3800 180 degree T-Stat

[MIKES3]

Now this is strange. When I went up to the track in Wisconsin my cars engine light was on. Thanks to a couple of the guys they ran the codes on my car and it came up as a t-stat code. what the hell? I am going to take it apart tonight while im changing my oil because that needs to be changed real bad. NE ideas on the t-stat? Because the light came back on.

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[rjaz gtp]

That is weird...my suggestion is go to AutoZone and get anojther 180 t-stat for $6 and get a new gasket for $2 and put in the new stuff and see what happens. Maybe somehow your old t-stat was just bad from the get go??? I dunno worth the $8 to try?

 

[imported_snoop]

what year car do you have? if it is i think 00 or newer, colder t-stats will set off the a code. long story short, the brain is saying that the motor is not warming up to optimal temperature so it throws a light. what you have to do(or what i did), get a resistor(i have one for you if you want) and plug it into the IAT sensor and you wont get that code anymore. easy fix. let me know.

 

[MIKES3]

Originally posted by snoop@Oct 15 2004, 02:56 PM
what year car do you have? if it is i think 00 or newer, colder t-stats will set off the a code. long story short, the brain is saying that the motor is not warming up to optimal temperature so it throws a light. what you have to do(or what i did), get a resistor(i have one for you if you want) and plug it into the IAT sensor and you wont get that code anymore. easy fix. let me know.

I will try the resistor. Just give me a time and place. Thanks for the offer

 

[MIKES3]

Originally posted by snoop@Oct 15 2004, 02:56 PM
what year car do you have? if it is i think 00 or newer, colder t-stats will set off the a code. long story short, the brain is saying that the motor is not warming up to optimal temperature so it throws a light. what you have to do(or what i did), get a resistor(i have one for you if you want) and plug it into the IAT sensor and you wont get that code anymore. easy fix. let me know.

I thought that was the case on the 160 t-stat with the 00 plus GPs

 

[CoolGTX]

ive run the 180 year round for 4 years now, and no light yet......2000/GTX


160 might be a problem thou

 

[imported_snoop]

Originally posted by MIKES3+Oct 15 2004, 03:42 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (MIKES3 @ Oct 15 2004, 03:42 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-snoop@Oct 15 2004, 02:56 PM
what year car do you have? if it is i think 00 or newer, colder t-stats will set off the a code. long story short, the brain is saying that the motor is not warming up to optimal temperature so it throws a light. what you have to do(or what i did), get a resistor(i have one for you if you want) and plug it into the IAT sensor and you wont get that code anymore. easy fix. let me know.

I thought that was the case on the 160 t-stat with the 00 plus GPs [/b][/quote]
yeah, i got a 160 in mine, but with this COLD ass weather that might have done it. what town are you in.

 

[MIKES3]

Originally posted by snoop+Oct 15 2004, 04:57 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (snoop @ Oct 15 2004, 04:57 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

Originally posted by MIKES3@Oct 15 2004, 03:42 PM
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@Oct 15 2004, 02:56 PM
what year car do you have? if it is i think 00 or newer, colder t-stats will set off the a code. long story short, the brain is saying that the motor is not warming up to optimal temperature so it throws a light. what you have to do(or what i did), get a resistor(i have one for you if you want) and plug it into the IAT sensor and you wont get that code anymore. easy fix. let me know.

I thought that was the case on the 160 t-stat with the 00 plus GPs

yeah, i got a 160 in mine, but with this COLD ass weather that might have done it. what town are you in. [/b][/quote]
I'm out in the NW suburbs near Crystal Lake. That would be near Carpentersvill and Elgin. Just in case your not familiar

 

[evastos]

Guys I have a 160 on my GT should a take out for the winter? Maybe I shouldnt even have it in there.

 

[1BADGTP]

yeah they sell something for the 00+ years..

i also have a 160 drilled going in next week when i do my I/C install should i put it in or wait till spring?

 

[taylordssei]

+00 Bonnevilles also throw a SES with a 160.

I just put a 160 last week with an updated Intense PCM with that code removed, not sure on what the code # is though. No problems so far.