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Coolant Temperature (TW) Sensor

The TW sensor uses a temperature dependent resistor (thermistor) to measure differences in coolant temperature. Basic discharge read out is by signals sent from TW sensor through ECU. Resistance of thermistor decreases with a rise in coolant temperature.