Guess what I'm doing today.

KAdams4458 · 02-09-2004, 04:34 PM

I'm going to go outside and freeze my ass off trying to figure out what's wrong with this stupid friggin' plastic contraption.

Yep, it's gone stupid again, folks. Go figure...

I'm once again getting the stupid code 32 and to top it off, my engine temp is all over the friggin place. It overcools at idle, overheats while driving in city traffic, and swings irradically from hot to cold at highway speeds.

Yes, my car is freaking possessed. I don't need a mechanic, I need a priest to perform an exorcism. Who wants to bet that holy water would burn the paint?

picksl1 · 02-10-2004, 03:57 PM

get some jumper cables and hook them to the pos and neg part of the battery and then hold the other end in your hand and touch the 2 clips together, but first tell the car. "listen you stupid %#^%&%@#$ if you dont listen im gonna give you electro shock therapy

KAdams4458 · 02-10-2004, 05:11 PM

Heh.

Well, someone is feeling quite jocular today.

However, it is a great idea. I think I'll go try it.

mkbuker · 02-10-2004, 11:07 PM

*shakes head*

Zorminster · 02-10-2004, 11:24 PM

think your temp sensor or radiator is fuxxored?

Anony00GT · 02-10-2004, 11:51 PM

What exactly is code 32?

As for the guage, check the temp sensor(s) first. Temp guage doing that kinda crap could be a sign of head gasket trouble though

KAdams4458 · 02-11-2004, 02:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Zorminster

think your temp sensor or radiator is fuxxored?

Radiator is a two year old OEM unit and it's beautiful. Temp sensor is also relatively new as well as the wiring.

See in my signature the part about never doing that before? That sums up this car perfectly. It's always doing something dumb and unusual.

Zorminster · 02-11-2004, 02:27 AM

lol, i said radiator didnt i. lol, meant thermostat.

KAdams4458 · 02-11-2004, 02:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Anony00GT

What exactly is code 32?

As for the guage, check the temp sensor(s) first. Temp guage doing that kinda crap could be a sign of head gasket trouble though

Ah, code 32 is EGR trouble.

Between my data logging and a physical inspection and testing, I have verified that the EGR valve is bad.

I don't feel that the EGR has a damn thing to do with the temp instability, especially since the car has thrown a code 32 every now and then ever since I bought it and it's never had this temp problem before. It's just that I managed to catch the EGR DTC pop up while I had the laptop plugged in, so I could see what everything was doing at the time it occured.

This temp thing has me perplexed. I know it's not just a sender or a gauge because I can feel the temperature of the air from the heater fluctuating right along with the gauge. I get cold air when the gauge is low, warm when it's in the normal range, and super-hot air when it's high on the gauge.

Okay, so I did check out all of my fluids, as usual. My oil is great, coolant is full. Nothing is mixed anywhere. This is just damn weird. Maybe, some how, my thermostat is cracked out. I just don't know. I hate to take shots in the dark, but I think I'm going to yank the thing and check it.

picksl1 · 02-11-2004, 04:43 AM

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Originally Posted by KAdams4458

Heh.

Well, someone is feeling quite jocular today.

However, it is a great idea. I think I'll go try it.

hey leave my joculars outta it

so did my idea work?