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Tourdogem
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Oct 27, 2019, 5:06 PM
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2004 Saturn Vue low coolant light
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Hi guys, at my wits end here with the v6 model awd. Trying to sell a car but the low coolant light is on which is obviously detracting. It was full before up to the seam when cold. I changed out the reseviour tank and flushed it. The reseviour I got is a dorman and now it seems like the light only comes on when the coolant is hot. Any help is much appreciated. Honestly debating unplugging it or shorting or jumping it (not sure ehich would keep it off) but would rather be honest about it. I've burped the system and have drove it for about half an hour and ran the heat it up many times.
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Hammer Time
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Oct 27, 2019, 5:20 PM
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Is the coolant actually low or not when the light comes on.
If you're losing coolant, then you have a coolant problem not a light problem.
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Tourdogem
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Oct 27, 2019, 5:24 PM
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No coolant isn't low. It's never been low.
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Tourdogem
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Oct 27, 2019, 5:27 PM
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I'm leaning towards this being a problem with the new resevour
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Hammer Time
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Oct 27, 2019, 5:27 PM
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Then you either have a bad tank or a wiring problem if that's true but I have my doubts that it isn't actually low.
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Tourdogem
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Oct 27, 2019, 5:33 PM
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I've got it filled up to the top of the seam when it's cold where the cold fill line is. I've heard of filling it up above that though.
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Tom Greenleaf
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Oct 27, 2019, 9:56 PM
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Sport - the "full" line and what's really inside where sensing level isn't the same thing. Chances are it really has air where it's sensed and a problem lurks to fix. Most vehicles you can't just fill up and let self purge out air/vapor and or you are adding vapor from a more serious problem.
Double check integrity of hose from radiator to recovery tank it would suck back air if not 100% "air tight" or just keep happening,
T
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Tourdogem
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Oct 28, 2019, 4:30 PM
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I temporally jumped it with a paper clip and problem went away. Will contact Dorman and get their input.
(This post was edited by Tourdogem on Oct 28, 2019, 4:54 PM)
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Hammer Time
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Oct 28, 2019, 4:39 PM
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I'm betting you just don't have enough coolant in it.
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Tom Greenleaf
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Oct 29, 2019, 12:57 AM
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Tourdogem:
This car has a problem yet unknown. Do you really want to sell this with a paper clip to fool someone that it's fixed? Not very nice if you think that fixed it fine.It just smacks of a typical car overheated problem (leaks alone can start that mess) which is had so warned or not it couldn't hold pressure first, quickly means an overheat and barfs out coolant.
That's steam heat so took out the recovery bottle unknown if that solved a problem or damaged as the result of one ongoing.
The risk is blowing an engine over this - you do know that don't you? You do now.
If you just want to sell it perhaps sell it as it is and state it has a problem not just cover it up. It's old enough to have needed lots of assorted care and work over those years to still be a good usable vehicle but wont be if it needs an engine over someone being fooled over the first warning the second will be the final overheat is my guess is only a guess.
IT'S TELLING YOU IT'S LOW ON COOLANT! It probably is you just haven't filled it properly to prove it yet or find the source problem is it can't hold pressure or already leaking gases into cooling system has a serious problem. I/we don't know that.
Your call and conscience but selling this with a cover up of a paper clip to put a warning light out even if that worked for a light isn't fixed and you know it now.
Do the right thing and fix it or find out just why so far you haven't and sell it with that warning it has a problem unknown if not up to this,
T
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