[V8] rough cold starts

[urq]

... or there can be a problem with the wiring between the sensor and the ECU 
...

... if you had a spare sensor kicking around it might have been worth 
swapping for the heck of it ... but if you're talking about a $$ sensor it 
is always better to try to make sure its not something else fiirst.  If 
you've got ProDiag or VAG-COM you can read the data blocks from the ECU ... 
one of which is the coolant temp ... you can see what the ECU is reading ...

Steve B
San Jose, CA (USA)

> >>george.fallot at verizon.net wrote:
> >> > I pulled the codes and got the coolant sensor code. I tested
> >> > the sensor and replaced it. But I still have the same code and
> >> > problem.
>
> >>Did you clear the codes?
>
> > Yes I did clear the codes
>
> What code are you getting?  The code may apply to more
> than one sensor, or another bad sensor may be triggering,
> other codes, cascade-style. It is also possible the new
> sensor is bad.