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Old Apr 25, 2006 | 05:42 PM
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ok the car in question isa 98 z28 m6. my low coolant light comes on after warm up. now the car does not over heat, coolant level both in the rad and in overflow is fine, and the arrows on the rad cap is pointing in the right direction. so why is the damn light on. gots me baffled.
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Old Apr 25, 2006 | 05:48 PM
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Old Apr 25, 2006 | 05:49 PM
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Old Apr 25, 2006 | 05:50 PM
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The coolant level switch that reads the coolant level in the jug could be bad.
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Old Apr 25, 2006 | 05:51 PM
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low coolant sensor
damn, beat me to it.
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Old Apr 25, 2006 | 05:52 PM
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Its just bad, replace it. You can try cleaning it but that didn't work for me and I cleaned it to look like new.
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Old Apr 25, 2006 | 05:55 PM
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ok thanks for the fast replies. where do i find this cts
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Old Apr 25, 2006 | 06:08 PM
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It's right below the radiator cap. You'll see the plug. If you clean it and it doesn't work, just unplug the bitch and zip-tie it out of the way. Mine has been like that for over a year. They are well known for giving false signals and whatnot.
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Old Apr 25, 2006 | 06:08 PM
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It's on the passenger side of the radiator, about 4-5" down from the cap. Another option is just disconnect the wiring and the light should stay off. Believe GM did away with them on our cars in '00? I know my car doesn't have one.
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Old Apr 25, 2006 | 06:37 PM
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Yeah I already replace mines twices...in 1 year, try hitting the sensor with a srewdriver and sometimes it goes away (by taping the back of the sensor).. but it comes back on sometimes
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Old Apr 25, 2006 | 08:24 PM
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if i unplug it will the light stay on or go off
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Old Apr 25, 2006 | 10:33 PM
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Originally Posted by purple98haz28
if i unplug it will the light stay on or go off
It will go byebye. Almost like GM knew it would **** up. Mine is unplugged and zip-tied to the a/c line right by it.
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Old Apr 25, 2006 | 10:44 PM
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I am a victim of the ever annoying low coolant light as well
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Old Apr 25, 2006 | 11:28 PM
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I Xed mine a LONG time ago.
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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 03:13 AM
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yup i just unplugged it, i hate driving around with 5 idiot lights in my face, i dont need my car to tell me im an idiot
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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 03:33 AM
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I unplugged mine and it is just there for plugging the hole now.
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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 09:47 AM
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Yeah, mine has been pissing me off by going on and off. This thread has inspired me to go out to the garage and unplug the thing......like I should have two months ago.
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Old May 18, 2006 | 07:14 PM
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I got the same bloody problem , im gonna mess with it later when I get home. thanx for the help in locating that dam sensor
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Old May 18, 2006 | 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Latin-Man
I got the same bloody problem , im gonna mess with it later when I get home. thanx for the help in locating that dam sensor
Thank you for searching instead of asking!

You could'a not bumped this thread though, kinda defeats the purpose!
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Old May 19, 2006 | 03:30 AM
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That's funny...lately I've been tempted to post up on this. Mine has been going on and off randomly for a couple weeks now, but the coolant level is fine. I assumed it was just a bad sensor, and now I know. Guess I'll be tying mine off tomorrow!
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