outside air temperature sensor

jimbo · Post by **jimbo** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 2:40 pm

When your car has an outside air temperature sensor, where is the sensor normally mounted? Is it affected by air flow?

Thanks

James

vet111s · Post by **vet111s** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 4:25 pm

IIRC on the disco 3 it's somewhere behind the front grill. Not aware of airflow affecting it tho the disco isn't exactly a flying machine!
Don't know if that helps as you may be referring to lotus specifics.

Ali

Dominic · Post by **Dominic** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 4:28 pm

On one of my previous cars I think the sensor wast mounted on the bottom side of the wing mirror.

Sanjøy · Post by **Sanjøy** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 4:44 pm

I think I found mine on the D4 when changing the bulb on sat.

Brave pills required to get at it and to change the bulb.

GBOBM · Post by **GBOBM** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 4:58 pm

Not effected by airflow. Temp sensors don't get a wind-chill factor, it's only humans that get it due to the small amount of warm air (warmed by the body) trapped between the hairs and the skin that gets moved and replaced by ambient air.

Every car I've had, has had it under the wingmirror.

mwmackenzie · Post by **mwmackenzie** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 5:35 pm

GBOBM wrote:Not effected by airflow. Temp sensors don't get a wind-chill factor, it's only humans that get it due to the small amount of warm air (warmed by the body) trapped between the hairs and the skin that gets moved and replaced by ambient air.

Every car I've had, has had it under the wingmirror.

VW's I've had have been behind the grill in the front bumper

jimbo · Post by **jimbo** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 6:02 pm

Thanks very much guys, another one to store away in the memory bank

Stevoraith · Post by **Stevoraith** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 8:30 pm

All the VAG cars I've had have had the sensor behind the front bumper. BMW was behind the bumper/ in the wheelarch I think.

Scottish Elises