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Nov 11, 2009 | 07:12 PM

xxboarderxx

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Low coolent

My car keeps telling me LOW COOLANT but when i pop my hood my coolant is full. Am i looking at the right thing. The clear container on the right hand side? Let me know thanks.

Nov 11, 2009 | 07:17 PM

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yeah you are looking at the right thing... maybe a bad sensor...?

Nov 11, 2009 | 07:19 PM

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i hope so

Nov 11, 2009 | 07:27 PM

eurochevy

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just put just a little water in there like half a glass or something not even sometimes it makes that little of a diff i find at least for my car

Nov 11, 2009 | 07:32 PM

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yeah mine has been doing the same thing. i have filled mine up and still tells me the same thing

Nov 11, 2009 | 07:52 PM

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Ah the joys of owning a Cobalt

Nov 11, 2009 | 08:01 PM

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Mine did this when the IC pump died.

Nov 11, 2009 | 08:02 PM

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mine does it every couple weeks... idk if its just from bleeding the ottp h/e or what.. never takes much tho

Nov 11, 2009 | 08:06 PM

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Mine only does it when the outside temperature gets below 50 degrees or so. It does not do it all the time. It is very random.

Nov 12, 2009 | 12:04 AM

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^^^^^ mine does the exact same thing......im thinkn about toppn it off when i do my oil. do i just go buy some coolent and add it in? if so what kind?