tdiggs14 Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 Well the bottom left gauge (below the fasten seat belt light and high beams light) always stays at 100 except for the couple of times it creeps up 10-20 or so. Once upon a time my dash said LOW COOLANT LEVEL, I have bought coolant (the orange kind) and am ready to put more in. Why does this gauge always read 100? When I put the coolant in do I need to drain the original fluid or can I just top it off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverado777 Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 Well the bottom left gauge (below the fasten seat belt light and high beams light) always stays at 100 except for the couple of times it creeps up 10-20 or so. Once upon a time my dash said LOW COOLANT LEVEL, I have bought coolant (the orange kind) and am ready to put more in. Why does this gauge always read 100? When I put the coolant in do I need to drain the original fluid or can I just top it off? Thats your tranny temp gauge not your coolent temp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cramer Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 First things first: The gauge on the bottom left is the TRANS fluid temp. And the temp reading is the same as mine so there isn't a prob. Second: Open the hood, and look next to your airbox. There is a tank there that is somewhat clear. On the front of the tank ( facing the engine) are two lines and writing that says full hot, and full cold. You should see the coolant in the tank at this area. If not then you should add according to your owners manual. If you are really low on coolant check for leaks ( hoses, waterpump, radiator, etc), and if no leaks are found you might want to have a cooling system pressure check done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdiggs14 Posted February 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 Hmm, well thanks for clearing that up. I will check the coolant level. The message hasn't showed up in a while, it did a couple times but went away and I never had an issue with the engine overheating, just the trans temp being very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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