why is low coolant light coming on

Asked by dare2b Jan 03, 2008 at 09:34 AM about the 1998 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

light comes on then goes off a minute late, not low on water or coolant

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if you are using the orange coolant you will have to open the top of resivor and use finger to remove build uo in tank on the sensor,i'm not sure what you drive but for some reason g.m.'s expecially grand ams,grand prix and malibus have this re occuring problem.

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83,745

Yes, it's the sensor either gummed up from the Dex-Cool or inoperative. I have this problem with the washer fluid sensor on a 1992 Jeep Cherokee. Since it's nonessential, I simply disconnected it.

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770

low coolant sensor or probe failure replace it

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