shopbobby
Member Since: 08 Mar 2008
Location: Herefordshire
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My outside temp gauge has started reading wrong, not all the time though, it seems if it is switched off when it is cold it remembers that temperture, so when starting up on a sunny warm afternoon today, the car still thought it was 3degrees so promptly started the fuel burner heater.
I assume that this is a sensor problem, or is it something more worrying?
Mark RLD Sump Guard & Spare Wheel Protector, 19 GoodYear Wrangler, 17in Maxxis Bighorns
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 23rd Apr 2010 6:12 pm |
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bigdave
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Member Since: 04 Jul 2008
Location: Cornwall
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Mark,
I think your right - that its a sensor problem - had a similar fault on a friends BMW.
I would recommend getting it looked at because if your D3 thinks its 3 degrees but its really 25 degress you could have a serious problem with overheating.
Let us know the final fault when you get sorted.
Best of luck!
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| 23rd Apr 2010 8:15 pm |
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DG
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Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
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If it's remembering the last temp at switch off then I think it's more likely to be an 'Automatic Temperature Control Module' issue as I don't think the sensor can retain temperature information as it has no residual memory. 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
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| 23rd Apr 2010 8:40 pm |
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