Need help with an error code P0128
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Need help with an error code P0128
My car got a check engine light on yesterday.
This tiem i decided to just go to Autozone and see what the problem was instead of going to the stealer and pay them $120.00 for a diagnostics.
Here is what i got:
P0128
Definition:
Coolant temp. is always low
Explanation
The powertrain control module verifies that the engine is at proper operating temperature
Probable cause:
1- Check coolant level
2- Thermostat defective
3-ECT (engine coolant temperature) sensor defective
I checked my coolant level and it is OK.
Check engine light went off after i left autozone. Started the car 3 times after that and no light came on.
My car runs at fine temperature.
Is this an expensive fix that i need to get done asap?
Thanks in advance guys
This tiem i decided to just go to Autozone and see what the problem was instead of going to the stealer and pay them $120.00 for a diagnostics.
Here is what i got:
P0128
Definition:
Coolant temp. is always low
Explanation
The powertrain control module verifies that the engine is at proper operating temperature
Probable cause:
1- Check coolant level
2- Thermostat defective
3-ECT (engine coolant temperature) sensor defective
I checked my coolant level and it is OK.
Check engine light went off after i left autozone. Started the car 3 times after that and no light came on.
My car runs at fine temperature.
Is this an expensive fix that i need to get done asap?
Thanks in advance guys
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OK guys so i got my car back today.
It was indeed the thermostat. It remained open not letting the engine warm up properly.
Diag + Labor + parts = $508.03
I was covered under extended warranty but the thermostat isn't really that hard to change.
If you do not have extended warranty and this happens to you than save the $354.95 and do it yourself
It was indeed the thermostat. It remained open not letting the engine warm up properly.
Diag + Labor + parts = $508.03
I was covered under extended warranty but the thermostat isn't really that hard to change.
If you do not have extended warranty and this happens to you than save the $354.95 and do it yourself
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Thats what i said.
"oh you need to remove the serpentine belt and the SAI motor and drain your coolant as well"
Yah but they dont take that long.
O well at least i got a 2011 cherry red C300 to drive for 4 days.
If anyone is thinking to buy those cars think about it twice. They feel very very cheap compared to our CLK's.
Cool thing about them: They have an AC port blowing inside the glow compartment which you can turn on and off! no idea what the purpose of that is maybe keep your ipod cold lol
"oh you need to remove the serpentine belt and the SAI motor and drain your coolant as well"
Yah but they dont take that long.
O well at least i got a 2011 cherry red C300 to drive for 4 days.
If anyone is thinking to buy those cars think about it twice. They feel very very cheap compared to our CLK's.
Cool thing about them: They have an AC port blowing inside the glow compartment which you can turn on and off! no idea what the purpose of that is maybe keep your ipod cold lol
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lol, back when I was taking my car to the dealer I had one also. Not too impressed. Probably because the person that had it before me was a smoker and being a former smoker, the smell would drive me crazy.
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If the cars are more than 3-5 years old we usually service our cars at indies. If you have a new/used car thats only 1-2 years old and have serviced it at mercedes you usually get more when you sell it.
But when it's older than 3-5 years it doesn't matter as long as you have serviced the car according to the service plan.
A regular service A costs 700$ incl engine oil etc. I don't know how much it costs in US?
But when it's older than 3-5 years it doesn't matter as long as you have serviced the car according to the service plan.
A regular service A costs 700$ incl engine oil etc. I don't know how much it costs in US?
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If the cars are more than 3-5 years old we usually service our cars at indies. If you have a new/used car thats only 1-2 years old and have serviced it at mercedes you usually get more when you sell it.
But when it's older than 3-5 years it doesn't matter as long as you have serviced the car according to the service plan.
A regular service A costs 700$ incl engine oil etc. I don't know how much it costs in US?
But when it's older than 3-5 years it doesn't matter as long as you have serviced the car according to the service plan.
A regular service A costs 700$ incl engine oil etc. I don't know how much it costs in US?
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Def higher than the average income in US. Most people here do not make more than 2500 a month.
Average weekly check is in the 350's and that is for the most common jobs.
Average weekly check is in the 350's and that is for the most common jobs.
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For example a gallon of gas here costs, 8$, a bic mac & co costs (macdonalds) 9$.
Are the prices the same in US?
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Bic Mac here is around $4 with tax and $6smth for the meal.
European Coke tastes way better than the one we have here though
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How can you tell the difference between the european and the american cola?
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One thing that I don't understand is why we don't got the 550 engine
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I don't think people in the us are interested in 1.8L and 2L merc engines or am I wrong?
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