Planet 9

jefeant · #1 02-24-2009, 11:52 AM

This morning we had 17* in Charlotte and right after cranking the car the red light on the temp gage blinked for about 5 minutes and after that it went away. All normal. I guess the cold 17* reduce the amount of coolant enough to register "low coolant level".

What do you think?

**BillC** · #2 02-24-2009, 05:48 PM

Might be worth checking the level when your car cools off. It's pretty low if a temp drop made the low-coolant warning light up.

**Santa Fe** · #3 02-24-2009, 06:06 PM

Two possibilities. Your coolant is low as BillC suggested or your gauge is faulty. I'd discount the temp theory.

jefeant · #4 02-25-2009, 05:10 AM

Amazing.
I checked the coolant level and it was a tad low... put some in (may be 4oz) and everything went away.
I believe it was boderline and with the temp drop it was enough to indicate the fault.

Good deal. Thanks