emergency help needed
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Racer
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emergency help needed
Need some help here. I'm sitting here waiting for a tow. Got an engine over heating warning, analog gauge dead at 0, digital gauge maxed at hot. Oil temp was 212 and trans temp 195.
Car is a 08 vert w/80k.
What's up? Any ideas?
Car is a 08 vert w/80k.
What's up? Any ideas?
Racer
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Something's up with your cooling system?
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Racer
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Got the low coolant level last week. Tank was at full mark. Fiddled with the wire on the temp sensor to make sure it was as it should be. My main worry is has any damage been done? I had to drive it about a mile 1/2 to get it to a safe place to pull off.
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Do we have electric fans I have never checked but I had the same problem in my ford a few weeks ago one year old transit connect the electric fan failed and the temperature shot up while in traffic. They towed and repaired the truck for free not complaints.
Good luck keep us posted as to what you find I wouldn't expect it to be anything serious.
Good luck keep us posted as to what you find I wouldn't expect it to be anything serious.
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As long as you have adequate coolant and your water pump is working, I'd just drive it home. If a sensor isn't working, of course it's going to tell you that something is overheating when in fact it isn't. Sometimes you gotta ignore idiot lights & warnings and determine from a pure mechanical perspective if everything is functioning correctly. Sometimes you gotta separate electrical from mechanical. Drive the damn thing home unless you are for certain no coolant is being circulated through the engine.
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These are things that need to be checked out.
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coolant temp reading
If the connector and wires for the temp sensor break down(common failure) It will cause the issue described. I have experienced this in my 05 GTO twice. The heat is hard on the wiring. GM sells the connector with about 12" of wire as a repair item. Connector is on drivers cylinder head in front of the exhaust manifold. FYI
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If the connector and wires for the temp sensor break down(common failure) It will cause the issue described. I have experienced this in my 05 GTO twice. The heat is hard on the wiring. GM sells the connector with about 12" of wire as a repair item. Connector is on drivers cylinder head in front of the exhaust manifold. FYI
to be 200 to 210. Not maxed out.
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Racer
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Emergency Help
Ok everyone, its done nd here are the details...
1. temps quoted were what I was reading on the dic, trans:198, oil:212, analog coolant temp pegged at 0, digital temp gauge: coolant temp XXX
2. Finally got it home after a 4 hour wait. Two trucks came and niether had a battery jumper box. A jump was needed after siting running the flashers constantly and the accessory mode intermitently put a drain on a battery going bad.
3. Replaced both the battery and temp sensor and ran car for 30 min to get the temps up; no problems.
Thanks for all your insights. Just one more question...
Will the tire pressures reset themselves? They are all reading 0 psi.
1. temps quoted were what I was reading on the dic, trans:198, oil:212, analog coolant temp pegged at 0, digital temp gauge: coolant temp XXX
2. Finally got it home after a 4 hour wait. Two trucks came and niether had a battery jumper box. A jump was needed after siting running the flashers constantly and the accessory mode intermitently put a drain on a battery going bad.
3. Replaced both the battery and temp sensor and ran car for 30 min to get the temps up; no problems.
Thanks for all your insights. Just one more question...
Will the tire pressures reset themselves? They are all reading 0 psi.