coolant sensor

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iyzak

Discussion Starter · Feb 12, 2013

coolant level low light was on when i picked up car today,
also check engine light. both of which i knew about prior to buying it

could this be the same problem?

any problems with ACDelco sensors? there only $40, however on my jeep a used a few BWD sensors and they keep coming apart on me so just making sure if anyone has had problems with this sensor

1994-2001 Pontiac Firebird Coolant Level Sensor - Cooling System - AC Delco 94-01 Firebird Coolant Level Sensor - 4671-05005357 - PartsGeek

car runs great though, just alittle rich, and radiator needs to be replaced
still the car was $1k with gears in box, cat back exhatust and cai

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steveo

· #2 · Feb 12, 2013

it will run rich with the check engine light on for safety. they are unrelated. coolant light doesnt affect check engine light

get your car scanned to find out why the check engine light is on

dont replace the coolant sensor, it's useless. just unplug the connector to shut the light off.

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iyzak

Discussion Starter · #3 · Feb 12, 2013

steveo said:
it will run rich with the check engine light on for safety. they are unrelated. coolant light doesnt affect check engine light

get your car scanned to find out why the check engine light is on

dont replace the coolant sensor, it's useless. just unplug the connector to shut the light off.

sweet thanks for the info on the level sensor
and will do

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97z28convt

· #4 · Feb 13, 2013

FYI... My low coolant light was the way I knew I had a blown headgasket.. air leaking into coolant and the way the bubbles rise in the radiator they get stuck in the sensor area.. just My experience. If that's what you got going on and you unplug and forget about it, you may regret it.

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steveo

· #5 · Feb 13, 2013

that's a good point, and the coolant res not being clear on these cars really sucks.

on most cars you can look at it, see a bunch of bubbles, and say oh crap my head gasket is blown. not so much on an lt1.

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iyzak

Discussion Starter · #6 · Feb 15, 2013

my radiator has a small leak in it so im pretty sure thats here the problem is coming from, but yeah i unplugged the sensor and both coolant level and check engine light went off

when i get a new radiator ill plug it back up

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