Warning lights can be life and money savers for car owners, but there are a couple of non-light signs to watch out for that may signal your engine coolant temperature sensor is faulty.

A P1299 error on a Ford means that the engine is overheating and needs to cool down. Possible causes include lack of coolant ...

Your car’s engine temperature is vital to its operation, and a properly-operating gauge is a window to its health. ... Replacing a Faulty Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor.

An EGT sensor measures the temperature of the engine exhaust gas to prevent damage to critical components such as the after treatment system, turbines and cylinder head exhaust valves.

Some read oxygen, air, or temperature levels, while others such as knock sensors, keep tabs on vibrations and sound levels so you don’t end up with a piston-sized hole in the engine itself.

Check the basics first: fuel pressure, engine temperature, oxygen sensor, and inlet air temperature. Also, subscribe to Alldata.com for the 2002 Z28 powertrain. It will be the best $25 you ever spent.

The engine coolant temperature sensor may be cracked. This could cause the enging coolant temperature warning light to come on inadvertently and in rare cases may cause engine operating faults.

The B&M system does incorporate an engine speed sensor (tach signal), and one spark plug firing sensor (to determine firing order for sequential injector firing), and an engine temperature sensor ...