Plastic sensor

["Mike Theuri" <mikesoft@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If it is enclosed in a yellow plastic, like mine is, it probably 
is the ambient temperature sensor that goes to your outside 
temperature gauge (time, date etc)

Mike Theuri
93 318i

- ----- Original Message ----- 
> Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 21:20:37 EDT
> From: TEAShea@domain.elided
> Subject: Plastic sensor
> 
> 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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