low oil and low coolant light
10-15-2008, 09:08 PM
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low oil and low coolant light my cars low oil and low coolant light come on at variable different times throughout driving. they come on and turn off. before anyone tells me to check the fluids, i already have and made sure that they were all at the proper levels. haha. im assuming its just the sensors going, but i wanted to see if anyone on here had any experience with this and could clue me in on maybe cleaning them since they dont seem to be permanently damaged to save the hassle of having to replace. thanks
10-15-2008, 09:14 PM
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Check wiring to both sensors and make sure its not damaged. Disconnect the connectors and check them as well. If all is well, replace both sensors.
I would also check your radiator cap. I have had the cap let coolant out of the system but not back in, thus creating the problem of low coolant, making you think the sensor is bad when in fact the system cant draw coolant from the reservoir to keep it full.
I would also check your radiator cap. I have had the cap let coolant out of the system but not back in, thus creating the problem of low coolant, making you think the sensor is bad when in fact the system cant draw coolant from the reservoir to keep it full.
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yeah pretty much what i figured. ill check the wiring and check the sensors. to be honest i dont know where they are on the lt1 though. anyone have a pic or something? thanks
10-16-2008, 02:00 PM
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Shoebox has pics of them on his site:
http://shbox.com/1/low_oil_sensor.jpg
http://shbox.com/1/low_coolant.jpg
http://shbox.com/1/low_oil_sensor.jpg
http://shbox.com/1/low_coolant.jpg
10-16-2008, 03:50 PM
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Very helpful site. Thanks alot! any reccomedations for sensors? can i just go to vatozone or should i get them from a dealer? id assume the vatozone specials would be fine but i dont want to be replacing these every week either.
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10-16-2008, 07:34 PM
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thanks alot. figured the dealer would be higher but some things id like to have peace of mind on. the engines oil and coolant are two things that are on that list haha. but the sensors from autozone should be just fine i would think. thanks again!
