P/N and part sources for Air Temp Sensor (on IC) for '89 200Q

[james accordino]

My wire was intermittant right at the connection to
the sensor.  Are you sure you have the check engine
lamp installed?  I guess if you're pulling codes you
probably do.  Someone once told me that sensor was
used on a Jap. car, but he didn't know which one, and
I've never seen one in my MANY trips to the boneyards.
 It IS a Hitachi.

Jim

--- Larry C Leung <l.leung at juno.com> wrote:
> Thanks Jim (I think).
>
> I'm sorta convinced the sensor isn't working right
> (don't know
> how they could fail, it's just an RTD, right?)
> that's why I sent
> the post to Scott J and SJM to see if there's a
> connection to
> the bad cold starts. If there is, then I'd be
> willing to bet that
> the sensor is unreliable. Plus, I cleared codes
> twice and
> it came back as the only thrown code (although the
> check
> engine light did NOT flash as far as I could see). I
> could attempt
> to re-wire the blame thing, at the price you're
> mentioning
> for the sensor, it would be worth a total rewire
> job.
>
> Thanx for you help,
>
> LL - NY
>
>
>
> On Sun, 6 Oct 2002 15:56:25 -0700 (PDT) james
> accordino
> <ssgacc at yahoo.com> writes:
> > I can't find the p/n right now, but VM Autohaus
> has
> > them.  I think around $80-100.  Maybe as much as
> $120.
> >  They didn't currently have one and I passed.
> Kind of
> > glad I did.  I was getting intermittant code and
> check
> > engine light.  When it goes "bad", the power
> dropped
> > horribly.  Like you threw an anchor out the
> window.
> > And it should throw the check engine light every
> time.
> >  Anyway it wasn't the sensor.  The wiring was
> still
> > connected, but not a sound connection.  By
> wiggling
> > one of the wires I could reproduce the fault.
> Rewired
> > the connections (I used terminals) and have had no
> > problems since.  Also, Chris Semple can send you
> one
> > he can test off another car for a small fee.  I
> > believe that due to the high cost and low
> availablity
> > of this part that they are NOT a common failure
> item.
> > I think the wiring connection gives up.
> >
> > Jim Accordino
> >
> >  --- Larry C Leung <l.leung at juno.com> wrote:
> > > Hello Listers:
> > >
> > > After trying to diagnose my 200's stumble
> yesterday
> > > on a cool damp day,
> > > lister Taka M and I couldn't find the problem.
> Car
> > > idled well, and ran
> > > strong,
> > > with just a slight stumble likely to be caused
> by
> > > the known (based on a
> > > 2342
> > > ECU code) bad Oxy Sensor. So, today, a
> moderately
> > > warm, sunny slightly
> > > humid day the car, well stumbles and didn't want
> to
> > > start when the car
> > > was
> > > warm (at least the kind of warm that a car
> sitting
> > > in the sun all day
> > > gets).
> > > Since the MF Sensor and water jacket temp sensor
> > > (the one in the head
> > > flange that's NOT the MFS) are new, the only
> other
> > > temp sensitive device
> > > I can think of is the air temp sensor mounted in
> the
> > > IC US passenger
> > > side end tank near the top and MM hose
> connection
> > > (yeah, I know, this
> > > has been brought up before by a few of you,
> > > including Taka). Anyway,
> > > I could use help from someone with a Family
> Album
> > > for the P/N and some
> > > good part sources if possible.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance to the list, this car would be
> > > unmanageable without
> > > it...
> > >
> > > LL - NY
> >
> >
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