Auto Repair: Coolant Temperature Sensors - Testing and Replacing

[ackiemays11j]

This video is a favorite on Naypyidaw

[deftonesfan192]

Nice, am trying to locate mine on an audi a3?? Any ideas?

[ShysterLawyer]

Great video, but which terminal on the ETC do you hook up the ohm meter to?

[94navin]

i have a 1994 mazda mpv rwd 3.0 and im i tested the ohms at 200k ohms and it gave a reading of 55.8 when the engine was cold. i ran it for about 10-15 min and check it again.it read 30.8. Is it still good or do i need to change it?

[janadal86]

My car's engine doesnt heat up properly at highway speeds and doesn't run smoothly when not warm. When idling when stationary the engine warms up until the fan on the rad. starts.

Like one of the cylinders misfires now and then. I have a 91 Hyundai excel with a carburetor, auto choke.

Does the tempsensor operate the choke valve? Will replacing the tempsensor solve the problem? I replaced the thermostat before and didnt help. Rad.fan does spin up when engine gets hot

[circusboy90210]

what if the code says the ect is what is keeping the vehicle from starting?

[nikkitask]

I have a 2004 ford focus se does anyone know where the temperature sensor is located

[5am8011]

how old is this video?

[tbz02]

anyone know what vehicle was featured in the video?

[Svec98]

they forgot to mention that you must have the heater in the car on so that the heatercore is open and that there are no air pockets in the system

[InfiniteCemetary]

Great video , thanks.

[eishiba]

Ill post mine question as well which prolly wont get answered lol. I have an 89 cavalier. When its cold it runs fine. When its warm or after warming up on a cold day and at a stop, it idles wildly and will die. If you give it gas before it dies, it will run normal but only as you hold the gas down, even just the smallest bit. It drives fine for the most part.

[tinted4lights]

i have a 94 accord and my car starts trying to overheat if i drive it on the freeway ,if i drive it in the city it runs fine

[pwrbytrd]

checked your thermostat,thermostat might not properly working.

[Yinoke7]

@tinted4lights check for any cracks or chips on your air flow ducts under the front bumper. It probly doesnt have proper air flow to the radiator.

[omarantuan]

I Have a 1997 nissan sentra good car but my question is i have my fans on everytime i start the car and they dont stop unless i turn the car off .. how do i know my car has a temperature sensor .. ???? i know it has a thermostat and it works fine i want to change that settin to factory stock .. any answers ..

[gohomeimigrants]

I was speeding in my nissan titan (112mph) and now my truck backfires and struggles to accelerate, jerks around between rpm's and stalls all the time. Its only when I try to accelerate a small bit faster. My question is it the ect sensor? If not maybe the Tps sensor?

[gonsalohernandez1984]

I have a Chevy Impala 2000 and it overheats when driving and when I turn the AC on. I am not sure if its the fans that are not working. What could it be?

[KerleeJae]

I have a 2001 Toyota Tacoma 2.4L 4-cylinder and I can NOT find the coolant temperature sensor. I am VERY frustrated. Please HELP!

[thenightwolf80]

you can easily test the ECT by running it under hot water, you will still get a reading than waiting for the engine to heat up.

[thezmaster505]

im getting nothen when its still on the engine cool or warm

[applemonkey187]

my car has a coolant leak and it looks like it coming from under the thermostat housing but i looks and felt it and nothing was coming out....what could it be?most of the coolant leaks out on the driver side.but only after the car has ran for about 15 min and thats when the heat or a/c is on.

[goma3]

might be the heater core gone leaking. Depends on the car model, but some cores are more prone to leaks than others.

[THEtechknight]

Better make sure the fan runs when its supposed to, and if the thermostat is bad.

[loguieses]

check the thermostat

[loguieses]

check the thermostat

[02070154]

if you have an answer to my question please comment back.

i have a ford contour 96' v6 and it overheats

i already replaced the temp coolant sensor, temp coolant switch and radiator and it stil overheats, do you guys know what could it be ?

another thing is a mechanic told me that it couldn't be the cylinder heads cause the engine doesn't throw the water away.

[goma3]

could be bad water pump, bad thermostat, bad auxiliary fan (if you car has it). It also depends how much it overheats. Just a little could be bad water pump, but it overheats way too much than my money is on a bad thermostat

[02070154]

first of all thanks for answering my question.

but my car is weird, it only overheats when am trying to race or just by going a little fast, because if i drive like a grampa all slow it doesnt overheat.

thanks

[tbz02]

@02070154

check the fan, see if it runs. change the thermostat, use OEM.