My add coolant light is on but the resorvore is full and my temperature gage is reading normal. Why is my coolant light coming on?
Your coolant light is on because there is not enough coolant in the radiator. When the coolant is hot it expands and the excess water is pushed out into the reservoir and as it cools down the water is sucked back in and so keeps the top tank of the radiator full. However if you have a leak or a faulty radiator cap the water comes out ok but instead of sucking back in water it allows air in instead. Therefore you have a one way circuit of water out but no water back in. Your coolant light is telling you to check out the fault before you over heat the engine
SOURCE: ENGINE COOLANT FAN NOT CUTTING IN
On my 2001 Focus Zetec 2.0L, the radiator fan only worked with the air conditioning turned on (as in no low speed - engine would overheat while idling or in traffic, but was fine as long as the A/C was on). The fix was to replace the radiator fan resistor assembly located in the fan shroud between the fans.
SOURCE: 2001 Pontiac Montana Temperature Gage and Fuel Gage malfunction
sending unit or float in gas tank, check if any broken wires or well plugged in and then check the float for the gas.
SOURCE: Normal coolant temp for 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee city/highway V6
U should have the accuracy of the gauge tested before u spend any more money on this, factory gauges are not very accurate. U are still in the normal zone though no matter what the other expert says, and jeep Cherokee's run hotter than 195 due to how small the engine bay is, my friend and fellow tech works for a jeep dealer and says hot running on V6's and overheating esp on the V8's is a common issue even on new trucks.
SOURCE: Check Coolant / STOP lights
If the coolant level is low in the expansion bottle then the light will come on and you need to locate the leak. If the bottle is full then the level sensor in the bottle is bad!
SOURCE: Engine temperature gauge reading on
I have the same thing happen to me. have 2004 GMC Serria 5.3, Engine is not hot. gauge now pointing down - straight down. replaced engine sensor but did not fix problem. I now believe it is the gauge. still troubleshooting. Initial problem indicated a rise in tempature, so I stopped and looked at engine, not hot- plenty of water, hose can hold, drove around some more, then gauge started to climb, stopped again had mechanic check, he had heat sensor and checked engine temp, pretty normal. suspected sensor so replaced. when engine is cold still gauge points straight down.
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