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What is this "doodad" mounted in front of my right radiator?

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YOUR RESEARCHWhat is this "doodad" mounted in front of my right radiator?

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Used, not only to "tell" you the OAT, but also a valued input to the climate control ECU

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What is this "doodad" mounted in front of my right radiator?
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Clean between the rads and the condenser

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If/when you take the front off your car to clean between the rads and the condenser, that a great place to re route your frunk wire incase your battery goes flat and you need to open the lid.

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If/when you take the front off your car to clean between the rads and the condenser, that a great place to re route your frunk wire incase your battery goes flat and you need to open the lid.

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If/when you take the front off your car to clean between the rads and the condenser, that a great place to re route your frunk wire incase your battery goes flat and you need to open the lid.

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Use not only

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Used, not only to "tell" you the OAT, but also a valued input to the climate control ECU

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

I was washing up my 02 996 this weekend, and while cleaning the space in front of the right radiator, found this "sensor"? attached to a wire. It was hanging loose, and I clipped in back into a little mounting bracket that is obviously designed to hold it. Is this a temp sensor (that I should know about, and be embarrassed to be asking about) or is it some part of a radar detector that maybe the previous owner had installed? Looking forward to someone helping to solve this mystery for me.

POST 4 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Ahhhhh. Of course, should have known that. Thanks for the replies!

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Used, not only to "tell" you the OAT, but also a valued input to the climate control ECU

POST 6Original post

If/when you take the front off your car to clean between the rads and the condenser, that a great place to re route your frunk wire incase your battery goes flat and you need to open the lid. That's what I did and it works great. Same on the rear. I brought that one down by the muffler. I can open back and front from outside without the key. I have the 99 cab.

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I thought it was there to prevent an IMSB failure.

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