Stupid Car! HELP!

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@impactspoon

Here is a long shot, but I had a similar problem. My car would miss like a whore and the smell of unburnt gas was overwhelming. After confirming the condition of all the ignition/fuel delivery components we concluded that it was the coolant temp sensor. The computer relies on input from this sensor in order to run the engine in closed loop or open loop. You can check the resistance between the terminals of the sensor, @ about 180 Degrees Celsius it should read anywhere from 33-44 ohms to still be functional. Once we replaced this the car ran great.

Good luck.

I was actually experiences problems with my coolant temp gauge a couple weeks ago. It was jumping up and down like crazy when I would push the gas. After I cleaned the connector on the sensor, the gauge stopped acting up and read fine. I didn’t think that it was a problem. I beleive there are two coolant sensors. Am I correct? One for the Temp. gauge on the cluster, and another for the ECU. So which sensor would I replace, and how do I go about replacing it? Where can I buy a new one?