external temp probe ? location ?

[troyjm310]

ive had a goodd look and cant find jack :S
does anyone know where this external temp probe is located
just trying to figure out as the weather man said upto 36 and my climate control outside degrees was showing 44 wat the haha

 

[vxcalais]

I have a VX Calais and the external probe on mine is behind the bumper on the right hand side,just in front of the air con condenser

 

[minux]

as VX calais said, however the sensor will only give an accurate reading once on the road, wait 10 mins and it will generally drop down to a real reading

 

[Cal.oz]

that thing is useless, it gets the heat from the road as well, so it will never be accurate, even when driving, on mine I always take off 3-4 degrees and then i get the right temp outside.

the only time i think it might be accurate is when its cloudy, or raining, cause then you dont get the heat from the road effecting it as badly.

 

[minux]

that thing is useless, it gets the heat from the road as well, so it will never be accurate, even when driving, on mine I always take off 3-4 degrees and then i get the right temp outside.

the only time i think it might be accurate is when its cloudy, or raining, cause then you dont get the heat from the road effecting it as badly.

Dont forget the heatsoak flowing under the car while driving...

Im certain ford have theirs mounted front and rear and they average out between them, i know my old mans car gives a diff reading to commodores on diff days usually cooler

 

[vxcalais]

The calais actually has 2 sensors as I would imagine most of the models do, 1 under the bumper and the other is part of the little window in the centre of the dash which also functions as the security remote sensor, light sensor for the auto headlamps. It also has a climate control sensor in the dash for cabin temperature