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outside temp sensor stuck on 18 degrees

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YOUR RESEARCHoutside temp sensor stuck on 18 degrees

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Replace > could it just be a wire

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I know the sensor is on the front bumper - is it easy to replace > could it just be a wire ?
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I know the sensor is on the front bumper - is it easy to replace > could it just be a wire ?
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Just had the horns on the old girl replaced and was a front bumper off job at a local indie - however i have just driven the car home and the outside temp gauge is stuck on 18 degrees ! It is certainly not correct as it is snowing at the moment. I know the sensor is on the front bumper - is it easy to replace > could it just be a wire ? Any thoughts on what to do gratefully received Angus R

POST 2Original post

Is it clipped into the bracket properly? Maybe it has fallen out, and resting near to the radiator.

POST 3 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Thanks for the reply Richard - It was loose but I relocated it and now the reading is now 22 degrees. Would it need time to reset ? Is it easy to replace if faulty ?

POST 4Original post

Not too bad. IIRC the cable goes through a grommet in the front wall of the luggage compartment and there is a plug and socket just inside. Edit: no, it should read thecorrect temperature pretty much straight away.

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