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(Message started by: adzst24 on Mar 14^th, 2008, 2:33pm)

Title: Outside temp warning ?
Post by adzst24 on Mar 14^th, 2008, 2:33pm

Hi all
First post for me so please bear with me :-[

Ihave just bought a ultima estate 2.9 12v and have a
problem with the outside temp warning after starting out on a drive no matter what the temp outside is the little red ice sign in the aux warning panel comes on and does not go off ????? is it the same sensor as used in the mk2 mondeo also where on the scorpio is it located .
thanks in advance for the help
regards
Adam ;D

Title: Re: Outside temp warning ?
Post by Simmo on Mar 14^th, 2008, 5:34pm

Welcome. Have no fear we all started the same way!. I can't answer your bit about the Mondeo but the answer to the location is, along with other components, HERE (http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/acindex.htm). ;)

Title: Re: Outside temp warning ?
Post by harry.m1byt on Mar 15^th, 2008, 9:45am

It is a small oblong object, fitted with a flat spring clip and is located under the front bumper/fron cross member. It just unclips, then unplugs. Unplugging and reconnecting might fix it, the connections are prone to oxidation down there.

Are you saying that the only problem is the ice warning? That (red), plus the ice pre-warning (orange) and out door temperature display is operated from the above sensor - so if one is wrong, they should all be wrong if it is the sensor.

Title: Re: Outside temp warning ?
Post by adzst24 on Mar 23^rd, 2008, 11:49am

;)Thanks for the replies all
found the sensor very sad state and the as fore the dash read out it seems to think it is -40 out side :o.
I will get another one from that well known auction site and try it ;D

Title: Re: Outside temp warning ?
Post by davem on Mar 23^rd, 2008, 12:21pm

Actually...before you get a new sensor...try cleaning up the contacts on the old one. You may get it down to -39C :)

I don't suppose you live in Reykjavik? ;D