My car's temperature goes up to near Hot when it's idle, and it drops down to normal. I wonder if it can be caused by Temperature sensor?
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Is the radiator fan working? The car won't overheat if you are moving, just standing still.
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Sounds like a thermostat. They are cheep and easy to replace. If you hear only works while driving it's a water pump.
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It can be the temp sensor but usually if it is you'll get a check engine light and a code. Depends on the vehicle. On my 2007 cobalt my temp gauge (electronic readout) showed 3 dashes = - - - I replaced the temp sensor and thermostat and that fixed it
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I would agree. Apparently the module is bad on ours as well so this really had no effect. It's only for bypassing the sensor. I doubt a sensor would cause your light to stay if the car is starting like normal.
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Temp. gauge works perfectly on my son's Classic Mini . ( +/- 180° when car is running and +/- 195° when car is stopped )
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Very cool. Thanks. Im hoping its the temp sensor as I already replaced the element so far and thats the only thing left. Thanks again
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I bought this for my son. He left it in a cold car and then it no longer worked. Did you expose yours to extreme temperatures?
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Hi Graziela, I had this problem as well I took the car to the dealership and after troubleshooting it turned out to be an error from the mass airflow sensor. They told me it was no big deal and they reset the error codes for me. If your car is still under warranty I suggest taking it to the dealership so they can fix that for you, if not, you can take your car to an AutoZone and they can clear those codes for you for free.
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When you start it you see a timer that tells you how long the car will run 12 minutes is what I have it set for but I haven't seen a temp but maybe it is something I haven't programmed??
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Yes. I've had my sensor outside year round, from 90+ to -25. In extreme cold I've noticed a problem that it changes from degrees F to degrees C but other than that the sensor works great.
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I live in Florida and the cars get hot. I haven't had any issues but it is an interesting question and I will have to look through the manual if there are any warnings about temperatures but I think these kind of machines are built to be used under extreme circumstances.
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I keep mine in my car and it gets hot in Louisiana. As well. No problems so far. U may want to check the batteries from time to time for corrosion. Dave
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Yes You just need to hook the sensor to a part of your motor that gets hot so it can read the temperature. I hooked this up to the the intake manifold on a carbed cadillac 500 big block motor in a 76 sedan deville
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YES, I used the product in two different vehicles and saw no drop in temperature, hope you have a better luck.
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it will read the temperature wherever you put the sensor. Only one temp reading location. I put mine behind the grill of the car in front of the radiator. I taped it up so it wouldn't touch any of the metal car parts and so not affected by the car temp in the sun as an example. It seems to be pretty accurate
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I was told that some cars had different front and rear sensors. My car had California emissions so they were different. Talk to auto parts store first.
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I do not have that problem with mine. It only takes a few seconds for mine to give any tempature.
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Hi, if it is due to a defect in the seat sensor, then it will solve the problem. you may need to reset the code. with some cars it will reset itself when taking the battery of for 15 min
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Mine gets really hot, that has never been a problem. It actually gets hotter that I had anticipated.