Hey ya’ll, just wondering if anyone else has experienced a similar issue. Yesterday was one of the hotter days we’ve had this year, at 92F ambient air temp. 99% sure this isn’t related, but Friday I had a front-end alignment done, and the next time I drove the car, the CEL turned on (solid), the temp gauge shot up to 3/4 while driving around 50mph. I turned the HVAC defrost on full speed/heat w/AC on, and the temp gauge almost immediately dropped back to normal. Pulled over and checked coolant level = normal. No loss of fluids, no noises, no driving symptoms other than the temp gauge and a CEL.
CEL code P26A3. This code doesn’t seem to be anywhere for the Juke, but what I see for various other models is an issue with the coolant bypass valve.Today I drove the car around my neighborhood and tried to recreate the issue, but I can’t reproduce it. While driving, it wants to sit in the 156-165 range, and it won’t get hotter than 205-208F idling, and its 90F outside here. Coolant is two years old, running Nissan OE blue. Still have original t-stats.
I’m thinking this sounds like the upper thermostat, near the throttle body. Does my logic track?
CEL code P26A3. This code doesn’t seem to be anywhere for the Juke, but what I see for various other models is an issue with the coolant bypass valve.Today I drove the car around my neighborhood and tried to recreate the issue, but I can’t reproduce it. While driving, it wants to sit in the 156-165 range, and it won’t get hotter than 205-208F idling, and its 90F outside here. Coolant is two years old, running Nissan OE blue. Still have original t-stats.
I’m thinking this sounds like the upper thermostat, near the throttle body. Does my logic track?
