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Ambient air temp

Does anyone know where the ambient air temperature sensor is located? My new Buick's air temperature readout is consistently high (5 degrees or more) and on a couple of occasions displayed a temperature of over

25 degrees above the true outside air temperature. When the extremely high temperature was displayed it stayed at the false readout for a few minutes and then descended to a more reasonable temperature only to return to the extremely high readout about 10 minutes later. It then returned to the more reasonable readout again but still high by 5 or 7 degrees. I would like to check the sensor but do not know where it is located.
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Jack
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Shep

Usually it is in the cowling or air intake system for ventilation and it picks up engine heat sometimes.

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SnoMan

It is behind the front grill. They are not very accurate.

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noname

When I bought my '96 Bonneville it's temperature was only correct around once every 5 times I drove the car. I went to a local junk yard and for free they gave me a new temp sensor, which was bolted to the front of the car in front of the radiator. If you would like to get a new one instead, I priced them and they were only $20 from a dealer here in Ontario Canada. I just figured that I shouldn't replace it with a new one when the used one works perfect.

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80 Knight

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