low coolant light wont go away!!!
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Glad I found this thread before I simply bought another $40 sensor...
My PS sucks, too. This is still the case after a brand new steering rack was put in a couple years back. Thought it might be the pump but now I wonder...
EDIT: No PS cooler in my 99 Z28. Back to square one.
My PS sucks, too. This is still the case after a brand new steering rack was put in a couple years back. Thought it might be the pump but now I wonder...
EDIT: No PS cooler in my 99 Z28. Back to square one.
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You sure you're unplugging the correct sensor? My stock one went bad and I unplugged it until I could replace it. Then less than a year later, the replacement went bad, and it's been unplugged ever since...that was YEARS ago. My light went off as soon as I unplugged it...
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No. When I was trying to remove the connection plug some coolant leaked so I looked to see where it was coming from unplugged so I wiggled the sensor and it was leaking with slight pressure from side to side. It couldn't possibly hold any type of pressure with this happening. I hear there is a special way to bleed air from the coolant system on this car as well.
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Please post a picture for us so we can see what you are looking at. Unplugging the sensor should definitely cut the circuit and cause the light to go away. (Unless there is a short in the wiring.)
Don't believe everything you hear. (particularly on the internet) Now that you've said this, we may not be able to avoid the coolant trolls being summoned to this thread...
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Well the coolant thing was from a fella at work that has a TA a little older than mine. He said there are air bleeds on his engine. I don't see any on mine and I would certainly not be happy with myself if I damaged the all aluminum engine!!!! Coolant trolls?? This is the sensor I ordered and is leaking.
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Sounds like your friend at work has an older LT1 Trans Am ('93-'97) with the reverse flow cooling system, which is an entirely different engine from your '99. No special bleed process is required for an LS1 in my experience, and I've changed the coolant many times on my various LS1s over the last ~20 years.
That sensor should not be leaking coolant, disconnected or not. So that is a problem. But the fact that your low coolant light still shows with the sensor disconnected is a separate issue, and may be the result of a wiring issue as suggested by wssix99 above.
That sensor should not be leaking coolant, disconnected or not. So that is a problem. But the fact that your low coolant light still shows with the sensor disconnected is a separate issue, and may be the result of a wiring issue as suggested by wssix99 above.
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Swell. I guess there must be a wiring issue. I fixed the one for the power seat so maybe I can fix this one. I wouldn't worry about it but I like things to work correctly. Just **** me I guess. I suppose I could just read the gauges. It's supposed to run about 210 degrees right?
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The stock T-stat is an 86°C (187°F) unit, and the factory fan settings don't even activate the low speed fans until 227°F (and high speed if 235°F is reached) so, depending on ambient conditions and operational situation, it's entirely possible (and likely) to never see any deviation in the "210" gauge reading even though your temp swing might be as much as ~45 degrees during different periods of operation after full warm-up.
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Can you post a picture of what you are looking at?
I recall people also get confused by the lines that some cars have to heat up the throttle body in the winter.
Stay vigilant and don't believe anything they say. If you let them in, they will eat your brain like an amoeba.
Sounds like your friend at work has an older LT1 Trans Am ('93-'97) with the reverse flow cooling system, which is an entirely different engine from your '99. No special bleed process is required for an LS1 in my experience, and I've changed the coolant many times on my various LS1s over the last ~20 years.
Stay vigilant and don't believe anything they say. If you let them in, they will eat your brain like an amoeba.
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On the 1998 cars the gauge and sender is different; it's much more functional and accurate, and will show noticeable movement as coolant temps swing within that typical range (I do not believe there is any easy way to convert to a '98 setup, as there are several applicable differences between the two - including cluster, sender & wiring, and PCM).
Yes, your picture above is in fact the low coolant sensor. It should be attached to an upper port on the passenger side radiator tank. If that's what you unplugged, then it's the correct sensor. No idea why the light would still be on with that unplugged, other than a short as mentioned above.
FWIW, the 2002 cars did not come with a low coolant sensor. Perhaps because these sensors had proved problematic? So leaving it unplugged basically puts you in the same boat as the '02 cars.
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I found a new sensor on Evilbay for under $5 so I can pull the old one and replace real quick like and not loose too much coolant. Should take care of the leak unless the radiator is cracked somehow. Could I somehow take a bulb out of the dash to release myself from this raunchy red horror that won't go away?
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You should be careful - If you don't get the sensor seated correctly or the clip on correctly, it will leak. (Your current sensor may be physically fine and your current leaks could be caused by the clip popping out of place.)