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Old Mar 20, 2005 | 06:46 PM
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my low coolant light is coming on, the red box with an arrow pointing down.... i have put antifreeze in it 3 times and the light keeps coming on and the third time the tube over flowed. And the light is still on. I got under the car and didn't notice any leaks. Is it going into my block or is the sensor screwed up? Has anyone experienced this at all?
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Old Mar 20, 2005 | 07:25 PM
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Is your car a 99? I had the low coolant light come on, turns out it was a sensor assembly (passenger side of rad near the top) replaced under warranty--not sure how many years this was a problem.
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Old Mar 20, 2005 | 07:34 PM
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clean the sensor
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Old Mar 20, 2005 | 08:01 PM
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Mine is doing the same thing. I just replaced the coolant and the light is still on. I figured the sensor is phucked since the coolant was brown and shitty lookin. Maybe I just need to replace the sensor also.

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Old Mar 20, 2005 | 09:14 PM
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awsome, I am in the process of putting in a 100 shot of nitrous and thought I had some horrible issue that was gonna set me back. Thanks for the good news. And yes it is a 99z
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my moms 99 WS6 had same prob. just replaced it.
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some people have had good results after cleaning the probe with a cotton swab and others like myself have had the lights stay off for a few days just to come back on again. You can try cleaning it, buying a new one at the dealer, or just unplugging the connector to get the low coolant light to turn off... like me
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