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HUGH
02-03-2015, 02:18 PM
My latest car has no external thermometer. I'm inclined to think that they normally run off the engine management which monitors the air intake temperature.

Really it's to give some idea of air temperature at road level because, many years ago, I was caught out by an icy road in the early hours of a JUNE morning and left the car in a hedge.

I fitted a thermometer under a door sill but the car body still warms it up considerably so I wondered if fitting it to a door mirror would be better or sticking it in the air intake? I can't hang it under the car, it's a 4x4 and wouldn't last 5 minutes.

NQ6U
02-03-2015, 02:21 PM
Just behind the front bumper is a good place for an external temp sensor.

HUGH
02-03-2015, 04:41 PM
Just behind the front bumper is a good place for an external temp sensor.

Good one, I'll try that!

KC2UGV
02-03-2015, 07:46 PM
Good one, I'll try that!

Yeah, it's where they locate the engine's external air temp sensor too, so it should be good to go.