Sensor is gone. Copper wire is partly shredded I suppose(or exposed). A 2-4km drive to the nearest store to buy tape would fix it up.
I'm stuck 105km away from my home. Will I damage the engine if I drive without this sensor or should I just call a tow truck. AC seems to be working fine for now...
The ambient air temperature sensor is not involved in the engine management scheme. It's purpose is to inform the automatic climate control of the external temperature. The missing sensor will impact the operation of the AC. Repair kits are available from the dealer and online vendors.
The engine management computer (DME) receives intake air temperature data from either a sensor in the intake manifold (early E46s) or the temperature sensor in the MAF. The MAF, in the latter instance, has 5 pins while the earlier MAF has 3 pins.
Last edited by MarcoZandrini; 06-25-2017 at 08:16 AM.
Yes it is ok to drive, the very late e46 cars tied the outside temp sensor in to the dme so a check engine light could appear it you had that in your car.
Outside ambient temperature sensor and gauge failure, would not, and should not, ever effect essential drive systems, nor should other non essential drive mechanisms that may fail. In a third world maybe!
yes we would have customers that drove with sensor torn off for years before fixing...
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