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Car Forum / Chevrolet / Chevrolet Malibu / January 2007Weird Coolant Light Action
The low coolant light comes on when i start the engine up late in the afternoon after the car has been sitting for about 9 hours ,, after the engine starts it pops up and dings a couple of times then goes away, it doesn't stay on while driving ,, and it also doesn't do this in the morning after it's been sitting for about 12-14hrs. Anyone shed some light on this damn light? The car has 88000km on it and hasn't had anything done to the cooling system yet. thanks > The low coolant light comes on when i start the engine up late in the > afternoon after the car has been sitting for about 9 hours ,, after the [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > thanks howdy, have you checked the actual coolant level? it could be a bad sensor. my light came on but it lead to the dreaded manifold gasket. try checking the coolant level in the morning and before you start it in the afternoon and compare. do you use the heat at all? checked the level after driving only ,, keep forgetting in the a.m. ,,to damn dark also ,, yes i use the heat most of the time ,, the gauge is going up to about mid point ,and that's after about 15min on the highway. when your light came on with the gasket problem ,, was it staying on all the time or just coming on intermittantly?? >> The low coolant light comes on when i start the engine up late in the >> afternoon after the car has been sitting for about 9 hours ,, after [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > try checking the coolant level in the morning and before you start it > in the afternoon and compare. do you use the heat at all? is it low at all? if the level is at the bottem of the tank it could suck the coolant into your heater core and trap it in and once cooled it wouldent be returned to the surge tank till the ride home? how long does the light stay on? my light would stay on till i filled it up which started as a little coolant every couple weeks or so and then it seemed to loose it faster and faster but it was all internal so i never saw a puddle or anything. i changed the gasket myself but now it over heats i posted about it under my other SN I haven't been able to check the level yet ,, i'm going out tonight to get some dexcool and will check it in the light of morning , the light comes on and dings a couple of times and then goes out within 10 seconds , never stays on longer than that. Also what was entailed in changing the gasket?? How long did it take you and how much work? Thanks sean.spservices@gmail.com wrote in news:1168000728.828549.130440@ 51g2000cwl.googlegroups.com: > is it low at all? if the level is at the bottem of the tank it could > suck the coolant into your heater core and trap it in and once cooled [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > saw a puddle or anything. i changed the gasket myself but now it over > heats i posted about it under my other SN |
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