307 external temperature sensor

[Des O'Donoghue]

My temperature sensor started playing up yesterday. I left work and got into the car and got an "ice alert". It was around 4.30 on a lovely warm sunny evening. The most the temperature rose was to 4 degrees.

Today at midday I was in the car for a while and the temperature fluctuated from -1 to +5 . This evening it seemed to be back to normal.

Has this happened to anyone else ? Is it symptomatic of some other problem ?

Des

 

[Dave (5)]

Hi Des,

This is one problem i haven't had with my 307....i've had most others with my pile of French junk but not this.. I do remember sometime ago while in one of my fed up with my 307 moods ! i test drove a new mini. The car i drove was a brand new Cooper, it was the second time i had to call to test drive as it had a problem on the first....the problem was a faulty outside temp reading. It didn't sound much to me but it affected the engine management computer as it thought that the temp was very cold it was keeping the choke on....so it may be worth getting it checked out with the dealer...thats if you have nerves of steel. Better still SELL IT and get a good car ..

Good luck

 

[Des O'Donoghue]

Dave wrote:

Hi Des,

This is one problem i haven't had with my 307....i've had most others with my pile of French junk but not this.. I do remember sometime ago while in one of my fed up with my 307 moods ! i test drove a new mini. The car i drove was a brand new Cooper, it was the second time i had to call to test drive as it had a problem on the first....the problem was a faulty outside temp reading. It didn't sound much to me but it affected the engine management computer as it thought that the temp was very cold it was keeping the choke on....so it may be worth getting it checked out with the dealer...thats if you have nerves of steel. Better still ...

Thanks Dave... its going in tomorrow for an XXC recall so they are going to have a look at it.. it appears to have settled down but thats just a hunch rather than a fact. Interesting the bit about engine management..

 

[Nigel (archive)]

Thanks Dave... its going in tomorrow for an XXC recall so they are going to have a look at it.. it appears to have settled down but thats just a hunch rather than a fact. Interesting the bit about engine management..

But on Peugeots the outside temperature sensor only controls the temperature display. It has no bearing on the engine management.

 

[Des O'Donoghue]

But on Peugeots the outside temperature sensor only controls the temperature display. It has no bearing on the engine management.

Well its being replaced tomorrow anyway. Glad to know its not linked to anything else...