Diagnostic Trouble Code: B0158
Diagnostic Trouble Code Name: Outside Air Temperature Sensor Circuit
Vehicle Make: Vauxhall
Vehicle Model: VXR8 (VE)
Diagnostic Code Entered By: ZerOne
Diagnostic Code Entered On: Wed Oct 06, 2010 11:00 pm
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Diagnostic Trouble Code Description:
Transmission Fluid Temperature (TFT) Sensor Circuit Low Voltage
Possible Sensor Faults
TCM
Possible Related Diagnostic Trouble Codes
DTCP0712
Circuit / System Description
The automatic transmission fluid temperature (TFT) sensor is part of the automatic transmission fluid pressure (TFP) manual valve position switch. The TFT sensor is a thermistor, or a resistor that changes value when the temperature changes. The sensor has a negative-temperature coefficient. This means that as the temperature increases, the resistance decreases, and as the temperature decreases, the resistance increases. The transmission control module (TCM) supplies a 5-volt reference signal to the sensor and measures the voltage drop in the circuit. When the transmission fluid is cold, the sensor resistance is high and the TCM detects high signal voltage. As the fluid temperature increases, the resistance of the sensor decreases, which lowers the signal voltage.
If the TCM detects a short to ground in the TFT sensor or signal circuit, then DTC?P0712 sets. DTC?P0712 is a type?C DTC.
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