01 - 3.5L - Coolant Heater Line Replacement

Just had to replace the steel line that runs from the motor to the firewall with a rubber heater hose due to the steel line rusting through and spraying coolant around. (i left a steel section above the head along the firewall due to heat concerns. I refilled the system through the reservoir but I here coolant sloshing around in the heater core and the low coolant light is popping up.

The coolant is not low in the reservoir but I really do not feel like the lines were filled when I added coolant to it after the repair. Any thoughts?

The temp sensor indicated the car was running normal temp range and the car ran fine when I gave it a 6 mile test drive following the repair. No leaks in the new hoses.

Sounds like got trapped air. Park the car nose up on an incline or ramps. If you have a rad cap, remove it. Start the car and get it to operating temp, heater on full blast..I've "burped" a few cars that took 30mins to get all the air out.

Thanks. I will give that a try...

Also helps to use a fill funnel attatched to the radiator, you can fill the funnel and let the cooling system take it in after it burps.

Well... the coolant in the reservoir is full of oil... now what??? Did the car get too hot from leaking coolant and overheat??? The temp gauge really has not shown any issues. The car runs good.