Mercury Mountaineer Cylinder Head Temperature Sensor Replacement at your home or office.

What is the Cylinder Head Temperature Sensor all about?

Your engine control module monitors and regulates nearly all of your engine’s performance based on temperature measurements. During cold conditions or cold starts, the engine requires more fuel to run well and maintain a higher idle speed. When the engine is warm, less fuel is required for the engine to run smoothly and efficiently. There are a couple of methods car makers have utilized to determine engine temperature, with the most common being a coolant temperature sensor.

The coolant temperature sensor regularly monitors the engine’s heat based on the temperature of the fluid circulating in the block and reports it to the engine control module. The ECM adjusts EGR flow, engine timing and many other things based on this information. For vehicles not equipped with a coolant temperature sensor, a cylinder head temperature sensor, or CHT sensor, is employed. It consists of two resistors encapsulated in one sensor to maintain a wide operating temperature of -40F to 260F. One resistor monitors the high temperatures and the other, the low temperatures, and reports them in a voltage reading to the ECM. From this reading, the engine control module infers the coolant temperature and bases its adjustments on it. If the CHT sensor isn’t reading correct voltages, you can experience issues ranging from long cranking times and low idle speeds on cold starts to stalling and hesitation on acceleration while the engine is warm.