Hi. A warning signal went on my cavalier gauge, but i don't know what it stands for. Before i ask a mechanic (too worried they might tell me something else to get more money out of me), i wanted to ask the members of this forum. it shows a arrow pointing down and then a wave of lines, think it stands for a particular liquid, or even water maybe. it is located on the right side of the gauge. i have a 2000 cavalier, 2.2 liter. i hope i'll get answers soon cause i have no choice to take this to the mechanic if i don't know what the problem is. maybe i don't even need to take this to the mechanic. Thanks for taking the time to read my problem, hope you can help.

pretty sure it means ur low on coolant, you might wanna fill that up asap.

pretty sure it means ur low on coolant, you might wanna fill that up asap.

yeah, i did that yesterday while i changed my oil, when i first saw the signal, the coolant is the first thing i thought about. so while i changed my oil, i added coolant. but the warning signal still showed up this morning. so i thought maybe its not the coolant. thats when i started worrying. does it take time to get through???

Yup. Low coolant. There is a level sensor that gets tripped when your coolant becomes too low. Time to top it off and look for leaks.

Don't forget to check for and bleed out any trapped air.

well the coolant warning thing goes on and off. i just put coolant yesterday. maybe i will put some more today. (i thought i put enough already) i'll also check for any leaks and stuff

well the coolant warning thing goes on and off. i just put coolant yesterday. maybe i will put some more today. (i thought i put enough already) i'll also check for any leaks and stuffYou may have an air bubble in the system. As the bubble heats up, the pressure increases possibly forcing coolant out of the system and back into the tank. As it cools it draws it back in. It may be at that magical spot that is just right where the normal tempature increases (say at a stop light idling) pushes just enough out to trip the light but then cools slightly (say when you start driving again) draws it back in.

Either way, check out the coolant level. It could also be a malfunctioning switch or connection.