Multi-function Temp Sensor...

[Derek Pulvino]

Phil,

Haven't topped it off, but could you imagine it?  Being able to solve one of 
the issues on this car so simply?  My word!  I'll have to add some when I 
get home.  And no, boots still in place, so it may be corrosion, but on the 
last changing I did try to clean the connect up best I could and let it dry.

Unfortunately though, it really does look like the sensor is leaking unless 
the residue on the boot is from previous lifes with other mfts'

Derek P

>>Hey gang,
>>
>>Has anybody else had one of these go out in less than 2-months?  I 
>>replaced the part on my car late December/early January and I'm already 
>>getting the coolant warning light coming on in the computer display.  I 
>>checked under the hood  and noticed that the coolant level is going down a 
>>little
>
>  So did you top up the coolant level? Sometimes "a little" coolant loss is 
>all it takes for the level sensor to sound the alert. My car happens to 
>tolerate a considerable amount of coolant loss compared to some others (the 
>sensor ignores a low level to at least 1/2" below the mark). So last week, 
>when the warning light began to come on,  I was sure the MFTS had gone bad 
>again. But no--this time it _was_ actually the coolant level. That was the 
>first ever (in 6 years) that I'd had a real "low coolant level" situation, 
>and about 16 ounces of coolant took care of it. Now I just need to figure 
>out where it's leaking.
>
>>  and there is also coolant residue on the outside of the sensor. Checked 
>>tightness and it was ok.
>
>Have you removed or "disabled" the MFTS's rubber boot? If not, perhaps the 
>MFTS contacts are wet or corroded.
>
>Phil
>
>--
>
>Phil Rose
>Rochester, NY
>mailto:pjrose at frontiernet.net