Ok so it all started with a ses light P0128(thermostat), so first i replaced the ect sensor and that made no change. Then i replaced the thermostat, had alot of trouble bleeding it but i think i got it now. After bleeding it for what seemed like hours, it wouldnt build up pressure, so i was thinking about replacing the rad cap since there cheap, but i waited and continued trying to bleed it. So now i think i got it bled and the hoes's have pressure, but the problem is with the temp gauge on the dash.
It reads up to like what looks like 210-215, but it goes up and down like it should as if the thermostat is working. Just now i hooked my scanner up to the car and watched the ect graph and it never got to 210. 207 was it highest it got to and then it went back down to 204-203. The thermostat i put in is a 195 so it shouldnt get up to 210 right?
I also think that my cooling fans dont work because they never come on, so thats something else i had to look into. But idk if its related to this problem or not.
I dont know what else to do, i just cleared the ses light since unhooking the battery for an hour did nothing. So idk if the thermostat is working and everything is fine or something else is wrong.
My next step would be to vacuum bleed it and pressure test it but it not leaking that i can see, and if all that checks out then i would be looking into replacing the rad cap and water pump. Im hoping that someone is just gonna say that those numbers are fine and that im worrying about nothing, but the trouble ive had with this car lately im just expecting the worse
