Instrumentation

Make

Volvo

Model

900 Series 940 Factory Service Manual

Year

1991–1998

Section

38 Instrumentation › Specifications, electrical/electronic › Instrumentation

3 Electrical systemInstrumentation

Instrumentation

Specifications, electrical/electronic

Applies to: 1991–1995

Fuel level sensor

Lever type sensor 1982 - 1986

Fuel	Volume liters	Resistance
Empty tank	0	296 ± 15 Ω
Full tank	60 (16 gal)	36 ± 2 Ω

Lever type sensor 1987 - Tubular type sensor 1986 - 1992

Fuel	Volume liters	Resistance
Empty tank	0	0 Ω
Full tank	60 (16 gal)	280 Ω

Lever type sensor, aux. tank 1982 -1985

Fuel	Volume liters	Resistance
Empty aux. tank	0	18 Ω
Full aux. tank	20 (5.3 gal)	1 Ω

Lever type sensor, aux. tank 1986 -

Fuel	Volume liters	Resistance
Empty aux. tank	0	0 Ω
Full aux. tank: - aux. tank lever-type sensor	20 (5.3 gal)	60 Ω
Full aux. tank: - main sensor aux. lever-type sensor	20 (5.3 gal)	27.5 Ω

Tubular type sensor 1993 -

Fuel	Volume liters	Resistance
Empty tank	0	130 ± 15 Ω
Full tank	60 / 80 (15.9/21.1 gal)	2 ± 2 Ω

Temperature sensor coolant

Resistances at different temperatures. Always allow temperature to stabilize before taking reading.

1982 - 1986

Temperature	Resistance sensor
60°C (140°F)	217 ± 35 Ω
90°C (194°F)	87 ± 15 Ω
100°C (212°F)	67 ± 15 Ω

1987 - 1993

Temperature	Resistance sensor
60°C (140°F)	560 Ω
90°C (194°F)	206 Ω
100°C (212°F)	153 Ω

1994 -

Temperature	Resistance sensor
20°C (68°F)	780 Ω
90°C (194°F)	75 Ω

Speedometer

Sensor	Resistance
	1820 ± 180 Ω

Flywheel

Sensor	Resistance
1982-1990	240 ± 25 Ω
1991-1994	170 ± 30 Ω
1995-	200 - 400 Ω

Outside temperature

Sensor	Resistance
0°C (32°F)	1333 ± 24 Ω
10°C (50°F)	868 ± 14 Ω
20°C (68°F)	582 ± 8.5 Ω

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