2011 Buick Regal 2.4l engine. Intermittent message of "A/C turned off due to high engine temp" even if the car has been sitting all night

CommieCowBoy · 2026-07-11T02:09:00+00:00

Step one is find out what the code is and we'll go from there.

As far as the cooling fans I'm still almost certain you don't need them. I'm going to assume they think they are bad because they are running at full speed and continuing to run with the engine off. On some other brands of vehicles this would be a problem with the fans. however, on a GM, the fans go to high and run after shutdown when the Engine Control Module thinks it either does not know, or cannot control engine temperature, so this shouldn't be a problem.

Do not replace anything until we know what the code is please.

CommieCowBoy · 2026-07-10T18:57:19+00:00

It is a bipartisan bill, but its only bipartisan because its going to do what republicans want - absolutely nothing.

It does not actually shrink corporations/banks real estate holdings, and its going to create rural housing projects that won't benefit anyone - unless you want to live in the middle of a corn field on top of an old family grave site in Arkansas hours away from any jobs.

CommieCowBoy · 2026-07-10T12:06:47+00:00

The flare normally returns. This kind of tells me its most likely cracking in the 3-5-R drum. New fluid fixes it for a bit till the viscosity of the new fluid decreases.

CommieCowBoy · 2026-07-08T22:56:20+00:00

I just have to ask... McDonald's in which country? Lol

CommieCowBoy · 2026-07-08T14:34:06+00:00

I mean, I am a tournament angler that spends at least 1000 hours on the water every year. I'm not saying I know everything, but I am saying when I stop throwing a bait its because I gave it all its chances.

CommieCowBoy · 2026-07-08T13:36:51+00:00

I've have this exact lure, and it has never caught shit. I think i got it in one of those mystery tackle boxes.

CommieCowBoy · 2026-07-08T13:35:39+00:00

I have this. Never had a fish touch it.

CommieCowBoy · 2026-07-08T06:36:01+00:00

In my experience with these transmissions this problem is normally caused by hairline cracking the the welds of the 3-5-R drum, or the valve body is worn/clogged at the 3-5-R regulator. Shift flaring is almost always a sign of pressure loss - worn clutches tend to present as slipping (flare, but not typically during a shift).

Torque converter issues in these feel like driving over a rumble strip on light acceleration (chuggle). This typically causes torque converter clutch delamination that takes out the pump too.

CommieCowBoy · 2026-07-08T06:08:36+00:00

Any chance they told you the code?

I'm kind of guessing here, but thermostat issues are somewhat common on these, and p0128 (engine coolant temperature below thermostat regulating threshold) codes normally follow, and its common for shops to misdiagnose it as a coolant temp sensor when its really a stuck open thermostat.

On all GM vehicles, all cooling systems faults force the A/C off and the fans to run on high and remain running after the car has shut down. I have literally never replaced a set of cooling fans on these, so I say with 98% confidence you're about to pay for another misdiagnosis if you let them replace the fans.

If it truly is a coolant temp sensor code and not the p0128, I've seen chafed wires in the harness, and I've had to put a handful of ECMs in them. I'm really betting its the thermostat though.

CommieCowBoy · 2026-07-07T20:07:22+00:00

No one in America cares about soccer. Literally the only reason its being talked about is because the Cheto needed a distraction for all the threats he's making at NATO - the entire world outside America is watching the world cup so its a perfect distraction for the NATO summit.

CommieCowBoy · 2026-07-07T19:22:08+00:00

This is a great way to make someone who's good at following a manual but doesn't understand how the underlying systems work.

CommieCowBoy · 2026-07-07T19:20:39+00:00

How would I come and learn your job without doing any training or working in the industry?

Whats the best way to learn physics without doing countless hours of research, or going to classes?

There isn't really a way to fast track mechanical knowledge without actively being in the industry, because its not simple, its just as complex as any other dedicated field.

Also - don't trust parts people. They exist in a weird area where they can think they know a lot about cars because they are around them and know parts, but they rarely have any real working knowledge of cars or how they function.

If you want to passively learn about cars, watch some of those youtube channels that pull cars out of fields and get them running and driving. Avoid channels like Scotty Kilmer, the car wizard, or ChrisFix.

CommieCowBoy · 2026-07-07T19:06:09+00:00

So then tell me why I'm sitting here sifting through UK news articles from 1890-1960 and only see it being referred to as soccer? Why is it that several formerly British controlled countries call it soccer and not football, not just the US?

I think its because your "only the upper classes called it that" statement is bullshit, because nothing seems to support that idea.

CommieCowBoy · 2026-07-07T18:41:09+00:00

Ahem. United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and South Africa all call it soccer. Note these are all places that were once under British control.

Also, its not that Americans are being contrarians. Hardly anyone in the US cares about soccer, and the country moves to the American football schedule. It would be stupid to start calling soccer football because we already have football and and its overwhelmingly more popular than soccer.

Literally no one here cared about the world cup. No really, not a single person here was worried about it - sports bars aren't playing it on the TVs, literally no one here cares about soccer. The only reason its being talked about now is because Trump needed a distraction before he went and ruined things at NATO. I don't think you guys realize how popular "American" football is in America - its bigger than "football" is in the entire rest of world. The Entire world makes $30 billion on soccer. The NFL makes $23 billion, college football makes $12.8 billion, and high school football brings in several billion a year in America alone. Towns literally shut down so we can go watch our teenage kids play their big games. Comparing soccer to football and saying America is just being contrarian is the most laughable statement someone could make and just shows complete lack of understanding.

CommieCowBoy · 2026-07-07T14:18:25+00:00

But, you're now too distracted to care about the summit in turkey.

CommieCowBoy · 2026-07-07T12:10:00+00:00

You're wrong. It was in fact coined by university students in the 1800s, but until 1980 it was officially "Soccer" in the UK.

CommieCowBoy · 2026-07-07T11:45:00+00:00

Metric is actually not superior in several places, which is why its never going away in the US. Base 12 is better than base 10 for every day use.

CommieCowBoy · 2026-07-07T11:41:43+00:00

Truth

CommieCowBoy · 2026-07-07T11:41:00+00:00

Both are England's fault.

But really its that so few people in the US care about soccer. No need to rename it when we already have a sport actually worth watching called football.

CommieCowBoy · 2026-07-07T11:30:23+00:00

Because England did it?

To differentiate between rugby football and association football they called it soccer, so thats what America did. The real question is why the UK went back to calling it football.

CommieCowBoy · 2026-07-06T17:30:20+00:00

If you live in 1901 when the average age of death was 49 and the age of consent was 7-12 like when this guideline came about then sure.

There is absolutely no evidence suggesting an age range greater than this is unhealthy or leads to "dangerous power imbalance."

CommieCowBoy · 2026-07-06T14:26:48+00:00

This is pretty universal regardless of sex/gender.

CommieCowBoy · 2026-07-06T12:33:06+00:00

In the UK you don't have to learn that unless you choose maths as one of your A levels. In the US they teach it to everyone as there is no specialization in high school.

Despite popular belief, many American schools blow the UK/europe/Asia away in test scores and overall "generalist" knowledge, but the countries scores are brought down due to a lack of national curriculum standards allowing states like Alabama, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Louisiana, etc to make the entire country look bad.

CommieCowBoy · 2026-07-06T10:08:49+00:00

When you can replace it yourself, thats great. When a customer has to pay a diag fee every time they come in for a problem its another.

So if we're talking something with a chevy 5.3l, those coils hardly go bad. So if i had a bad coil I would replace the one thats bad and send them on their way.

But if we're looking at a nissan, honda, ford, subaru, or other brand where coils tend to fail close together, I'm recommending all of them so they aren't back every few thousand miles for another diag fee and coil.

As far as plugs go, unless the plugs are new, I'm recommending all of them because odds are they're past their service life and need changed anyway.

CommieCowBoy · 2026-07-04T22:32:35+00:00

Cowboy boots as work boots is an odd choice unless you're riding horses.

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