01-11-2013, 07:29 PM
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Temp gauge needle
Today when I was driving home from work I was in traffic and after a while the needle will jump from below the mid to above mid, it kept doing it til I got home. Wtf is that. Kinda scared me
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01-11-2013, 08:35 PM
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Like floating?
If so, you have air in the cooling system, bleed it out
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01-11-2013, 11:19 PM
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That's what I did the other day and now this happens. It'll like jump not float then all of a sudden go down.
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01-12-2013, 12:13 AM
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maybe a coolant temp sensor, might as well do a thermostat change while your in there. thats what i did.
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01-12-2013, 01:19 AM
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Ill be doing the thermostat when I change my radiator also. Do I need a torque wrench?
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01-12-2013, 09:04 AM
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IT IS THE COOLANT TEMP SENSOR...THE RADIATOR IS FINE...I HAVE TOLD YOU 3 TIMES...the sensor is $30 and takes like 5 min to change...thermostat with the 3400 looks about the same as the sensor but cheaper
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01-12-2013, 01:49 PM
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Well the thing is, unfortunately the radiator is clogged as well. I can tell because its turning my coolant brown shitty. like it was before i did the flush. Nobody answers my question tho lol. Do I need a torque wrench for the thermostat?
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01-12-2013, 02:07 PM
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I have never used a torque wrench for a thermostat...How many miles since you flushed it, if it is that bad then you might have a lot more than the radiator at least partially clogged.
What is your oil level are you sure there isn't oil getting into the coolant?
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01-12-2013, 03:37 PM
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Sounds like a LIM gasket to me
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01-12-2013, 05:03 PM
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03glgold: My oil levels are always fine, Its been about 1000 miles since I flushed it.
sound_xtreme: eff.. is that bad? lol
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01-12-2013, 05:59 PM
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Lower Intake Manifold? It can be - but the biggest problem, when fixed as soon as possible, is the expense and effort.
Not fixed, you CAN end up trashing the motor ... so if it's worth the repair, I'd do the repair.
RwP
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01-14-2013, 11:07 AM
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ya, if you flushed and you're still getting brown coolant, probably LIM gasket and you're getting oil mixed on your coolant. I had that and had normal oil levels, but did have coolant in the oil and vice versa. Doesn't always leak externally, but mine was bad enough that it did, as well as very noticeable lifter tick after a week or so after oil change.
It could be something else, but if the coolant is brown and kind of oily looking, i'd guess LIM
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01-14-2013, 03:43 PM
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Thanks guys, my sisters friend is coming over today in a little bit and he's gonna help me figure this out. If you guys are right, either I fix the car or get a diff car -_-.. I'll keep you guys posted on what happens today. Once again thanks guys!
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01-14-2013, 03:48 PM
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Get a new car? Really...
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S. . .L. . . E . . .E. . .P. . .Y. . .IS A TRAITOR--HE GOT BORED SO HE SOLD ME AFTER HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH A RICE ROCKET
Oldsnut is my Hero!
Meet Destiny, shes a 2001 Oldsmobile Alero GLS, F40 6MT swap. (#2 of 3)
2/24/14 - 200,000 miles body/motor. 22,300 on F40.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Oldsnut
He would Plasti Dip his pecker if he could.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tipnitty
A girl touched my Pee Pee. So you can say things are getting pretty serious for me.
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01-14-2013, 04:33 PM
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I love my car, Wash her every week, buying stuff for her.. New tires and brakes and rotors and sound system.. Right now it's just buying stuff constantly just to see whats wrong with her. It's a pain to drive when overheating and it gets hotter than shit over here..
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