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Jean Castonguay
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> It starts easily at any temperature, even on a very cold Qu,bec
> winter.
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> Jean Castonguay
> lectrocommande Pascal
Your diagnosis is very thorough, but I fear, in one aspect at least,
incorrect.
When the coolant temp sensor is faulty, the engine computer thinks the
car is cold when it's not. Because of that the computer will adjust
the feul maps and make the car run rich.
Running rich leads to bad gas mileage, lower power, and perhaps even
un-relaible low rpm operation.
You may have noticed it already. Is your temp gage slightly low? Car
doesn't quite feel as powerful as it used to?
Change the coolant temp sensor. Once you do, it may take 2 or 3
tankfulls for the car to re-adjust to the new readings.
CD
Jean Castonguay - 11 Sep 2007 13:40 GMT
> When the coolant temp sensor is faulty, the engine computer thinks the
> car is cold when it's not. Because of that the computer will adjust
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> CD
Thank you for your answer, codifus.
After I cleaned the Crankshaft Position Sensor Reference and Injector
Sub-Harness Connector, I drove several days with the Check Engine
Light off. It turned on again. However, I did not notice any engine
hiccup.
With an OBD-II reader, I got P0155, Engine Coolant Temperature
Circuit, and P0400, Exhaust Gas Recirculation.
I had cleared the Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor as a culprit
because neither the ambient temperature nor the engine temperature
seemed to have any effect on the engine hiccups.
Could you tell me where this sensor is located and what value it has
when the engine is cold (betweeen 10?C and 25?C)?
Thanks again, codifus.

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