How To Test Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor
Take the engine temperature on a location near the coolant temperature sensor.
How to test engine coolant temperature sensor. Now that you ve located the ect sensor on your vehicle you re ready to troubleshoot it. It s difficult to know if the sensor is broken just from normal. An engine coolant temperature sensor is usually a variable resistor that changes resistance and thus voltage as the coolant temperature changes. Coolant temperature sensor test.
This will then translate to how the engine runs. The coolant temperature sensor is what tells the car s computer what the engine s running temperature is. Unplug the sensor electrical connector. This video does not constitute or replace a real specialized technical man.
How to control a coolant temperature sensor without removal. Before the automated systems in vehicles this was the sole purpose of the temperature sensor.