2001 Silverado

Asked by GuruVPCT9 Sep 06, 2018 at 09:38 AM about the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT Extended Cab 4WD

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Will over heating engine (270F) trigger an safety shut down of the engine

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KenF answered 6 years ago

If the knock sensor triggers it will shut down. You might get warning lights when overheating (say at 240 to 250 F) but no "safety shutdown", at least not until it starts knocking badly. So if you're overheating, turn the engine off, don't wait for it to shutdown on it's own, by that point it may be too late.

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GuruVPCT9 answered 6 years ago

My son said the engine rapidly lost power and died. Started back up fine and I have resolved the coolant leak and changed the oil (always synthetic). The magnet on the end of the oil drain plug had no metal debris. I'm really shocked that there is apparently no engine damage. Thanks for the quick reply

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KenF answered 6 years ago

That's good to hear, and it always pays to check oil for contamination.

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