Dirty coolant..

**splitfinger09** · 11-20-2007, 08:01 PM

Originally Posted by M-Ten

yeah i guess i'll have it flushed and i'll have the oil changed tomorrow too.. it's throwing a few codes.. i read them in the book but i don't know what it means or how to fix it.

If you have the proper tools you can def change the oil yourself. Its no very hard, take you 30-45min tops.

**M-Ten** · 11-20-2007, 08:02 PM

It's a 99. And no the temp guage is not moving at all, it's all the way down at the bottom, I think it's 100. Either way it's not moving at all it's just staying there the whole time. But no I'm not having any idling issues, and yes the car is completely stock.. I am going to take a look at it tomorrow and try to figure it out, I'll also check in the owner's manual and see if I can find anything..

**z28punk** · 11-20-2007, 08:28 PM

just get the dex-clog crap out of there. Switch to green or yellow and u will be fine.

take the A.I.R. system out of there. its a waste of space.

**M-Ten** · 11-21-2007, 05:07 AM

it says to use the dex cool and nothing else..? and what does the air system do?

**camaross19973** · 11-21-2007, 05:28 AM

by the way while ur at it, chk ur powersteering fluid if that is dirty u need to change the the power steering cooler. its a long tube that runs in the midle of the air fans u know what it is when u see it ,

**M-Ten** · 11-21-2007, 05:39 AM

oh ok thanks, what color is it normally?

**jigger1166** · 11-21-2007, 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by M-Ten

It's a 99. And no the temp guage is not moving at all, it's all the way down at the bottom, I think it's 100. Either way it's not moving at all it's just staying there the whole time. But no I'm not having any idling issues, and yes the car is completely stock.. I am going to take a look at it tomorrow and try to figure it out, I'll also check in the owner's manual and see if I can find anything..

It sounds like there's a prob. with the temp. gauge.
Plug a scan tool in, and check the data to see what the ECT reading is. If it shows an increase after running for a while, your gauge is bad.

**M-Ten** · 11-21-2007, 03:42 PM

yeah well i check the codes and it's saying Temp Gage Data Out Of Range.

I just replaced one of the sensors and it didnt' affect it at all.. the gage is stayin at 110 degrees still and not moving..

Is there another sensor that might need to be replaced?

**jigger1166** · 11-21-2007, 03:52 PM

Originally Posted by M-Ten

yeah well i check the codes and it's saying Temp Gage Data Out Of Range.

I just replaced one of the sensors and it didnt' affect it at all.. the gage is stayin at 110 degrees still and not moving..

Is there another sensor that might need to be replaced?

Sometimes there's a sensor that controls the gauge, and sends data to the PCM, and then there's a switch that turns on the idiot light. Did you replace the right one?
Or maybe the gauge is bad.