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DISCUSSION => Engine management => Topic started by: kenika65 on September 15, 2009, 07:59:23 PM

Title: Where Is the inkake air temp sensor! plz tell
Post by: kenika65 on September 15, 2009, 07:59:23 PM

Have a Code of intake air temp sensor....



LOL i cant find where it is located...


Please help!!!

Title: Where Is the inkake air temp sensor! plz tell
Post by: doitover on September 15, 2009, 08:38:48 PM

I think it is in the AFM.

Title: Where Is the inkake air temp sensor! plz tell
Post by: kenika65 on September 15, 2009, 09:16:38 PM

in......

Title: Where Is the inkake air temp sensor! plz tell
Post by: 1991 E30 M42 on September 15, 2009, 09:37:54 PM

yes it is in the afm

Title: Where Is the inkake air temp sensor! plz tell
Post by: kenika65 on September 15, 2009, 09:44:29 PM

Thanks! Quick response's.

Title: Where Is the inkake air temp sensor! plz tell
Post by: roundel318 on September 16, 2009, 03:28:03 PM

+1 in the AFM

Title: Where Is the inkake air temp sensor! plz tell
Post by: Deftones on September 16, 2009, 04:56:35 PM

in the afm, it's big less than 2mm and has 2 little wire keeping it, it's on the afm intake before the flap

Title: Where Is the inkake air temp sensor! plz tell
Post by: M42_Jester on September 16, 2009, 11:17:13 PM

any pictures for reference?

Title: Where Is the inkake air temp sensor! plz tell
Post by: kenika65 on September 17, 2009, 12:57:44 PM

hummm will take a part and take pics hopefully fix!


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Now how to fix and test..!

Found this... From here... http://opel-scan.ru/files/DME_1.1_1.3.pdf

ATS
The ATS is mounted in the AFS inlet tract and measures the air temperature before it enters the inlet manifold. Because the
density of air varies in inverse proportion to the temperature, the ATS signal allows more accurate assessment of the volume of
air entering the engine. However, the ATS has only a minor correcting effect on ECU output.
The open circuit supply to the sensor is at a 5.0 volt reference level and the earth path is through the AFS earth return circuit.
The ATS operates on the NTC principle. A variable voltage signal is returned to the ECU based upon the air temperature. This
signal is approximately 2.0 to 3.0 volts at an ambient temperature of 20° C and reduces to about 1.5 volt as the temperature rises
to around 40° C.

Title: Where Is the inkake air temp sensor! plz tell
Post by: kenika65 on September 18, 2009, 02:04:59 PM

Anyone have any knowledge on this?

Title: Where Is the inkake air temp sensor! plz tell
Post by: Ramblin MAn on September 22, 2009, 08:55:43 AM

This is probably not much help to you, but you are probably better off just replacing the AFM. You can test the ATS by finding the pins on the AFM that it connects to and then get a hair dryer and blow it at the sensor while reading the restance, but what do you do about it? It's probably faster and cheaper just to replace the whole AFM and be done with it.

Title: Where Is the inkake air temp sensor! plz tell
Post by: kenika65 on September 22, 2009, 05:57:00 PM

True true true but im a tool so ya know i have to try :) and the code number is code 77 in the verus and 1224 for the stomp test.