Coolant temp sensor
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Coolant temp sensor
Anyone have a pic of the location of the coolant temp sensor on our cars? I have scoured the internet and getting mixed signals between being under the supercharger pulley, to being on left side of water pump. Thanks!
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Different location than on the LT1/Stingray.
If you are troubleshooting a temperature control/fan issue be prepared to change the thermostat as well.
My experience is about a 50% success rate getting it right the first time. Symptoms and code are often the same.
Good luck.
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From experience it's a mother fk'er to get too. Need to remove intake and throttle body and be prepared to turn the wrench at 1/8" incriments at a time to remove sensor. Part is cheap. Found on Amazon for less than 20 dollars. LOL.
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Yes, it was. Was able to move some things around and get a ratcheting wrench in there and it wasn't so bad. I love engineers.
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good information in here.
assuming your temperature just stopped reading correctly all of a sudden and probably threw a code as well.
yeah doesnt look that bad at all to change, much coolant come out?
assuming your temperature just stopped reading correctly all of a sudden and probably threw a code as well.
yeah doesnt look that bad at all to change, much coolant come out?
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That's the really odd thing, I never got a code of any kind, ever. I would hear the fans come on while I was driving and my AC would stop working and blow warm air. No codes. I shut the car off one day and was away from it for 30 minutes, came back and they were still on. I would have to pop the negative cable off the battery to shut it off, and then it would work fine.
I guess I will find out if that was it next time I drive it. The weather was crappy this morning here so maybe tomorrow.
Oh, and no coolant at all came out. I guess its the position (yes my tank is full...lol)
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That's the really odd thing, I never got a code of any kind, ever. I would hear the fans come on while I was driving and my AC would stop working and blow warm air. No codes. I shut the car off one day and was away from it for 30 minutes, came back and they were still on. I would have to pop the negative cable off the battery to shut it off, and then it would work fine.
I guess I will find out if that was it next time I drive it. The weather was crappy this morning here so maybe tomorrow.
Oh, and no coolant at all came out. I guess its the position (yes my tank is full...lol)
I guess I will find out if that was it next time I drive it. The weather was crappy this morning here so maybe tomorrow.
Oh, and no coolant at all came out. I guess its the position (yes my tank is full...lol)