Mtbplanb How To Replace Ambient Air Temperature Sensor On 20 Locating and changing the ambient air temperature sensor on a ford transit van.mountain biking, learning new skills, bike builds, upgrades, maintenance, tech. Ambient temp sensor replacement. i have the 2012 xl f 250 6.2 v8 , i have an ambient (outside air) temperature sensor that needs replacing, i ordered it and was told it is located in the passenger side mirror from the parts guy, there is a tap in the bottom of the mirror to access it, anyone have a replacement type video link of how to do this.
How To Replace An Ambient Temperature Sensor Yourmechanic Advice Ambient air temperature sensor (also known as outside air temperature sensor) testing and replacement. this little sensor works with the in car temperature s. The temp sensor goes thru the computer now and some things must happen for it to go up in temperature. i believe to avoid engine heat from giving a bad reading, you must be moving above a certain speed for i believe 90 seconds to add one degree. if you stop in that period, or slow down, the clock starts again. This topic comes up quite a bit, especially in the winter months. i took some pictures today to show someone in another thread where it was located and how to replace it. that led to this write up. i hope this will make short work out of changing the sensor. i got my sensor from the dealer. Ah5 check the ambient air temperature input to the pcm. using an infrared temperature scanner or similar tool, measure and record the temperature of the ambient air temperature sensor body. ignition on. using a diagnostic scan tool, view the parameter identifications (pids). select the ambient air temperature (aat).
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