plug hole for low coolant sensor?
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From: Spokane, WA
plug hole for low coolant sensor? My low coolant sensor literally blew off the radiator the other day and caused my car to severely overheat. I have no idea what caused that and for some reason I can't seem to get it to stay in there without leaking now. I was wondering though, has anybody just plugged that hole somehow? I was going to/probably will just try replacing the o ring on the sensor and see if that fixes the leak issue, but i would kinda rather just plug it if there's a good way to go about that.
I did before I got my Griffin. Take the old sensor to an auto parts store and have them match it up with a rubber freeze plug (kind with a nut on it so itll expand and seal the hole). Worked great for me. If I would've thought about it I'd have saved my old one before I tossed the radiator a week ago lol. Its a small one, a 9/16, 5/8, something like that.
EDIT: Be careful NOT to crack the plastic end cap when you tighten it.
EDIT: Be careful NOT to crack the plastic end cap when you tighten it.
Same thing happened to me a few weeks ago OP.
On mine, the retaining clip was bent a bit and wouldn't hold on to the upper and lower barbs on the radiator at the same time. I pulled the clip, bent it in a bit more so it would clamp tighter, removed the battery (to get access) and made sure the top and bottom of the retaining clip were set properly. No problems since.
On mine, the retaining clip was bent a bit and wouldn't hold on to the upper and lower barbs on the radiator at the same time. I pulled the clip, bent it in a bit more so it would clamp tighter, removed the battery (to get access) and made sure the top and bottom of the retaining clip were set properly. No problems since.
Thread Starter
TECH Resident
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 749
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From: Spokane, WA
I did before I got my Griffin. Take the old sensor to an auto parts store and have them match it up with a rubber freeze plug (kind with a nut on it so itll expand and seal the hole). Worked great for me. If I would've thought about it I'd have saved my old one before I tossed the radiator a week ago lol. Its a small one, a 9/16, 5/8, something like that.
EDIT: Be careful NOT to crack the plastic end cap when you tighten it.
EDIT: Be careful NOT to crack the plastic end cap when you tighten it.
Same thing happened to me a few weeks ago OP.
On mine, the retaining clip was bent a bit and wouldn't hold on to the upper and lower barbs on the radiator at the same time. I pulled the clip, bent it in a bit more so it would clamp tighter, removed the battery (to get access) and made sure the top and bottom of the retaining clip were set properly. No problems since.
On mine, the retaining clip was bent a bit and wouldn't hold on to the upper and lower barbs on the radiator at the same time. I pulled the clip, bent it in a bit more so it would clamp tighter, removed the battery (to get access) and made sure the top and bottom of the retaining clip were set properly. No problems since.
