| Author | Message | ||
     doug ferguson (Fergy) New Member Username: Fergy Post Number: 6 Registered: 02-2004 |
A few weeks back my check engine light came on my 97 DI. Plugged in my OBDII reader and it indicated code "P0183" - Fuel Temperature Sensor A Circuit High Input. Not too sure how to interprete this or what needs to be replaced. I did a quick parts search and didn't find any "Fuel Tenp Sensor" part referenced for the D1 (or maybe I just overlooked it). My D1 has approx. 103K on it but still runs strong. Any advice would be appreciated. Fergy | ||
| sam (Dent) New Member Username: Dent Post Number: 28 Registered: 01-2004 |
try doing a search for engine fuel temp ... when i get home later will see what i can come up with unless someone beats me to it good luck | ||
| sam (Dent) New Member Username: Dent Post Number: 33 Registered: 01-2004 |
well.. this is what i found... Engine fuel temperature sensor (EFT Sensor) This is another resistive sensor. Located on the fuel rail it measures temperature of the rail rather than the fuel. The resistance varies with changes in temperature. The signal is used to increase the injection pulse time when ndergoing hot restarts. When the fuel is hot, vapourisation occurs in the rail and bubbles can occur in the injectors. Increasing the pulse time flushes the bubbles away, and cools the fuel rail with fuel from the tank. The fault may not be evident to the driver, there may be a hot restart problem. The fault is indicated by illumination of the malfunction indicator light (MIL) on North American specification vehicles. then it goes on how to replace it but nothing else... drop me a line if you want the pdf on how to go about replacing it take care | ||
| sam (Dent) New Member Username: Dent Post Number: 34 Registered: 01-2004 |
oh and found this too... Engine fuel temperature sensor The engine fuel temperature sensor is located in the rail on the RH side of the ram housing. The sensor sends fuel temperature data to the ECM, the ECM on receiving the data will adjust the injector open time accordingly to produce good hot starting in high ambient temperatures. so by this explaination... possibly the your injector issue? sorry wasn't much help | ||
| doug ferguson (Fergy) New Member Username: Fergy Post Number: 8 Registered: 02-2004 |
sam, Thanks for your investigative work on my P0183 problem. I was able to locate the fuel temp sensor on the ram housing and it appears to be a simple screw-on replacement. Found the part on a Rover parts site for approx. $130. I have an 87 Rover that may use the same fuel temp sensor, so if I'm lucky I can swap em out and see if it clears the code (unlikely) or improves the performance. Worse case I spend the money for the part and take it down to the dealer to have the code cleared. Thanks again for your assistance and reply. Doug | ||
| sam (Dent) New Member Username: Dent Post Number: 37 Registered: 01-2004 |
doesn't your obd reader clear codes as well? i just acquired one which reads the codes, reads senors real time, and clear codes... if you want to clear the codes don't take it to the dealer as they'll most likly charge you for it... take it to a ma and pa shop and ask them to clear it and they'll prolly charge you couple of bucks take care |
