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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: amazonian on 04 December 2014, 00:40:07

Title: outside temperature sensor
Post by: amazonian on 04 December 2014, 00:40:07

Advice please chaps,  my outside temperature gauge is showing between 67 and 69.5C on the screen.
I understand that its not just to tell me what the weather is like, but exactly how will it affect the running of the car ? ( I assume it is telling porkies to the engine)

Title: Re: outside temperature sensor
Post by: flyer 0712 on 04 December 2014, 00:54:05

Thought it just tells you the outside temp as I have just changed mine as the old one was reading far to high like yours but it didnt effect the running / heating of the car. :-\

Title: Re: outside temperature sensor
Post by: Andy B on 04 December 2014, 01:06:15

Quote from: amazonian on 04 December 2014, 00:40:07

Advice please chaps,  my outside temperature gauge is showing between 67 and 69.5C on the screen.
I understand that its not just to tell me what the weather is like, but exactly how will it affect the running of the car ? ( I assume it is telling porkies to the engine)

Prefacelift & minifacelift the outside air temp sensor is just to tell you the temp outside, but on face lift cars it also talks to the a/c so your interior temp will be up the wall.
You need a new temp sensor which lives on the lower edge of the front spoiler in the middle. If a new sensor doesn't want to play (they're only cheap), then go back along the loom to the next connector & check for decent connections in the plug/socket.

Title: Re: outside temperature sensor
Post by: chrisgixer on 04 December 2014, 01:14:43

Face lift Climate control goes loopy with no temp sensor signal, can vouch for that.

Title: Re: outside temperature sensor
Post by: Keith ABS on 04 December 2014, 07:39:09

Had a similar prob on mine where it was reading mius 60 outside so it got extreamly toasty inside. Bad conections on the bumper loom plug on mine
Keith b

Title: Re: outside temperature sensor
Post by: 05omegav6 on 04 December 2014, 08:03:48

Sensor is easily dislodged by puddles etc... Sitting next to a warm radiator is enough to confuddle it...

Easily sorted with the bonnet open on facelift cars :y

Title: Re: outside temperature sensor
Post by: amazonian on 04 December 2014, 14:32:16

Thanks for that advice lads, better go and get one asap by the looks of it, will let you know result.
cheers

Title: Re: outside temperature sensor
Post by: flyer 0712 on 04 December 2014, 15:18:35

well bless my soul..learn new things every day on here. :y :y

Title: Re: outside temperature sensor
Post by: brendan1983 on 04 December 2014, 15:31:16

Is the sensor the same for all Omega's?

Mines been displaying some odd info lately - pretty sure it wasn't 24c last night in Fareham at 2230

Thanks

Title: Re: outside temperature sensor
Post by: andyc on 04 December 2014, 15:33:21

All the same, Pt/No 9152245 £11.88 inc VAT

Andy

Title: Re: outside temperature sensor
Post by: chrisgixer on 04 December 2014, 15:34:53

Quote from: amazonian on 04 December 2014, 14:32:16

Thanks for that advice lads, better go and get one asap by the looks of it, will let you know result.
cheers

Yours is giving a reading though, (question to the electrickery minded members here) is it worth checking the loom plug on pas side for corrosion...?

Title: Re: outside temperature sensor
Post by: 4x4 on 05 December 2014, 16:21:39

Also fitted to astra,corsa,vectra etc pop down a scrappy and get a few :)