spyderdrifter
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- Jul 11, 2009
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Somewhere in,
Colorado
Yesterday morning I stopped to get donuts after work, and while I was waiting, I happened to notice my temp gauge was nearing 3/4 up the gauge. I turned on the a/c and the needle went back down to normal. I decided to plug my scanner in to see if there was high ECT being logged, and it was at 210. So I drove the couple miles home going easy on the car. Once I parked, I shut off the a/c to see how high the temp would go and it reached 219, and dropped back down to the comfortable 206 when I put the a/c back on. This is the first time this car has had temps over 206 since I've owned it. Is there anything besides low coolant, bad t-stat, or faulty sensors that could contribute to this? I know the most obvious would be the water pump, but looking for other options to try out first. I do have a P0170 code that pops up at least every other day, and have had a P0125 once. I'm convinced both are because of a bad o2 sensor, which I got a new one to put on later today. I don't think there are any boost leaks. I've had leaks and idle surge on past DSMs, and this one runs smooth and has a very steady idle that ranges from 750-760rpms when in park, and right around 800rpms in drive but stopped. Anyway, just looking for ideas.