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lpcome
My X has a problem which shows wrong ambient temperature...
lpcome
Later I found out the ambient sensor location: Just locate below the front plate.
lpcome
And one of the lines was broken :(
lpcome
The sensor
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lpcome
Have to do some work for the wires...
lpcome
After reconnecting, the temperature was not coming back to normal right away. Have to wait a few hours...Finally...
hammermdx
Nice job, thanks for sharing!
dipersp
It still looks broken. Check the red boxes I set for you - this can't be right!
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andreseng
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Originally posted by dipersp
It still looks broken. Check the red boxes I set for you - this can't be right!


Why can't that be right? Maybe the OP is in Canada.

24C = 75F
454km = 282mi
11.7 L/100km = 3.1G/62mi or 20MPG

Or are you just bustin' chops?
dipersp
quote:
Originally posted by andreseng
Or are you just bustin' chops?


Ding ding! Those silly Canadians, eh?
SuperTech
Ugh. Electircal tape. Looks like the front end was in a collision, and the body shop did an ugly job with those wires.

The logic of the outside temp works in an interesting way. If the coolant temp is cold when you turn the key on, it will show the current temp. But if the engine is still warm, the temp will show the last displayed temp before the engine was shut off. Or if power was cut or a sensor fault, -40. You have to get moving and stay moving for the temp to slow creep up to display what it actually is.
lpcome
quote:
Originally posted by SuperTech
Ugh. Electircal tape. Looks like the front end was in a collision, and the body shop did an ugly job with those wires.

The logic of the outside temp works in an interesting way. If the coolant temp is cold when you turn the key on, it will show the current temp. But if the engine is still warm, the temp will show the last displayed temp before the engine was shut off. Or if power was cut or a sensor fault, -40. You have to get moving and stay moving for the temp to slow creep up to display what it actually is.



Acutally the tape was not showing like that. It had an black tubing before. To figure out the problem I have to remove the black covering tube.
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lpcome
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Originally posted by dipersp


Ding ding! Those silly Canadians, eh?



Man, is that true all the MDX are made in Ontario?

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