p.anonymity Posted August 27, 2018 Report Share Posted August 27, 2018 Greetings, kinda new to the forum so if I am in the wrong place, I apologize. My wife drives a 2011 3.5L Edge SE, basic everything with around 80k miles. The temperature gauge for her engine confuses me as she recently got a "red" reading on the gauge. The thing is, it did not go to the "H" but stayed where it usually does, around the middle. Personally, I hate this display and wish it was an old fashioned "gauge", however, it is what it is. Secondly, it never showed an engine overheat as my wife just happens to always have it on the MPG screen, so does it alert her at some point? The only reason she noticed was the A/C compressor shut off and she knew something was up. If anyone can dumb this down for me please let me know as this makes so sense to me at all. Attached picture is a "yellow" reading I now, but it is the best I got, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 Did this happen while cruising or while at extended idle? It is possible engine temps were approaching abnormal levels, either due to fans not working right, cylinder head temperature wiring being compromised, or coolant/water pump issues. Does the A/C work fine while at idle or does it push out warm air at idle but cold air at cruising speeds? How do the coolant and oil look? No mixing I hope. Any pest issues in your area? Is the appearance cover still on? Pull codes from the PCM to see if anything has set. Won't trigger a check engine light unless it is a critical error. Any major auto parts store can do it for you for free, or you can pick up an OBD II adapter + Forscan Lite software for your tablet/smartphone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p.anonymity Posted August 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 Thank you for getting back to me. So it appears that one of my fan modules was out, replaced and it appears we are good to go. Frankly, I am not used to the check engine light indicating a cooling problem, but the engine flashing the "F" signal indicating the engine coolant is hot. However, it seems that the system operates a little differently then I am used to with an overheating engine. Basically, read the manual and was shocked by how different it is, chock this up to user fault. Thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booger_2021_03_03 Posted March 11, 2021 Report Share Posted March 11, 2021 How did you get this gauge to show up on your screen? I am looking to enable this on a 2011 SEL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted March 12, 2021 Report Share Posted March 12, 2021 23 hours ago, Booger_2021_03_03 said: How did you get this gauge to show up on your screen? I am looking to enable this on a 2011 SEL. depending on which type of cluster you have, the way to get to it will be different thru the menu system. I assume the SEL has the basic cluster as the OP shows, but IDK. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a8k_qyYLkOMuvV8VyYHOlJDcwHpbMbkC/view?usp=sharing pg 18/21. Main Menu, then Information, then enable Coolant Temp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CARR142 Posted March 12, 2021 Report Share Posted March 12, 2021 ENGINE COOLANT OVER TEMP — Displayed when the engine coolant temperature is excessively high. Page 26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booger_2021_03_03 Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 "ENGINE COOLANT OVER TEMP — Displayed when the engine coolant temperature is excessively high." I'm looking for the gauge, not the idiot light! I will look at the google doc, but I figure I might have to use ForScan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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