Pinpoint Test DA: Intake Air Temperature (IAT) Sensor: Introduction
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2010 Mercury Mariner and 2010 Ford Escape. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
WARNING:
TO PREVENT THE RISK OF HIGH-VOLTAGE SHOCK, ALWAYS FOLLOW PRECISELY ALL WARNINGS AND SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS, INCLUDING INSTRUCTIONS TO DEPOWER THE SYSTEM. THE HIGH-VOLTAGE HYBRID SYSTEM UTILIZES APPROXIMATELY 300 VOLTS DC, PROVIDED THROUGH HIGH-VOLTAGE CABLES TO ITS COMPONENTS AND MODULES. THE HIGH-VOLTAGE CABLES AND WIRING ARE IDENTIFIED BY ORANGE HARNESS TAPE OR ORANGE WIRE COVERING. ALL HIGH-VOLTAGE COMPONENTS ARE MARKED WITH HIGH-VOLTAGE WARNING LABELS WITH A HIGH-VOLTAGE SYMBOL. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH.
This pinpoint test is intended to diagnose the following:
- integrated mass air flow (MAF)/intake air temperature (IAT) sensor (12B579)
- harness circuits: IAT and SIGRTN
- powertrain control module (PCM) (12A650)
Voltage values calculated for VPWR equals 5 volts. These values can vary by 15% due to sensor and VPWR variations.
TEMPERATURE SENSOR VOLTAGE AND RESISTANCE SPECIFICATIONS
| Temperature | Temperature Sensor Values | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| °C | °F | Voltage | Resistance (K ohms) |
| 120 | 248 | 0.28 | 1.18 |
| 110 | 230 | 0.36 | 1.55 |
| 100 | 212 | 0.47 | 2.07 |
| 90 | 194 | 0.61 | 2.80 |
| 80 | 176 | 0.80 | 3.84 |
| 70 | 158 | 1.05 | 5.37 |
| 60 | 140 | 1.37 | 7.70 |
| 50 | 122 | 1.77 | 10.97 |
| 40 | 104 | 2.23 | 16.15 |
| 30 | 86 | 2.74 | 24.27 |
| 20 | 68 | 3.26 | 37.30 |
| 10 | 50 | 3.73 | 58.75 |
| 0 | 32 | 4.14 | 95.85 |
| -10 | 14 | 4.45 | 160.31 |