Flashing Temp Light

[peterbrown77]

I filled to coolant tank almost to the top at lunch today. Started the car from cold, light still blinking.

Left work at the end of the day, checked the level (still full), light still blinking.

At the same point on the highway where it started blinking this morning, but going in the opposite direction, it stopped blinking.

So I'm figuring some kind of coolant-level-sensor-underground-doggie-fence in the vicinity of Haddam CT as the likely culprit. Who's with me?

[Jake Raby]

Originally Posted by peterbrown77

I filled to coolant tank almost to the top at lunch today. Started the car from cold, light still blinking.

Left work at the end of the day, checked the level (still full), light still blinking.

At the same point on the highway where it started blinking this morning, but going in the opposite direction, it stopped blinking.

So I'm figuring some kind of coolant-level-sensor-underground-doggie-fence in the vicinity of Haddam CT as the likely culprit. Who's with me?

Watch closely in the coming days to ensure that you don't encounter intermix in the oil or coolant. This is a classic scenario that could be a precursor to something that you can catch early on.

[peterbrown77]

Originally Posted by Jake Raby

Watch closely in the coming days to ensure that you don't encounter intermix in the oil or coolant. This is a classic scenario that could be a precursor to something that you can catch early on.

Jake -

I've been pondering this.

With a cold engine, I filled the coolant tank to the filler neck and started the engine. The light slowly blinked immediately, indicating low coolant which was clearly not the case.

Do you agree that it must be the sensor?

TIA