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Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor (ECTS): Description

Measure engine coolant temperature using NTC (Negative temperature coefficient) element. The thermostat resistance of NTC element decrease in response to rise of temperature.

It's used in determination of basic fuel quantity and ignition timing at starting, determination of basic idle control duty at starting, fuel and cooling fan control, and emission gas temperature modeling necessary for controlling emissions.

Fig 1: Locating ECTS
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