Pavesa
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- May 10, 2020
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- City, State
- Canning, NS
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2007, XLT
I was recently very lucky to find an 2006 Eddie Bauer Explorer with tow package and just 90,000 miles on the clock. Drives like a dream..
Unfortunately, I'd just driven about a dozen miles on the highway when I noticed the red overheat warning come up on the screen. I was near an off ramp so took it and let things cool down. I decided to keep off the highway and had done maybe a mile before it came on again. I decided to park it overnight, my wife ran me home and next day I found a nice independent garage with good Google reviews about 2 minutes from where it was parked. They had a look and diagnosed a faulty cooling heat sensor and replaced it with a new part. I drove it home, about an hour and there were no issues and then I drove it for maybe 5 days as my daily drive. All good. But, yesterday, the overheat light came on again at the top of a mile long but not particularly steep climb and then I had a repetition of what happened before. I let it cool and drive on a bit and after a mile I would see the temp needle climbing towards max. It took me 5 cooling stops to get home!
I have been careful to stop when I've seen the temperature rising but I did look under the hood when I came off the highway and there was nothing that suggested the engine was overheating - no steam or unhappy symptoms.
I'm wondering if anyone has any thoughts on this? I think it seems unlikely to be the new heat sensor. I don't know if Explorers use a thermostat that could have failed, I somehow think it unlikely..
In all other ways I'm thrilled with the car. The 82 year old guy who sold it to me had clearly babied it since new; body in great shape and everything really tight and smooth. I'll be a lucky guy so long as this can be fixed!
Thanks for any thoughts.
Unfortunately, I'd just driven about a dozen miles on the highway when I noticed the red overheat warning come up on the screen. I was near an off ramp so took it and let things cool down. I decided to keep off the highway and had done maybe a mile before it came on again. I decided to park it overnight, my wife ran me home and next day I found a nice independent garage with good Google reviews about 2 minutes from where it was parked. They had a look and diagnosed a faulty cooling heat sensor and replaced it with a new part. I drove it home, about an hour and there were no issues and then I drove it for maybe 5 days as my daily drive. All good. But, yesterday, the overheat light came on again at the top of a mile long but not particularly steep climb and then I had a repetition of what happened before. I let it cool and drive on a bit and after a mile I would see the temp needle climbing towards max. It took me 5 cooling stops to get home!
I have been careful to stop when I've seen the temperature rising but I did look under the hood when I came off the highway and there was nothing that suggested the engine was overheating - no steam or unhappy symptoms.
I'm wondering if anyone has any thoughts on this? I think it seems unlikely to be the new heat sensor. I don't know if Explorers use a thermostat that could have failed, I somehow think it unlikely..
In all other ways I'm thrilled with the car. The 82 year old guy who sold it to me had clearly babied it since new; body in great shape and everything really tight and smooth. I'll be a lucky guy so long as this can be fixed!
Thanks for any thoughts.