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mojohotmail
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Thu Nov 18, 2004 5:40 pm Post subject:
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e34, 1989, 530i se auto. driving along, happy as larry, when off went the
bong and on came the message 'temp +38 F'. temp needle is fine (sitting
nicely at mid-point that you very much), coolant level also fine and appear
to be nothing bad happening under the bonnet. car seems to drive the same as
ever. could it have anything to do with the weather? it has been
particularly cold, today - my other car, a toyota, tells me when it's very
cold and thus, that it could be icy outside. i'm hoping that's it what is in
this case. only had the thing a few months so still learning about it.
tia
mojo
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Vernon Balbert
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Thu Nov 18, 2004 5:40 pm Post subject:
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mojohotmail wrote:
| Quote: | e34, 1989, 530i se auto. driving along, happy as larry, when off went the
bong and on came the message 'temp +38 F'. temp needle is fine (sitting
nicely at mid-point that you very much), coolant level also fine and appear
to be nothing bad happening under the bonnet. car seems to drive the same as
ever. could it have anything to do with the weather? it has been
particularly cold, today - my other car, a toyota, tells me when it's very
cold and thus, that it could be icy outside. i'm hoping that's it what is in
this case. only had the thing a few months so still learning about it.
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That's exactly what the problem is. Nothing to be alarmed about. |
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Jim
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Thu Nov 18, 2004 5:40 pm Post subject:
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"mojohotmail" <mojo7676@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | e34, 1989, 530i se auto. driving along, happy as larry, when off went the
bong and on came the message 'temp +38 F'.
That is the outside air temperature not the coolant temperature. |
Jim
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mojohotmail
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Thu Nov 18, 2004 11:53 pm Post subject:
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thanks guys - mind at rest until the next bong...
mojo
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"mojohotmail" <mojo7676@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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e34, 1989, 530i se auto. driving along, happy as larry, when off went
the
bong and on came the message 'temp +38 F'.
That is the outside air temperature not the coolant temperature.
Jim
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Ramone Cila
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Fri Nov 19, 2004 1:04 am Post subject:
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"mojohotmail" <mojo7676@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | e34, 1989, 530i se auto. driving along, happy as larry, when off went the
bong and on came the message 'temp +38 F'. temp needle is fine (sitting
nicely at mid-point that you very much), coolant level also fine and
appear
to be nothing bad happening under the bonnet. car seems to drive the same
as
ever. could it have anything to do with the weather? it has been
particularly cold, today - my other car, a toyota, tells me when it's very
cold and thus, that it could be icy outside. i'm hoping that's it what is
in
this case. only had the thing a few months so still learning about it.
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It's the outside temp. They peg it at 38 degrees because with sufficient
wind chill ice may form on the road surface. Or maybe they peg it at 38
degrees because their thermometers are as inaccurate as the speedometers,
hence they build in a fudge factor :^) |
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Somebody
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Fri Nov 19, 2004 2:46 am Post subject:
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"Mr Fix It" <eveodds@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Or the usual reason ... the wires have corroded inside the
temperature/fog lights plug behind the bumper.
If this is the culprit .. the warning will appear all the while!!
(Even in summer).
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I believe that's a negative number when it happens... -32 perhaps? Anyway
it's not +38F, that is indeed the indicated frost point that sets off the
"bonger".
The obvious test is if the reading is changing with the outside temp, if the
sensor is broken it will never change.
-Russ. |
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Jeff Strickland
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Fri Nov 19, 2004 3:23 am Post subject:
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That is the outside air temp, not the engine temp. It works similarly to
your Toyota.
"mojohotmail" <mojo7676@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | e34, 1989, 530i se auto. driving along, happy as larry, when off went the
bong and on came the message 'temp +38 F'. temp needle is fine (sitting
nicely at mid-point that you very much), coolant level also fine and
appear
to be nothing bad happening under the bonnet. car seems to drive the same
as
ever. could it have anything to do with the weather? it has been
particularly cold, today - my other car, a toyota, tells me when it's very
cold and thus, that it could be icy outside. i'm hoping that's it what is
in
this case. only had the thing a few months so still learning about it.
tia
mojo
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Mr Fix It
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Fri Nov 19, 2004 5:40 am Post subject:
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Or the usual reason ... the wires have corroded inside the
temperature/fog lights plug behind the bumper.
If this is the culprit .. the warning will appear all the while!!
(Even in summer).
--
Regards....
Steve
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"mojohotmail" <mojo7676@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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e34, 1989, 530i se auto. driving along, happy as larry, when off went
the
bong and on came the message 'temp +38 F'. temp needle is fine (sitting
nicely at mid-point that you very much), coolant level also fine and
appear
to be nothing bad happening under the bonnet. car seems to drive the
same
as
ever. could it have anything to do with the weather? it has been
particularly cold, today - my other car, a toyota, tells me when it's
very
cold and thus, that it could be icy outside. i'm hoping that's it what
is
in
this case. only had the thing a few months so still learning about it.
It's the outside temp. They peg it at 38 degrees because with sufficient
wind chill ice may form on the road surface. Or maybe they peg it at 38
degrees because their thermometers are as inaccurate as the speedometers,
hence they build in a fudge factor :^)
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Karl Winkler
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Fri Nov 19, 2004 5:40 am Post subject:
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"mojohotmail" <mojo7676@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<mg4nd.2030$08.1793@fe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk>...
| Quote: | e34, 1989, 530i se auto. driving along, happy as larry, when off went the
bong and on came the message 'temp +38 F'. temp needle is fine (sitting
nicely at mid-point that you very much), coolant level also fine and appear
to be nothing bad happening under the bonnet. car seems to drive the same as
ever. could it have anything to do with the weather? it has been
particularly cold, today - my other car, a toyota, tells me when it's very
cold and thus, that it could be icy outside. i'm hoping that's it what is in
this case. only had the thing a few months so still learning about it.
tia
mojo
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Somewhere in the manual (OK, I'm a geek for reading it...) I remember
seeing that "roads can be icy even when ambient temperatures are as
high as 38 deg. F or something like that. So the info display is
warning you about this potential condition. Mostly a problem on
bridges and such.
I can tell you that it has to be a bit colder than that for ice to be
on the roads here in New Mexico...
Karl Winkler
Lectrosonics, Inc.
http://www.lectrosonics.com |
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C.R. Krieger
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Mon Nov 22, 2004 11:25 pm Post subject:
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"Mr Fix It" <eveodds@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:<304h36F2saf47U1@uni-berlin.de>...
| Quote: | Or the usual reason ... the wires have corroded inside the
temperature/fog lights plug behind the bumper.
If this is the culprit .. the warning will appear all the while!!
(Even in summer).
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Nope; "-22F". Want to know how I know?
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C.R. Krieger
(Been there; done that) |
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