Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
After researching the “check engine” light for my 2002 Nissan Sentra, I’ve determined that the thermostat and coolant temperature sensor needed to be replaced. I swapped out the old thermostat for a new one, but I am having difficulty locating this coolant temperature sensor. I know absolutely nothing about car engines, and I ...
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Friday, September 11th, 2009
I need to replace my coolant temperature sensor and i cant find it anywhere. the dealer is trying to charge me $200 bucks to try to replace something as easy as this…anybody got a 2004 Audi 1.8 V6 A4?
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Thursday, July 9th, 2009
I bought a performance chip that is suppose to connect to the engine coolant temperature sensor on a 95 Mazda Mx-3, 4 cylinder. But i dont know the location of the sensor
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Posted in Mazda | 2 Comments »
Thursday, July 9th, 2009
The coolant sensor has been coming on, coolant level was fine, white smoke/steam started coming out after being driven for a little while. Sensor part replaced, radiator flushed and coolant replaced, sensor still lighting up on computer. Engine temp 90C and coolant 121C.
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Sunday, June 7th, 2009
it is not located in front of the radiator under the bumper cover.
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Posted in GMC | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
I recently took my explorer (2001 xlt, 4door) in for a smog test and I failed the test. My overall test results showed that I PASSed the visual inspection and PASSed the emissions test, but FAILed the functional check. The code (P0117) showed that the engine coolant temperature sensor was showing low input. does ...
Posted in Ford | 2 Comments »
Sunday, August 16th, 2009
My outside temperature sensor is going bad. At 80 degrees Fahrenheit the temperature registers negative 30 degrees Fahrenheit. This causes the AC compressor to go off automatically. When I hit the switch to manually turn on the AC, it stays off. Is there another way to override the problem without changing the outside temperature sensor?
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Thursday, July 9th, 2009
The code reads “Coolant temperature below thermostat regulaing temperature”.
What exactly does this indicate?
Will I need to replace the thermostat? How much does this usually cost?
My car has 103,000 miles on it, 2004 s40, 1.9L turbo.
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Sunday, June 7th, 2009
My car is always overheating to dangerous zone while i drive for short busy road in few minutes time. If i do speed in motorway at higher gear it is slowly heating than while i stop in traffic light.My mechanic says it has gasket probs but i see my fan not kicking off even after ...
Posted in BMW | 4 Comments »
Friday, September 11th, 2009
Hi,
The temperature guage on my 95 WRX is rising to 3/4 way hot after a good drive when I park up. (It does not always happen)
Some coolant comes out the coolant expansion bottle on the passanger side of the car
I’ve just had the head gasket replaced and fitted a new radiator..
The only 2 things left ...
Posted in Subaru | 2 Comments »
