This started tonight, the needle stays in the normal range. The heat level rises during acceleration. It won't go higher at constant idle.

It goes to the A in "Normal" on the gauge.

I noticed it was low on coolant...topped her off and the level isn't going down.

My question is this. If the car is low on coolant. It is running hotter. I add coolant on the way home. Is it possible that since it got to that heat level, it wouldn't go down untill it had a chance to completly go down to normal operating temp?

Turning the heater on doesn't affect it either.

Maybe it's a shot sensor..

Any help is great, thanks.

Pete

 

No. Adding fluid would change the temp right away. If it didn't change, i'd replace the sender.

Take care,
~Chris

 

when you filled it back up, did you put in purely coolant, or coolant/water mix?

 

mix.... pure coolant would be bad. lol