Low Coolant
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Low Coolant
every time i start my car its fine but once i drive a few seconds the low coolant light comes on, but im not low on collant. i just had my rad flushed and i got them to but dexcool in but the light still comes on, is there a low coolant sensor that could be faulty if so does anybody know where this this is
any help would be awesome
any help would be awesome
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Some times it could be the mixture. more coolant than water can cause that. try draining some coolant out and adding more water. should do the trick. i experienced that with a 91 cavalier z24! give a try, if not, it should be a sensor.
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Some times it could be the mixture. more coolant than water can cause that. try draining some coolant out and adding more water. should do the trick. i experienced that with a 91 cavalier z24! give a try, if not, it should be a sensor.
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I had the same problem with my 90 cav but that doent seen to be the problem here thanks though
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I had the same problem with my 90 cav but that doent seen to be the problem here thanks though
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Yup its the sensor.....I had the problem...Poped the sensor out of a junked 93 and put it in mine....Light never comes on.....Problem Solved
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Re: Low Coolant
Originally Posted by Red Baron
every time i start my car its fine but once i drive a few seconds the low coolant light comes on, but im not low on collant. i just had my rad flushed and i got them to but dexcool in but the light still comes on, is there a low coolant sensor that could be faulty if so does anybody know where this this is
It'* plugged in on the passenger'* side of the radiator, about 1/3rd of the way down. Look straight down the back side of the radiator directly below the radiator cap. You'll find a two-wire electrical connector plugged into a square-ish plastic thingy. Unplug the connector and the warning will shut up. I forget how the sensor itself removes (it'* real easy -- it more-or-less just plugs into a hole), but of course the coolant comes gushing out when you do that, so don't pull the old sensor out until you have a replacement ready to go in.
Speaking of which, can anyone provide a part number and price?
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Ya...if the car comes equipped with Dexcool it says very clearly on the reservior "Use Dexcool only"
Stick with the green coolant, I doubt it was meant to be mixed. Wasn't there a huge post about this beofre somewhere?
Stick with the green coolant, I doubt it was meant to be mixed. Wasn't there a huge post about this beofre somewhere?
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I have had to replace my sensor twice in the last 3 yrs. As soon as I put the new one in problem goes away, but they are not cheap from the dealer. I paid about $50-$60 part #25696947 for 96 SSEI. The wreckers is worth a try like Polarbear says.
Siphon some of the antifreeze out into a bucket before unplugging it.
Siphon some of the antifreeze out into a bucket before unplugging it.