Hi all,
My 2002 Jeep Liberty has had the engine light going on and off recently and it keeps coming back with the P1281 (Engine is cold too long) error code. We had a new T-stat put in back in October 2017 by a local repair shop. The heater core was replace about a year before that along with the radiator. Since the engine light keeps going on then off I'm not convinced its the t-stat and wondering if it might be the sender for the tstat.
We've tried running the car and then touching the radiator hose compared to the heater core hose and the heater core hose heats up quicker than the radiator hose.
We've watched the temp gauge and it doesn't get passed the middle
We've timed the temp gauge getting up to the middle and it takes about 15 mins
We've checked the heat in the vehicle and it blows hot
We've checked the coolant level and it's fine
Any ideas?? Should we replace the t-stat?
My 2002 Jeep Liberty has had the engine light going on and off recently and it keeps coming back with the P1281 (Engine is cold too long) error code. We had a new T-stat put in back in October 2017 by a local repair shop. The heater core was replace about a year before that along with the radiator. Since the engine light keeps going on then off I'm not convinced its the t-stat and wondering if it might be the sender for the tstat.
We've tried running the car and then touching the radiator hose compared to the heater core hose and the heater core hose heats up quicker than the radiator hose.
We've watched the temp gauge and it doesn't get passed the middle
We've timed the temp gauge getting up to the middle and it takes about 15 mins
We've checked the heat in the vehicle and it blows hot
We've checked the coolant level and it's fine
Any ideas?? Should we replace the t-stat?