Oil Cooler Install Observation and Question
 

I recently had a Stillen 25 Row Oil Cooler installed and had something interesting happen.

Since I installed the larger oil cooler and installed on it the left side of the car it covered up the ambient (outside) temp sensor and thought nothing of it during the install. It was neat watching the "outside" temp change (93-118) as the thermostatic plate open and close until I opened my windows to listen to my Z and tried to turn on the heating. It would not come on. (BTW I have a touring edition with NAV and the actual ambient temp was in the mid 50s.) The heating would not come on until I turn the temp up to 90 and the A/C would come on full blast if put on the auto mode with the temp set to 90. Well just say I relocated the sensor and the problem was solved.

So, if you have the factory NAV/Climate control system and install an oil cooler be aware of the outside temp sensor location.

Has anyone else noticed this?

I apologize in advance if some one has posted something about this already.

Yep, I had that happen and just relocated the temp sensor to the passenger side of the front fascia. It still reads a few degrees warm but at least it wasn't reading 100 in 60 degree weather like it used to lol.

Hmm, Interesting.

I went and mad e a custom bracket myself to reposition the thermostat in front if the cooler again after i installed the AE kit. But I agree, this happens but not a hard or anywhat difficult task to fix. I figured it as something else to do to the car.

Any of you guys have pics of the sensor in its stock location, as well as where you relocated yours? My ambient temps are also reading 7 degrees Celsius off once everything is at operating temps.

Pic from another members car: The sensor is located on the center vertical support bar.
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/a...z/IMAG0155.jpg
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/a...z/IMAG0157.jpg

I relocated it to the bumper bar with double sided tape. You can see it in the background

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_7...0/DSC_0001.JPG
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_7...0/DSC_0004.JPG

I see. Thanks Trips!