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I miss the built in coolant temperature display available in my previous car, a Pontiac G5. The engine coolant temperature tells you a lot if engine is running normally. It tell you if the cooling system is performing normal, if you need new coolant or flush. It is like your body temperature. If it is above normal, you have a fever and something is wrong. If it is much below normal, you are suffering hypothermia. Now that I have a OBDII scanner and the Torq software on my smart phone, I can monitor temperature in the Spark. I am new owner, so do not yet know what the
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Hello, I am getting an error code: P0119 (Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor Circuit Intermittent) with check engine light on 2013 Spark 1.2L. The local dealer replaced the coolant reservoir (apparently a common issue with this model) but the error code still persists. Has anyone had the same issue before? Could you give me some pointers? I think the next step is to replace the coolant temp sensors. At least I see there are three of them, one at the water inlet, one at the thermostat housing and one bolted on to the radiator. Unfortunately, the dealer wants me to buy the entire ther
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Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum and I'm having the same problem as some of you have had with the overflow reservoir tank. I've read the forum posts about this and it looks like my case is pretty similar, but I'm also currently having issues with a dealership. Here's the story: About a month ago, I noticed that my car's heater wasn't working. It was my first sign that something was wrong. Here in FL, it may have taken me a while to notice it, it's been a warm winter season. The heater came on later in the drive, so maybe it just had a slow start, I thought. The next da
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My 2013 Spark just broke 100k miles and for the second time I'm going to have to replace the coolant overflow reservoir for the second time because of a leak. I've been reading on the forums and this seems to be a pretty common issue people are experiencing. The first time I had it replaced was within the first 50k miles and it was not covered under my warranty. Shouldn't this be a recall of some sort? Or are we just expected to replace this park every 50k miles or so? Sure...the cost isn't major, but if it went unnoticed it could cause some serious engine damage.
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Anyone try lowering engine/coolant temps using additives like Lucas super coolant or Royal Purple's purple ice?