My coolant fans on my car have not worked for quite sometime now. I finally got around to looking at them the other day. I hooked up auto tap and let the car warm up. When my needle on the gauge was almost at redline the computer was only reading 208f. I replaced my coolant temperature sensor and everything stayed the same. Before i started chasing wires i thought i would ask to see if anyone else had this problem before or if there might be a "quick fix".
Thanks for yalls time.
-Tony

 

your gauge might be reading wrong, not the PCM

 

Which temp sensor was replaced? There is one for the computer and one for the gauge.

 

I replaced the one right by the waterpump... I also took a high temp thermometer and tested the coolant manually, Short of chasing wires I am pretty sure this is as far as i can go... can anyone confirm?
Thanks
Tony

 

Like Dave says...

Your gauge appears to be wrong. Check out the sensor in the head for it.

 

look at my above post...i tested the coolant manually with a high temperature thermometer and it was +/- 5f from what my gauge said...it can be the gauge or the sensor that for it.
-Tony

 

it is going to be a different temp depending on where you check the coolant. I have my dash gauge reading the temp from the driver's side head like normal but i also have a autometer gauge reading the temp from the pass. side head and it is like 15 degrees hotter.