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re: Car- Outside Temperature Indicator
Posted on 8/5/23 at 5:22 pm to Shanegolang
Posted on 8/5/23 at 5:22 pm to Shanegolang
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2004 Mercury Grand Marquis
Posted on 8/5/23 at 5:22 pm to Meauxjeaux
My 2009 Silverado’s sensor was located behind the front grill near the radiator. I had it changed once due to inaccuracy, but the replacement gave the same readings so I just gave up. I think they all read a few degrees hotter than actual temp.
Posted on 8/5/23 at 5:23 pm to Obtuse1
Yes, probably behind your front grill. It's a little plastic part that can go bad and start giving inaccurate readings. You can get a replacement part on Amazon.
Posted on 8/5/23 at 5:25 pm to Shanegolang
The concrete/asphalt your car sits on will always make it a few degrees hotter
Posted on 8/5/23 at 5:25 pm to Shanegolang
Depends on the car, really.
Posted on 8/5/23 at 5:26 pm to Shanegolang
Ambient air temperature sensors are usually located behind the grille on a car, but sometimes are mounted near the wiper cowl or behind the bumper.
Posted on 8/5/23 at 5:26 pm to Shanegolang
The sensor is usually in the front grill cavity away from the effects of the radiator/condenser fan.
Posted on 8/5/23 at 5:29 pm to Cajun Slick
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I had it changed once due to inaccuracy
Man, that outside temp must be pretty important to you.
Posted on 8/5/23 at 5:29 pm to fightin tigers
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Some materials store heat.
Like CO2
Posted on 8/5/23 at 5:38 pm to TwoFace
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Man, that outside temp must be pretty important to you.
Or people just like it when their shite works properly.
Posted on 8/5/23 at 5:41 pm to Shanegolang
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2004 Mercury Grand Marquis
Straight pimpin
Posted on 8/5/23 at 5:41 pm to Shanegolang
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Is that the dash of a 99 Buick Century?
2004 Mercury Grand Marquis
Posted on 8/5/23 at 5:43 pm to Adajax
I think on days like this summer those readings should just default to hot as frick and be done with it
Posted on 8/5/23 at 5:48 pm to Shanegolang
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2004 Mercury Grand Marquis
Hell yeah, I love those cars.
Posted on 8/5/23 at 6:14 pm to Shanegolang
Temperature on apps is from the shade without direct sunlight.
Most temp gauges are hit with direct sunlight which give a falsely high temp.
… called the sun
Most temp gauges are hit with direct sunlight which give a falsely high temp.
… called the sun
Posted on 8/5/23 at 6:20 pm to Shanegolang
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True but mine even shows wrong under my carport......
Really curious about where the sensor is located.
My vehicles sensor shows temps like that regularly while under the shady carport too. It is because the sensor is within a couple of feet of the hot assed driveway that catches full sun and is actually that hot. Driveways, like roads and buildings are great heat sinks, and this causes unusually high temperature readings.
That is the same reason why it is important for weather stations to not be located right next to concrete, even though there is an inordinate amount of them that are these days, thus skewing actual temperature data for a region.
This post was edited on 8/5/23 at 6:24 pm
Posted on 8/5/23 at 6:31 pm to Shanegolang
I just left work and my car outside temp read 117 degrees. About 5 minutes into my drive the temp read 102 degrees, which is close to what the internet says it is in my area.
Posted on 8/5/23 at 6:36 pm to Shanegolang
Most thermistors are located low up under the front bumper/bumper cover.
They are inherently not the most accurate of instruments, and are usually mounted close enough to the tarmac to read a little high from the radiant heat of the road surface.
They work by measuring resistance. At x resistance reading, it thinks it's x hot. But yes, they are known to be a degree or so off even before you take radiant heat from the road surface into account.
They are inherently not the most accurate of instruments, and are usually mounted close enough to the tarmac to read a little high from the radiant heat of the road surface.
They work by measuring resistance. At x resistance reading, it thinks it's x hot. But yes, they are known to be a degree or so off even before you take radiant heat from the road surface into account.
This post was edited on 8/5/23 at 6:44 pm
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