Opinions/Fix Coolant Sensor?
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Opinions/Fix Coolant Sensor?
car over heated yesterday because S/belt fell off, of course sending the temperature 205* . Ok so fixed the belt issue see the tensioner needs to be changed. but the COOLANT LOW keeps showing on display. Opinions/Fix
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did you lose coolant? 205 is NOT hot...you should be able to clear that light...unless the level is low that light shouldn't stay on...
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I added 3/4 of coolant and the the display still said Coolant Low I hit the rest and took a short ride last nit to make sure there was no other damage and then it came back on
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sounds to me like air in the system....you may have cycled it enough to allow you to add more now if it is low...what is it showing on the overflow tank?
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must have air in the system...the whole system holds around 2.5 gal....not sure exactly I just did a water pump swap and it took almost 2.5 gallons of coolant.
sounds to me like air in the system....you may have cycled it enough to allow you to add more now if it is low...what is it showing on the overflow tank?
sounds to me like air in the system....you may have cycled it enough to allow you to add more now if it is low...what is it showing on the overflow tank?
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ahhhh.....thats different. I was wondering about that....
so did you lose coolant? Because unless there was a loss I can't see how it would read low unless the temp kills the sensor.
for a second opinion...
in the meantime what is the level reading in the overflow tank now...there is a Cold Full line on the side. I know these cars are real picky about coolant level
so did you lose coolant? Because unless there was a loss I can't see how it would read low unless the temp kills the sensor.
for a second opinion...in the meantime what is the level reading in the overflow tank now...there is a Cold Full line on the side. I know these cars are real picky about coolant level
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You say Full....Full Hot or Full Cold...2 different things..
if you discover it is full and you want to try and cycle the air out of the system there is a procedure...let me see if I can find it
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heading out to change the oil on my 99..I will check in later
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Just to point out the obvious. The sensor is in the overflow tank. If the overflow tank is showing the proper level then you've got a sensor problem.
The good news is a new tank should only run you about $60 and it comes with the new sensor.
Peter
The good news is a new tank should only run you about $60 and it comes with the new sensor.
Peter
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Thanks for everyones help. Still going to try and sell it before the summers over for $15k
