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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 03:46 PM
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I just got my car back from paint and the car had been running well. I was driving it last night and the coolant light came on. So I checked the level. It was low so I topped it off and the resivore aswell. The light went off. I drove it for a little bit and the light came on again. I checked the level again and it had not dropped. The temp gauge isn't much above the mark between the 160* and the 210* mark. What do you guys think? Do I have something I should be worried about. The car is a 98 by the way so from what I understand it has the "functional" temp gauge. I have to make a 45min trip here around 5 pm so any input and the sooner the input the better.
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 04:05 PM
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is there a possiblity that there is an air pocket in the radiator that would cause this? I am trying to find a quick fix so I'm not late to work.
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 06:02 PM
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well I guess I am going to brave the trip and hope its just a bad sensor.
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the sensor is known to go bad. I wouldn't pay any attention to the low coolant light, just watch your temp gauge
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mine stays on. guessing its just a bad sensor because it never overheats and is always full
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just unplug it , problem solved
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