A faulty coolant temperature sensor can damage your engine. Here's how to tell if yours has gone bad, plus how to fix it.

Also referred to as an ECT sensor, a coolant temperature sensor is one of a vehicle's more vital safeguards against overheating as it directly gauges the temp of an automobile's coolant.

Many engine designs have the coolant temperature sensor screw into the thermostat ... the thermostat housing. A temperature sensor that is sending the wrong information to the car's computer can cause ...

A faulty Engine Coolant Temperature (ECT) sensor may lead the turbocharged 2.0L I4 LSY gasoline engine in certain GM vehicles to run hot or even overheat. To be clear, these vehicles are not under ...