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2.4l COOLING PROBLEM ?

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Old 04-18-2008 | 06:23 PM
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2.4l COOLING PROBLEM ?

hey guys for 2 days now when i use my car the secondary fan comes on and stays on and the coolant guage shows this {Coolant Temp: ------} whats odd is it happends the second i start the car in the morning even after a full night of no use ?!?!@

anyway periodically during the day the secondary fan will shut off and the gauge will read normal temps such as {Coolant Temp: 185*} put that usually only lasts in 10 minute spurts and then its comes back on and the gauge reading disappears


-There is plenty of coolant in the system


Any ideas .... iam all out
Old 04-18-2008 | 06:28 PM
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Bad sensor?
Old 04-18-2008 | 06:36 PM
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Bad sensor?
Not sure ... but the more i read my own post the more iam leaning towards that aswell lol
Old 04-18-2008 | 06:40 PM
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It should still be under warranty, right?
Old 04-18-2008 | 07:32 PM
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Well, in my own mental thinking of theory. (assuming i were to design a car)

if the car cant sense the coolant temp, id want it to kick on the fans to full too, just incase you were to run hot.

Its covered under warranty.


Hell, I have a turbo kit, yet the dealership still fixed all my coolant issues.
Old 04-18-2008 | 07:58 PM
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mine has the same problem and i cant get it to duplicate when i go to the dealer. but you would think a warning light would come on if it has no idea of the temp? irts got to be a sensor and teh sedning unit is fine to the PCM or the coolant temp warning light would iluminate. i just went over waranty and this is happening to me for about a month. let me know if you find something. good luck
Old 04-18-2008 | 08:20 PM
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This may be due to a bad thermostat. I can't see any other reason why it would be doing that.
Old 04-19-2008 | 08:07 AM
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if it was a thermostat the car might not run right (heat up) and the temp would still read somthing
Old 04-19-2008 | 11:39 AM
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huh ...ya its still under warranty but note that the car runs fine... ample power wether the fans on or off ........so it probably just the sensor .... ya i think i might just bring it in
Old 04-20-2008 | 12:28 AM
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your car is just so visually hot that it HAS to run the fans all day so it doesnt bake you alive inside.
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