Vdo Ecu Pin
Vdo Ecu Pin
Vdo Ecu Pin
- The IAT sensor converts the engine intake air temperature into a voltage and inputs it to the ECU, which then corrects
the fuel injection rate, etc., based on the input signal.
- The +5V power in the ECU is supplied via a resistor in the unit to the IAT sensor. Via the sensor which is a kind of
resistor (termistor), it's then earthed in the ECU. The IAT sensor resistor has such characteristic that its resistance
decreases as the air temperature rises.
- The IAT sensor terminal voltage increases or decreases as the sensor resistance increases or decreases. Therefore the
IAT sensor terminal voltage changes with the intake air temperature, decreasing as the temperature rises.
+5V --- resistor in ECU (pin 80, Y)---*----IAT sensor ----- internal ground (pin 79, Bk)
Voltage is measured between * and internal ground
T increase - R decrease - V decrease
Standard Key-on engine-off (KOEO) readings
T = 273K, V = 3.2 - 3.8V
T = 293K, V = 2.3 - 2.9V
T = 313K, V = 1.5 - 2.1V
T = 353K, V = 0.1 - 1.0V
The IAT sensor senses the intake air temperature in the air intake hose so that it may indicate a temperature different
from outside temperature depending on the engine operation state.