Scottish Elises

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

Thanks

James

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.