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Coolant sensor location

Where is the coolant sensor on a 2.4l engine coolant fan doesn't work

  • Anonymous Mar 14, 2014

    cooling fan does not com on and the coolant boils out

  • Anonymous Mar 16, 2014

    locating coolant sensor

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On the 98 2.4 the coolant level switch is located on the bottom side of the coolant recovery tank. The switch contains a reed switch and a magnetic float. When the coolant level is normal, the float rests away from the reed switch, causing the switch to be open. When the coolant level decreases in the coolant recovery tank below a specified level, the float rests on the reed switch and the switch closes, illuminating the LOW COOLANT light.

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It should be located on the bottom of the rad

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 09, 2008

SOURCE: 99 cadillac de ville

the coolant temp sensor is at the rear of the engine and is a "bad word" to get to. the 3 relays are at the bottom,under the fans. if you remove the driver side fan out of the way( 2 10mm bolts holding the fan) you should have good access to them. they do have locks on them and may be tricky to unplug. there is a 7/16 nut holding the relay plate down. remove and it should be easy to remove them.

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  • Posted on Aug 24, 2008

SOURCE: Ford 460 Engine Temp sensor

looking at  the  front of  the engine, just to  the right and behind  the  distributor cap. You  will  see a  wire attached (push on).

mike raines

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  • Posted on Feb 13, 2009

SOURCE: location of the coolant temperature sensor

in the top of the intake very small hard to see

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  • Posted on Jul 14, 2010

SOURCE: need to locate and replace coolant sensor

If you are refering to the coolant level sensor (causes low coolant light to turn on), it is located on the radiator near the battery on the passnger side. It is on the radiator tank, just below the radiator cap and the upper connection for the transmission line. Heres a picture of the sensor on my 2002 Impala when I removed the radiator (it's the square thing in the center of the picture):

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  • Posted on Aug 09, 2010

SOURCE: Location: Coolant Temp Sensor 2001 Lincoln LS V6

It is on the Driver side of engine in between the COP's (Coil on plugs) simply unplug the wire use a 19 or 3/4 deep well socket and unscrew it and put it new one... The whole process should only take 10-15 minutes.

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