every time i start my car its fine but once i drive a few seconds the low coolant light comes on, but im not low on collant. i just had my rad flushed and i got them to but dexcool in but the light still comes on, is there a low coolant sensor that could be faulty if so does anybody know where this this is

any help would be awesome

Some times it could be the mixture. more coolant than water can cause that. try draining some coolant out and adding more water. should do the trick. i experienced that with a 91 cavalier z24! give a try, if not, it should be a sensor.
GOOD LUCK!
Al

What is the year and trim line of your car?

i got a 94 ssei

Some times it could be the mixture. more coolant than water can cause that. try draining some coolant out and adding more water. should do the trick. i experienced that with a 91 cavalier z24! give a try, if not, it should be a sensor.
GOOD LUCK!
Al


I had the same problem with my 90 cav but that doent seen to be the problem here thanks though

Yup its the sensor.....I had the problem...Poped the sensor out of a junked 93 and put it in mine....Light never comes on.....Problem Solved

Yes, mine'* faulty, too. I thought maybe the bad chemistry of my really old coolant was triggering it. Last fall I did a complete flush-and-fill (even added the Prestone flushing tee in the heater hose, and boy was _that_ a pain to install), got the mixture of the new stuff just right, but the sensor'* still complaining.

It'* plugged in on the passenger'* side of the radiator, about 1/3rd of the way down. Look straight down the back side of the radiator directly below the radiator cap. You'll find a two-wire electrical connector plugged into a square-ish plastic thingy. Unplug the connector and the warning will shut up. I forget how the sensor itself removes (it'* real easy -- it more-or-less just plugs into a hole), but of course the coolant comes gushing out when you do that, so don't pull the old sensor out until you have a replacement ready to go in.

Speaking of which, can anyone provide a part number and price?

Ya...if the car comes equipped with Dexcool it says very clearly on the reservior "Use Dexcool only"

Stick with the green coolant, I doubt it was meant to be mixed. Wasn't there a huge post about this beofre somewhere?

I have had to replace my sensor twice in the last 3 yrs. As soon as I put the new one in problem goes away, but they are not cheap from the dealer. I paid about $50-$60 part #25696947 for 96 SSEI. The wreckers is worth a try like Polarbear says.
Siphon some of the antifreeze out into a bucket before unplugging it.