Low coolant

Asked by GuruVN8V4 Aug 29, 2018 at 06:38 PM about the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My low Coolant message has come on but the reservoir is not low, and the
truck in not over heating, everything seems to be working just fine.

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Hornet_2497 answered 5 years ago

Some of those coolant bottles utilize a floating ball on a rod. Sometimes they get stuck at the bottom when the coolant was low, then get stuck there, giving a false reading. Take a look inside your bottle and see if needs a bump or two. Some bottles have a sensor that may need to be replaced.

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