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Just bought an 01 Saturn SC2 and the low coolant light keeps coming on I added coolant once and the tank is now full But the light comes on and will go off Is this a thermostat problem?
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First check the coolant level. Make sure its full. The sensor is quite sensitive if the level gets to low. If it is low, then you have a leak somewhere and need to persue it. If its not low, then I would suggest taking the resiviour out and cleaning it with soap and water. The sensor can sometimes get junk stuck in it. If that doesn help then a new sensor is needed however you can NOT just by the sensor. You need to buy the entire resiviour tank.
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Just bought an 01 Saturn SC2 and the low coolant light keeps coming on you added coolant once and the tank is now full But the light comes on and will go off Is this a thermostat problem?
yes you should replace the thermostat and if that doesnt fix your problem then it will eb your heating sensor --------------------------------- Depends on the temperature of the car. Your car should run 1-2mm above 1/4 as per the guage. It should not take very long to get there either. As to your low coolant light....if you are NOT low on coolant then you need to clean the sensor. The resiviour must be taken out and cleaned with soap and water. Once put back in if the problem persists a new sensor is needed. However you have to buy the entire reisiviour with the sensor.
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How do you install a thermostat on a 2001 Jetta 1.8t?
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Does my 98 Saturn SL 1.9 take the green coolant or the orange coolant also i have what looks like MUD in my resavoir need flush?
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Why wont the thermostat i bought fit in motor right?
Wrong thermostat? Wrong installation procedure?
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Who bought Saturn Corporation from General Motors?
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How do you replace the thermostat on a car?
All depends on the make and model of the car... But, most vehicles have the thermostat located where the top radiator hose is connected to the engine. There will a fitting bolted to the engine, and the top radiator hose connects to the top of it. The theromostat in inside of it... Since you didn't specify, this is for most American vehicles - the foreign cars and some of the new domestic cars can be different... Once you find the thermostat housing, usually held on by two bolts, it is a simple matter of draining some about a 1/2 gallon of coolant out, removing the thermostat housing, removing the thermostat and old gasket, cleaning the gasket surfaces, installing the new thermostat and gasket, and bolting the housing back on, and refilling the radiator with fresh coolant... Of course, before you start doing any work on the engine, you need to let it cool - near boiling coolant is bad news! Have the parts bought prior to starting to work on the car, so the motor/coolant stays cool. Also, it is easier to clean the gasket surfaces if you remove the top radiator hose from the thermostat housing, and replace when the thermostat installion is complete... The thermostat housing will have a diaghram of which way the thermostat needs to face, and where the gasket goes - BUT pay attention to how it is installed when taking it apart - much easier than trying to figure out which way it goes later... Good luck...
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It means you bought a piece of junk that will cause you problems as long as you own it..... Saturn buyers are only happy twice... once when you buy it and once when you sell it I owned 3 saturns and i have been very pleased with them..i bought used and had each with high miles on it and they all lasted 5 yrs..now i did recently buy an 01 sl and i have a transmission prob which has been fixed..i bought it used and wasnt aware of the problem but i am overall very pleased
