Re: Plastic sensor

["Allan Williams" <allanw@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Sounds like the air temp sensor for the OBC to me - I have *NO* idea where
it goes - I haven't even touvhed a E46... But then I don't touch cars unless
I'm using it... saves wear and tear :-)

Allan :-)
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- ----- Original Message -----
From: <TEAShea@domain.elided>
To: <bmw@domain.elided>
Sent: Friday, April 14, 2000 1:20 PM
Subject: Plastic sensor


> In a message dated 4/13/00 12:43:59 PM Central Daylight Time,
> owner-bmw-digest@domain.elided writes:
>
> I just checked my E-46.  This is on the bottom of the car.  It points
> backward.  I don't know for sure what it senses but it may be an airflow
> sensor.
>
> Tom Shea
>
> << My wife went over a curb stop recently(really it was her) and damaged
>  the lower front bumper and 2 shields in front of the wheels. My question
>  is that when I pulled off the damaged left front shield( the plastic
>  piece in front of the wheel well)a sensor fell down. It has a kind of
>  needle shape about 1 and 1/2" long. Can anyone tell me what it is for
>  and where it goes? I am assuming it was attached to the plastic
>  somewhere but there is no clip or way to mount it. TIA >>
>
>

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