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11-09-2009, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by janserce79

Aaaa one more thing I forgot! Do you know how much coolant will I loose after removing G62? I don't think it will be alot cause the sensor is pretty high...And yes I know to do it on the cold engine! :-)

you know, I have had some lose a quart or so and I've had some lose absolutely none! I would pick up a liter or 2 to be safe, you can always return it! Good luck on the fix

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11-22-2009, 05:38 PM

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Thanks! So I changed the sensor today. It was easy and had no problems. I lost about 1.5 Qts of coolant. Then erased the code, check engine went off, coolant temp gauge came back to normal and finally stayed there!:-)
Emjayem thanks for great help and patience!

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11-23-2009, 05:51 PM

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Hey no problem, happy to help. Glad it all worked out for you!

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06-22-2010, 09:54 AM

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Where can I get this sensor and whats the part number? I have the same problem with p3081, just did TB and thermostat and that didn't help.

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10-02-2010, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by emjayem

you know, I have had some lose a quart or so and I've had some lose absolutely none! I would pick up a liter or 2 to be safe, you can always return it! Good luck on the fix

Rather basic question, but is it possible to suck up a sufficient amount of coolant from the reservoir so that the level would be lower than the sensor in order to replace it without having coolant gushing out ?

I have the same sensor issue right now and would like to change it out, just worried about the mess from the coolant...Any other tips would be appreciated, tks...