hey! i’m new to this site but i’m curious if anyone can help me or guide me in the right direction before i start ripping my car apart lol
a few weeks ago i was driving down the freeway and my protege overheated and shut off as it should and wouldn’t start again. tried to put water in it to cool it down but the thing is it never actually overheated. i took the radiator cap off and everything and it wasn’t hot either. it’s now been sitting since then and won’t start because the car still reads hot. i had a mechanic come out and look at it and tested the engine coolant temp sensor to find out that was giving off almost 3x the power it need. so i replaced that, also tried to replace the clip for it with new wires and no luck. the mechanic told me i need to trace back the wires to the harness and see where it’s burnt out at and go from there. i’m going to try and do that but was hoping someone else had more answers for me please!!
thank you!
a few weeks ago i was driving down the freeway and my protege overheated and shut off as it should and wouldn’t start again. tried to put water in it to cool it down but the thing is it never actually overheated. i took the radiator cap off and everything and it wasn’t hot either. it’s now been sitting since then and won’t start because the car still reads hot. i had a mechanic come out and look at it and tested the engine coolant temp sensor to find out that was giving off almost 3x the power it need. so i replaced that, also tried to replace the clip for it with new wires and no luck. the mechanic told me i need to trace back the wires to the harness and see where it’s burnt out at and go from there. i’m going to try and do that but was hoping someone else had more answers for me please!!
thank you!