MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: rallycross on February 12, 2010, 09:15:06 am

Title: outside temperature sensor - where is it?
Post by: rallycross on February 12, 2010, 09:15:06 am

my car (2004) is reading the outside temp to be -35 deg in fact its more like 5 deg.

Where about is the sensor located on the car, whats involved in changing it?


thanks

Title: Re: outside temperature sensor - where is it?
Post by: vRStu on February 12, 2010, 09:49:47 am

It'll likely be behind the front bumper (not 100% sure where on the Golf but it's to the nearside of the bumper on an Octavia and I guess it'll be similar on the Golf.  It's a simple plug in sensor.

Title: Re: outside temperature sensor - where is it?
Post by: MAT ED30 on February 12, 2010, 10:11:49 am

take the foglight grills off it behind one of them i think

Title: Re: outside temperature sensor - where is it?
Post by: john_o on February 12, 2010, 10:55:45 am

is it used for any 'important ' functions ?

anyone considered routing it as an intake temp sensor ?

Title: Re: outside temperature sensor - where is it?
Post by: jaydubveedub on February 12, 2010, 11:02:58 am

I Have heard that the A/C compressor won't run if the car is reading ambient temp below 5 degrees.

That shouldn't be an issue if you plan to re-route the sensor to meaure intake temps though.

Title: Re: outside temperature sensor - where is it?
Post by: rallycross on February 12, 2010, 12:39:33 pm

thanks have now sorted it, new sensort from VW £10 and it clips into the front bumper beside the left hand side foglamp.

was affecting my climate as was permantently reading below minus 20, now ok.