coolant temp sensor question
#2
Not necessarily, I'm in the process of troubleshooting mine right now. It the gauge takes ages to move up to vertical, and once i get on the highway it drops back to cold. Spend any time sitting in traffic it goes back to normal, but a little spirited driving and back to cold it goes. My heater still blows hot, top radiator hose is hot, so i don't think its a stuck thermostat. In any event, a $15 20 minute job to change the sensor isn't a bad investment considering what a PITA it is to change a thermostat on 00+
#3
Not necessarily, I'm in the process of troubleshooting mine right now. It the gauge takes ages to move up to vertical, and once i get on the highway it drops back to cold. Spend any time sitting in traffic it goes back to normal, but a little spirited driving and back to cold it goes. My heater still blows hot, top radiator hose is hot, so i don't think its a stuck thermostat. In any event, a $15 20 minute job to change the sensor isn't a bad investment considering what a PITA it is to change a thermostat on 00+
#4
Thanks for the response, I'm trying to install the black plastic clip that snaps over the pipe beneath the cts and I'm having trouble. Does that clip prevent the sensor from popping out? Because I can't figure out how it does that if that's the case. I can feel the narrow part of the pipe that it seems to fit over.
#5
Thats a very painful part of my life and I'd appreciate it if you didn't bring it up anymore
OP, yes, the clip is supposed to hold the sensor in. From the DIY's I've read, if you don't put the clip on right, when your car reaches operating temperature, the sensor shoots out and coolant sprays everywhere.
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