Help ... False Hot Engine?
Drifting
Joined: Dec 2006
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From: Down on the bayou La.
WOW! I just re-visited this thread after a loooong time....u people need to understand that u do not drive junk....proper parts of good quality are MANDATORY.....unless u like running around chasing your tail
Le Mans Master
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From: The Arid Sunny Desert
What does this have to do with the "Hot Engine Air Conditioning Off" Message appearing as soon as you start the car up in the AM? Also while driving, the gauge ocassionally jumps up into the red and right bwack down to being dead triggering the "Check Coolant Level", "Coolant Over Temperature" & "Change Engine Oil" Messages even though all is physically fine with the temps and coolant levels? The only thing not happening is the A/C!!
Burning Brakes
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From: 1BadC6 New Jersey
St. Jude Donor '08
I went through this before myself
the computer is getting conflicting info.
Each time you make a change disconnect the batttery
Mike
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Racer
Joined: May 2007
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From: Holbrook NY
What does this have to do with the "Hot Engine Air Conditioning Off" Message appearing as soon as you start the car up in the AM? Also while driving, the gauge ocassionally jumps up into the red and right bwack down to being dead triggering the "Check Coolant Level", "Coolant Over Temperature" & "Change Engine Oil" Messages even though all is physically fine with the temps and coolant levels? The only thing not happening is the A/C!!
If you did not make any mods and are getting the message, I would then take it to the dealer as it may not be the same reason for the message.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jun 2004
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From: The Arid Sunny Desert
I do have mods but it is odd that this condition disables the entire coolant temperature gauge altogether and creates a Hot engine message when in actuality it cannnot heat up to the proper temperature. Yesterday it began flipping out altogether with buzzes and chimes. This is the third time for this issue and I am losing my patience.
Former Vendor
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From: Ossining New York
St. Jude Donor '07-'08-'09-'10-'12-'13-'14
Everyone Plase Remember!
As the originator of this long thread, I can tell you I went through the process of disconnecting the battery for a few minutes ... several times. This was not the permanent fix. If you have installed a 160 t'stat recently, it is likely a warning the computer throws when the engine does not warm up at the expected rate. The only way I could get this resolved, permanently, was to have my local tuner (CoW) change a parameter in the computer so it NEVER gives a low temp warning. (Given where I live in the country, plus global warming, I will never see a real world condition where that warning is relevant).
If you did not make any mods and are getting the message, I would then take it to the dealer as it may not be the same reason for the message.
If you did not make any mods and are getting the message, I would then take it to the dealer as it may not be the same reason for the message.
EVERYONE PLEASE REMEMBER! The #1 cause for this problem is installing modified stats or SMALL BLOCK CHEVY stats in place of the proper 2 stage LS2 type stat.
Trying to save money in this department is a bad idea....
Call me if you have any questions.
Chuck CoW
