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Old Aug 26, 2012 | 03:52 PM
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outside temperature display is very inaccurite.any ideas??
 
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The sensor should be in front of the radiator behind the grille right in the middle of the vertical upright. In what ways are you seeing inaccuracy?
 
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it can be 65 degrees in the morning and the display reads 87. or vice versa.
 
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Does it read accurately at speed, as opposed to inaccurately when parked? Or vice versa? More info would be awesome.
 
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it is never reading accurately parked or at speed. ita always way off.
 
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Looks like time for a new one. Easy to change
 
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