little help

[ElecTech]

Those codes tend to be more common in the cold months on cars with lower temp thermostats and lower fan settings. It's not necessarily a sign of a bad sensor. The PCM is looking for a minimum threshold to be reached, sometimes there is also a time window involved, and if the engine is slow to come up to temperature, you can sometimes get a code.

This may be a potential explanation if all systems seem to check out.

[red99pony]

Originally Posted by ElecTech

Those codes tend to be more common in the cold months on cars with lower temp thermostats and lower fan settings. It's not necessarily a sign of a bad sensor. The PCM is looking for a minimum threshold to be reached, sometimes there is also a time window involved, and if the engine is slow to come up to temperature, you can sometimes get a code.

This may be a potential explanation if all systems seem to check out.

my stat isn't cold it is 190. my fan settings are stock and my engine heats up fast. i appreciate the feedback though. i had the code deleted and went into walmart for a short time. when i came out it threw the code again right away and the engine was still warm at that point. that is what is also making me lean to a bad sensor but i could be wrong.

[ElecTech]

But you may be right!