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P0118 engine code explained: Causes, symptoms, and fixes for coolant temperature sensor issues

The P0118 code means that the engine control module (ECM) has detected a voltage signal that’s too high from the engine coolant temperature (ECT) sensor (below). In practical terms, the ECM believes ...
GM Authority

Your GM Vehicle's 2.0L LSY Engine May Be Overheating Because Of This Part

A faulty Engine Coolant Temperature (ECT) sensor may lead the turbocharged 2.0L I4 LSY gasoline engine in certain GM vehicles to run hot or even overheat. To be clear, these vehicles are not under an ...
Torque News

A Corvette Technician Says a Brand-New C8 Stingray “Needs a Coolant Temp Sensor” and Required the Entire Powertrain Removed at Just 4 Miles – He Adds, “It Just Cam…

A Corvette technician was stunned to find that a brand-new C8 Stingray "just off the transporter" required a total powertrain ...
Ars Technica

YACT: Why don't more vehicles have low coolant & low oil sensors?

Something I've realized over the past few years poking with a large variety of cars: Nobody has low coolant or low oil sensors! I drove an '88 Mazda RX-7 with both, and they were quite valuable! The ...
Popular Mechanics

How To Fix Pontiac Sunfire Engine Temperature Problems

Q: My 1999 Pontiac Sunfire coupe is doing something something I can't easily explain. The car has 240,000 km on it and it has the stock engine, although I think I bought it with a K filter charger.