P0116
P0116
Diagnosis information - DME V8 DFI
Coolant temperature implausibly high
Diagnostic conditions
- Drive with high and low cooling power
- Coolant temperature when engine starts > 35 °C (95 °F)
- Drive with high and low cooling power
- Hold speed above 40 km/h (25 mph) and engine speed above 1,300 rpm
- then vehicle standstill and idle speed (less than 700 rpm) for greater than 75 seconds
- No detection of fault code P0116, P0117, P0118, P0119 or P3081, P3082
Possible fault causes
- Coolant temperature sensor faulty
- Fixed resistor fitted instead of coolant temperature sensor