.

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Re: Outside air temp sensor - WHERE?!?
« Reply #7 on: 05 June 2009, 19:42 »
Oh...  :huh:

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Re: Outside air temp sensor - WHERE?!?
« Reply #8 on: 05 June 2009, 19:44 »
ohh... the Vent in my bumper (passenger side) below fog lights is missing on mine.... is that where the air temp sensor should be? the drivers side is on and thats where i'm gunna run my air intake from.
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Re: Outside air temp sensor - WHERE?!?
« Reply #9 on: 05 June 2009, 19:46 »
Sensor should in the drivers side one.