CommandoXJ96
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Tucson
Well my CEL came on while I was on the highway Saturday. The temperature was running really low (~160°) I noticed, so i figured it was a thermostat that was stuck open. I went ahead and replaced the thermostat (a 195°), and the check engine light has not reappeared - but the temperature is still odd. It will climb up to about 160 and sometimes while sitting in traffic creep up to 180ish (once so far - and i had the aux fan disconnected via a switch). As soon as I get moving its back down the 160ish range. I'm a little bit thrown off by this as I just put in a t-stat. If the check engine light isnt coming back - then is the temp sensor that sends to my dash-guage off? If the engine hasnt complained by now I'd like to conclude that my guage gets info from a seperate sensor then the engine. (is it the one on the t-stat housing that both get info from? or is that just the guage?) Also, my heat runs nice and toasty... And the engine seems warm as ever to the touch. (ouch) I don't know if my last t-stat went bad the same time my temp sensor went bad - what are the odds? - but its possible right?