Wednesday, May 11, 2011

ECT( Engine Coolant Temperature) Sensor

ECT ( Engine Coolant Temperature )
Manufacture's Specification;
Temperature               Resistance
     (deg C)                      ( ohms)
       - 10                      7000 - 12000
         20                      2000 - 3000
         50                        700 - 1000
         80                        200 -   400
         85+                   Lees than 200
Measuring the resistance ;
I had take those pictures in diffrent temperature multimeter reading  ohms

Water Temperature
Resistance
    19 deg c
2.66 K ohms
     30 deg c
1.68 K ohms
     36 deg c
1.34 K ohms
     42 deg c
1.09 K ohms
     50 deg c
870 ohms
     55 deg c
670 ohms
     60 deg c
600 ohms
     70 deg c
435 ohms
     80 deg c
300 ohms
     90 deg c
250 ohms

In the chart up i had record the ohms reading in different temperature
 does the sensor meet manufactuter spec.. , what type  sensors , internal operation?

The inside of ECT sensor is found a thermistor , which is an electronic temperature sensitive variable - resistor. The ECT  ( thermistor) is an negative temperature coifficent sensor , this mean that is tmperture goes up resistance and voltage goes down or visversa.
The ECT works by changing it's internal resistance according to coolant temperature and therefore also changing the voltage drop according it .
The ECT signal determine by two diffrent pull up resistor inside the ECM. A high (3.60 K ohms) and low ( 345 ohms) impediance circuit is provided internally by ECM for the volts refrence.
A low coolant temperature the ECM uses of the pull up ( 3.60 K ohms) as temperature increase and over certian temperature value around 120 deg f . The ECM switch 5 v refrence internally to other pull up resistance 345 ohms.

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