Bryanna Posted October 22 Report Share Posted October 22 I’m going to try to be as short as possible but I’m a few weeks into this issue. My journey first over heated about 3 weeks back. Looking under my hood I realized that the T connector for my lines coming out of the thermostat housing was broken. Bought replacement parts and fixed the connector and hosing. After replacing I realized I was still losing a lot of coolant and got codes to indicate the thermostat was bad. I replaced the front thermostat in the housing still had a leak. Checked with a camera and the leaking was coming directly from the housing. Replaced the entire housing both thermostats and the sensor and no more leak coolant was staying within my radiator cap and my coolant temp and oil temp remained steady for a test drive heat restored inside the car. I took it for a longer drive (about 5 miles up the road) and when I got out of the gas station it would not start. The battery isn’t dead the engine attempts to engage but it shakes and sputters then never actually starts. When I checked the temps my oil and coolant were acting normal but my trans temp showed as hot all the way to the top no temp reading. Got a tow and tried this morning. The trans temp is still reading at over hot with no temp listed and the engine still won’t turn over. I’m at a loss here and can’t go without a car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John/Horace Posted October 23 Report Share Posted October 23 Always start with scanning for codes. All the coolant leaking could have damaged an electrical part preventing it from starting. Or overheating could have damage the engine, need to trouble shoot problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryanna Posted October 31 Author Report Share Posted October 31 On 10/23/2024 at 9:49 AM, John/Horace said: Always start with scanning for codes. All the coolant leaking could have damaged an electrical part preventing it from starting. Or overheating could have damage the engine, need to trouble shoot problem. I scanned for the coolant issues that lead me to the thermostat and sensor in the housing. Scanned after it stopped starting and no codes are being thrown according to my scanner anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John/Horace Posted October 31 Report Share Posted October 31 Thermostat codes don’t prevent starting as far as I know. Not starting means turns over but doesn’t catch, correct. CPS sensor is a wear item that usually sets a code, but not always. Will crank without starting. Not expensive, around $35 for dealer part. Easy to change, one elect plug and one 10 mm bolt. First check engine compression to make sure over heating didn’t damage anything, should be around 150-165 psi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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