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Check coolant warning? Can't go bad that quickly, can it??

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Old 09-09-2009, 03:38 AM
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Check coolant warning? Can't go bad that quickly, can it??

So, I got a coolant warning light on Lenneth. What doesn't make sense though, is that the radiator and the tranny were replaced about 9 months ago. There's no hiccuping in the throttle or in the shifting either. The car definitely doesn't go into limp mode.

I checked the fluid in the reservoir, and everything seems to check out. Could it be something as simple as a faulty sensor? The car has had *no* change in driveability, smoothness of acceleration or shifting.
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check your washer fluid. if your washer fluid is low..it'll give off the same warning.
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Interesting. Unusual, but interesting. Thanks for the notice.
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Could be this....

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Originally Posted by Koru_Kinshi
So, I got a coolant warning light on Lenneth. What doesn't make sense though, is that the radiator and the tranny were replaced about 9 months ago. There's no hiccuping in the throttle or in the shifting either. The car definitely doesn't go into limp mode.

I checked the fluid in the reservoir, and everything seems to check out. Could it be something as simple as a faulty sensor? The car has had *no* change in driveability, smoothness of acceleration or shifting.
It seems that most people's "low coolant" issues, if they're indeed low coolant, are a leaking intercooler - not anything to do with the radiator or tranny. Might want to pull one of your surge tanks and check for the telltale baked-on residue, assuming adding washer fluid doesn't solve your problem. Best of luck.

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