Location of Ambient Temperature Sensor--with Pictures!

[MikeVistaBlue06]

Here are some photos of the temperature sensor that I found in the front when adding some bi-xenon headlights/foglights.

This is a thermistor from its appearance. I moved mine so that it is in the grille and picks up incoming air temperature.

Hope this helps.

Mike

 

[chad05gt]

The Blue one...

check!

Apprec.!

 

[MikeVistaBlue06]

check!

Apprec.!

Yes, the blue one. The others are connectors for the fog lights. I updated the picture and drew a green circle around it.

Mike

 

[94tbird]

i have never seen that on my car but i will look for it

 

[MikeVistaBlue06]

i have never seen that on my car but i will look for it

It is pretty well hidden until you yank out the grille an then you can see it.

Thx,

Mike

 

[tmcolegr]

My 05 & 06 GTs both have that same sensor. It's the temp. sensor for the mirror.

 

[TexasBlownV8]

It's used by the computer for various monitors and adjustments, too.

 

[tom281]

Yes, that ambient sensor is picked up on my Aeroforce guages. Interestingly my IAT sensor (located on the intake manifold runner of the Saleen blower) is hooked up using rerouted stock MAF wires, so it is picked up on my Aeroforce guages too and the IAT is almost always about 20 degrees higher than ambient temp.

Thanks for posting the picture, I may move mine now too and see what difference I get between the two.

 

[tmcolegr]

It's used by the computer for various monitors and adjustments, too.

I thought the MAF sensor measured the IAT on the 4.6L 3V.

 

[SoundGuyDave]

At least in the SCT software, the parameter picked up by the PCM is called "inferred ambient air temprature" which implies that it is calculated, like cylinder head temps, and not read directly like coolant temps. I had the whole front end of the car off over the winter and didn't spot any temp sensor, but I also don't have the fancy mirror, either. Not saying I didn't miss it, but I had the grille, fascia, and both headlight buckets off the car, and didn't spot anything that I couldn't readily identify.