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    Default Outside temperature sensor gone mad!

    Hi folks,
    The outside temperature on the display of my Vectra C is gone nuts in recent months. At the moment i'm getting readings of minus 30 to 40 and during the summer I was getting plus 30 when it was barely 17 or 18 outside! Any ideas on this - is it just a case of replacing the sensor or is there calibration involved? The sensors appear to be less than a tenner on ebay...

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    Is that not just UK weather ..... IIRC the sensor doesn't need calibrating etc just replaced...

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    Got to be a faulty sensor. For the cash i would buy one and try it, only a 5 min job.

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    OK cool - will go ahead and get one.

    Now for the next question - anyone know how to change one?!

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    unplugged mine, cleaned the terminals bit of wd40. perfect since.

    easy change, just in front of radiator lower middle 1 plug (sri location).

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    Will give it a go - thanks for all the help!

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    Hi,
    can someone tell me where the sensor is fitted on a signum.
    Cheers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by leeashford View Post
    Hi,
    can someone tell me where the sensor is fitted on a signum.
    Cheers.
    Quote Originally Posted by frasedeb View Post
    unplugged mine, cleaned the terminals bit of wd40. perfect since.

    easy change, just in front of radiator lower middle 1 plug (sri location).

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    mines done the same , it was the big multi plug connecting to the sensor loom . the terminals had corroded , I just cut the plug out and wired them straight through

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    Hi everyone

    my temp sensor always reading around 8 deg C less than actual outside temp. I'm having difficulty finding it. Can someone please write step by step instructions? I have a 2006 SRI 1.9 cdti, the one with the newer more modern looking headlights.

    i don't know what/how to remove things to get to the sensor?


    thanks

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