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Old Jan 8, 2022 | 10:22 AM
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Hi all,

A bit of a weird one that reared its head on my 2003 GS430. My HVAC only blows red hot, or cold. Like at 16° showing on the display, it's very cold and on 16.5°+ it seems to be easily on max (like 30°C+)

It's a very odd one. It just started yesterday and the car has been parked up for a few weeks with no work recently carried out
At this point I'm guessing it's a mixture flap/servo motor related thing but has anyone had this exact issue before? Any advice very welcome.

Cheers all
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Old Jan 8, 2022 | 03:17 PM
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Sounds like an issue with the ambiant temp sensor, it’s in the driver side dash, near your right knee. Try cleaning it and make sure the vac line is in good condition
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Sounds like an issue with the ambiant temp sensor, it’s in the driver side dash, near your right knee. Try cleaning it and make sure the vac line is in good condition
Awesome, thank you for the insight, I will take a look. Could well be filthy or maybe the vac line has fallen off or something. Is there just the one cabin temp sensor?
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Seems like it uses a laser or something to measure the separate zones but this is the only one that ever gets mentioned for issues.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...mp-sensor.html
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Originally Posted by dwoods801
Seems like it uses a laser or something to measure the separate zones but this is the only one that ever gets mentioned for issues.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...mp-sensor.html
Awesome, thank you for info. Certainly sounds like that is my issue. I'll get access to the sensor and see what's what
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