Cold Starts: "Low Coolant" Warning

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Jan 22, 2012 | 01:38 PM

CannonBalt

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Cold Starts: "Low Coolant" Warning

Anyone else get a "Low Coolant" Warning on your HUD when cold starting? Once it warms up it goes away.

I don't drive my car anymore than once a week.

Jan 22, 2012 | 01:40 PM

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car is either running low on coolant and or you are parked on a incline and the sensor isnt reading the proper amount of coolant

Jan 22, 2012 | 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by DSmastery

car is either running low on coolant and or you are parked on a incline and the sensor isnt reading the proper amount of coolant

That's probably what it is, My Driveway is sloped, i just checked the coolant and it's fine.

Thanks man!

Jan 22, 2012 | 02:25 PM

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Or it's Turning into slush because your mixture is wrong.

Jan 22, 2012 | 02:34 PM

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I have this same problem

Jan 22, 2012 | 03:02 PM

CannonBalt

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So maybe get a coolant flush?

Jan 22, 2012 | 05:15 PM

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coolant will also expand when it warms up too

Jan 22, 2012 | 05:18 PM

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I agree with Andrew. My girlfriends Redline was doing this and I checked after enough whining to find her coolant was turning to slush. Drained a gallon and added a gallon of pure Dextron. Careful man