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Roger E
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Car: 1995 Saturn SL1 SOHC.
Symptom: Temperature gauge reads temperature but engine is running cool.
Temp Gauge below typical running temperature. About 2 minutes after car
starts running the radiator fan starts and runs until ignition is off.
Season is summer; environmental temp is about 27 deg Celsius. Typical
drive is 60 minutes duration. Engine is not overheating. No leaks in
coolant system/hoses, reservoir level is good. Coolant mix is
ethylene-glycol coolant with distilled water in a 70:30 ratio.
My thoughts: From reading my Haynes manual, it appears the thermostat is
stuck open. However it appeared to be also a sensor problem as the fan
is running on....
Troubleshooting:
1. Wiring harness ok
2. checked the PCM/CCC/computer trouble codes = code 14 only. Temp
sensor high temp.
3. I replaced the engine coolant temp sensor and viola the problem is
resolved. The new sensor (Niehoff) has a brass body at the sensor tip.
The original was a plastic body and it appeared to have a small crack in
the body. I hear there's alot of trouble with these. Anyway lookup a
great how-to-fix video on Youtube ... very well done by Richard
("richpin06a")
4. I did not replace the thermostat.
Cheers, Roger
Car: 1995 Saturn SL1 SOHC.
Symptom: Temperature gauge reads temperature but engine is running cool.
Temp Gauge below typical running temperature. About 2 minutes after car
starts running the radiator fan starts and runs until ignition is off.
Season is summer; environmental temp is about 27 deg Celsius. Typical
drive is 60 minutes duration. Engine is not overheating. No leaks in
coolant system/hoses, reservoir level is good. Coolant mix is
ethylene-glycol coolant with distilled water in a 70:30 ratio.
My thoughts: From reading my Haynes manual, it appears the thermostat is
stuck open. However it appeared to be also a sensor problem as the fan
is running on....
Troubleshooting:
1. Wiring harness ok
2. checked the PCM/CCC/computer trouble codes = code 14 only. Temp
sensor high temp.
3. I replaced the engine coolant temp sensor and viola the problem is
resolved. The new sensor (Niehoff) has a brass body at the sensor tip.
The original was a plastic body and it appeared to have a small crack in
the body. I hear there's alot of trouble with these. Anyway lookup a
great how-to-fix video on Youtube ... very well done by Richard
("richpin06a")
Cheers, Roger
