How to Remove Ambient Air Temp Sensor 2007-14 Toyota FJ Cruiser
Created on: 2019-07-09
Learn how to replace the ambient air temperature sensor on your 07-14 Toyota FJ Cruiser. Watch this 1A Auto video for step by step instructions!
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step 1 :Removing the Grille
- Remove the three lower push pin retainers
- Remove the two top push pin retainers
- Remove the two upper 10 mm screws
- Pry the retaining clip connecting to each headlight assembly
- Pry out the three inner panel clips
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step 2 :Removing the Ambient Air Temperature Sensor
- Pry the ambient air temperature sensor free
- Disconnect the sensor electrical connector
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step 3 :Installing the Ambient Air Temperature Sensor
- Reconnect the sensor electrical connector
- Push the sensor retaining clip into position
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step 4 :Installing the Grille
- Reposition the three white panel clips into the grille
- Push the grill into position to lock the three panel clips and the two retaining clips at the headlight assemblies
- Reinstall the two upper 10 mm screws
- Reinstall the two upper push pin retainers
- Reinstall the three lower push pin retainers
Tools needed
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Socket Extensions
Flat Blade Screwdriver
Plastic Fastener Remover
10mm Socket
Ratchet
Hey friends! It's Len here at 1A Auto. Today, we're working on a 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser, and we're going to show you how to replace the ambient air temp sensor. It's going to be a very easy job. I want to be the guy that shows you how to do it. If you need any parts, you can always check us out at 1aauto.com. Thanks.
We're doing to go ahead and take off the grill. There's a couple of push clips. We've got one here, one located on this side, and then there's some located down in the bottom area there. Okay, so let's see if I can get my hand down right here. All I'm going to do is I'm going to try to lift up the center area. There we are. Grab it, lift it up out of there. This is what it's look like. When you go to lock it, you just press this in and it pushes these tabs out, okay? Set that aside. I might as well start on one end here. There we are. Same as the first. I'm just going to come along. There's on in the center. There's a little clip right here, this one, to get the grill off of here. We're just going to slide it, but we won't worry about that yet. Come over here and lift that up. Another clip. There we are. Cool. Okay. 10 mm, 10 mm. That's what it looks like. A little rusted. I'm not worried about it. Another one, same as the first.
Now, we've got a little clip right here, and what you do for these, there's a little tab on the left side, you push that. Okay. Then push that. There we are. Come along this way. Do the same thing for this one. Give that a little push. Okay. You're going to need a little hookey-doo. Hookey-tool. Right down there, there's a little white clip. Little white clip, and then all the way over there, there's another little white clip. I'm just going to go ahead and stick it in here, push that out. Let's see if I can get this one. I'll show you what these clips look like. That's what they look like right there. Nothing too special about them. I mean, they're very special. You don't find many clips out there. There we are. Now we've removed our grill assembly.
Here we are, friends. We've got the facial grill assembly off. Right here's our ambient air temp sensor. All we're going to do, let's see what we can do here. I'm going to take my little tool, pop it out of here. Okay. Now, we can see what's going on. We've got a little squeeze tab right there. You're going to squeeze it, grip it, and pull it, okay? You always want to take a look and make sure there's no funny colors in there. There's no browns, or greens, or blues, or anything like that. This looks pretty great. Here's our sensor and now you can go ahead and replace it if you want.
All right. Now, we're going to take our connector, slide it right in, give it a little tug. It feels pretty great. Take this, clip it in. There we are. Now we're clear to move onto the next step.
All right. We've got our grill. We want to make sure all of our push clips are in. We've got one here, I've got two more. One goes right here, one goes over on this side. Cool. We'll get everything lined up. These long prongs go inside the bottom holes there, and then these little clippies go in the top one. Just give it a little bonk, bonk, bonk, bonk. Cool. Okay. Two screws. Just get them started. Awesome. We've got our push clips. Okay. Put some down there. We'll grab those ones in a minute. Come right up along the top here. Three clips left, three holes left. I'm just going to get it lined up here. One, two, if I can get my hand in here. Looks good. Okay. Let's tighten these up. Perfect. We'll clean up our mess. Good to go.
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