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Act, ECT & Vat Sensor Specifications

NOTE: For resistance test, measure resistance across sensor terminals.
ECT, ACT & VAT SENSORS RESISTANCE & VOLTAGE SPECIFICATIONS (EXCEPT 2.2L PROBE)

Sensors °F (°C) Specifications Volts (K Ohms)
ECT & ACT (Except 2.2L Probe) 
248 (120) 0.27 (1.18)
230 (110) 0.35 (1.55)
212 (100) 0.46 (2.07)
194 (90) 0.60 (2.80)
176 (80) 0.78 (3.84)
158 (70) 1.02 (5.37)
140 (60) 1.33 (7.70)
122 (50) 1.70 (10.97)
104 (40) 2.13 (16.15)
86 (30) 2.60 (24.27)
68 (20) 3.07 (37.30)
50 (10) 3.51 (58.75)
VAT 
248 (120) 0.38 (0.11)
230 (110) 0.46 (0.14)
212 (100) 0.56 (0.19)
194 (90) 0.76 (0.25)
176 (80) 0.95 (0.33)
158 (70) 1.19 (0.44)
140 (60) 1.49 (0.60)
122 (50) 1.84 (0.83)
104 (40) 2.23 (1.18)
86 (30) 2.65 (1.70)
68 (20) 3.07 (2.50)
50 (10) 3.46 (3.77)
ECT & VAT SENSORS (PROBE 2.2L)

Temperature °F (°C) Voltage (1) Resistance Ohms
-4 (-20) 4.70 10-20
32 (0) 3.40 4-7
68 (20) 2.50 2-3
104 (40) 2.00 0.9-1.3
140 (60) 1.20 0.4-0.7
176 (80) 0.70 0.2-0.4
(1) Measure resistance between sensor signal circuit and SIG RTN pin.