Climate Control - Sunload Sensor

[justin911]

Hey peoples

i was doing that climate control diagnostics test just now on my r33 and it came back saying error 25..

which aparantly means my sunload sensor..

Anyone know what a sunload sensor does.. ?? besides im assuming.. sense the load of the sun the a/c and all that is working fine though, i was just bored and playing around..

thanks

[Guest Variable]

If you were in the shade when you did the test, then it will always come up 25. Try it out in the sun.

[justin911]

yip your right, i tried it outside in the sun and it came bak normal..

thanks for your help

[LoNg_ShaNks]

Sweet mine passed no probs. Though when i first tried it in the shade it was reporting the same error number.

Variable thanks for the tip mate it should have registered upstairs when it obviously states sunload sensor.

Edited March 24, 2006 by LoNg_ShaNks

[ferni]

It's the thing on top of your dash down the bottom of the windscreen, little black circle about the size of a 10c peice...

[MearCat]

Anyone know what a sunload sensor does.. ?? besides im assuming.. sense the load of the sun

thanks

The sunload sensor is just a LDR (Light Dependant Resistor) and is used by the climate control. When it detects eg. the sun has come out from behind clouds, the climate control cranks up the air con a little to account for extra heat that the sun would give heating up your car.