# Heat sensor

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/heat-sensor/48598>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** caravan, code, dodge\
**Created:** [May 9, 2010, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heat-sensor/48598 "2010-05-09T19:28:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![haroldengle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7ab992/32.png) [@haroldengle](https://community.cartalk.com/u/haroldengle)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2010, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heat-sensor/48598/1 "2010-05-09T19:28:01Z")

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where is the heat sensor located on a 1996 dodge caravan

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2010, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heat-sensor/48598/2 "2010-05-09T19:36:08Z")

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The heater circuit for oxygen sensor bank #1 sensor #1 is slow to respond. This usually means the O2 sensor requires replacing.

Tester

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**Author:** ![haroldengle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7ab992/32.png) [@haroldengle](https://community.cartalk.com/u/haroldengle)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 3:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heat-sensor/48598/3 "2010-05-10T03:54:24Z")

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where is the sensor located at

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 12:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heat-sensor/48598/4 "2010-05-10T12:32:29Z")

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Which heat sensor. There will be one or more for the coolant, maybe one for the oil, another for the exhaust then maybe one for the intake air temp …

If you can tell us more, like why you care where it is located, maybe we can give you a better answer.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heat-sensor/48598/5 "2010-05-10T13:54:02Z")

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It’s threaded into the exhaust manifold, firewall side of the engine.

Tester

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**Author:** ![haroldengle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7ab992/32.png) [@haroldengle](https://community.cartalk.com/u/haroldengle)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 9:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heat-sensor/48598/6 "2010-05-10T21:22:38Z")

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my check engine light is on the the code tells me po133