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Old 08-21-2002, 09:52 AM
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I keep getting a 'low coolant' light in my dash, yet the coolant level is fine. So I suspect the sensor is kaput.

anyone know where this sensor is located ??

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Driver's side, front of the engine block, just below the exhaust manifold/header. Brass fitting.
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Default Re: location of coolant sensor ??????

take it out and clean it first before buying a new one. they get gunked up sometimes.
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I tried emailing you a picture of the sensor's location, and the email got returned. On my camaro, it looks like it's a couple inches below the fill cap, on the inside, or towards the engine.
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Default Re: location of coolant sensor ??????

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Predator:
<strong>Driver's side, front of the engine block, just below the exhaust manifold/header. Brass fitting.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I could be wrong, but that is probably the coolant temperature sensor. The coolant level sensor is most likely in the radiator or in the coolant overflow tank.
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You're absolutely right Nate, that is the ECT sensor. I'm not sure where the coolant level sensor is, I've been looking for it, too, in the manuals. Sorry about the wrong information; I made a mistake.
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Passenger side of the radiator. There's a c-clip on it, just push it in and pull out...A decent amount of coolant will come out if you didn't drain it. Clean with rubbing alcohol and q-tips. Or jusy unplug the damn thing! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
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Ya got me off the hook <img border="0" title="" alt="[Embarrassed]" src="gr_emb.gif" /> .
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HELLO? I think that's what I posted - what, you guys ignore people you don't know?
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You were right all along <img border="0" alt="[angel]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_angel.gif" /> .



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