Hot Light Or Coolant Temperature Light
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These checks assume vehicle is not overheating. Verify proper operation of cooling system prior to diagnosing hot light. The coolant temperature sensor, in rare cases, may fail to indicate correct coolant temperature without setting a Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC). This could result in hot light turning on without having an overheating condition. It could also result in engine overheating without hot light turning on. Check coolant sensor temperature-to-resistance values in the SENSOR RANGE CHARTS
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Hot light is powered by the 10-amp I/P IGN fuse. Light will turn on when PCM provides a ground for the circuit. If circuit grounds between light and PCM, light will illuminate any time ignition is turned on.
- Turn ignition on, with engine off (bulb test position). If hot light illuminates, go to step 3). If hot light does not illuminate, check the following and proceed to next step:
- 10-amp I/P IGN fuse.
- Faulty instrument cluster bulb.
- Open circuit between fuse and hot light.
- Backprobe PCM hot light driver terminal with a test light to battery voltage. Turn ignition on. If test light does not illuminate, PCM terminal connection is bad or PCM is faulty. If test light illuminates, turn ignition off. Disconnect PCM connectors. Jumper PCM connector hot light driver harness terminal to ground. Turn ignition on. If hot light does not illuminate, check for open circuit between hot light and PCM. If all circuits are okay and power is available to light, replace instrument cluster.
- Start engine. If hot light goes off, no problem is evident. If hot light is on, turn ignition off. Disconnect PCM connector. Probe PCM hot light driver harness terminal with a test light to battery voltage. If test light does not illuminate, replace PCM. If test light illuminates, repair short to ground in hot light driver circuit. If circuit is okay, replace instrument cluster.