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But, I wouldn't want to run those tires, long term.. They are 6.1% smaller than stock... which means your engine is running at higher RPM to achieve the same speed..... using more gas, more wear and tear, etc, etc..
I know it hurts to ditch perfectly good tires, but it might be a false economy.
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In other words, if one of the potential factory sizes was a smaller diameter tire similar to your faulty size now in place, selecting that size would put you closer to the correct speed. That is important because the computer calculates some operating parameters for the engine/powertrain based on the vehicle tire rotation speed.
Easiest place to start would be checking for various models of Rendevouz with smaller tires. Check the rotations per mile for that size on Michelin's website to find one similar to the rotations per mile for your current tires.
Then start asking if the computer is adaptable using a Tech II without a PROM change or something like that.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Who made the mistake? If the tire shop sold you the wrong size you need to go back and demand a no cost swap, and if they complain, explain that they've wasted a lot of gas and placed extra wear on your vehicle due to their mistake.
If you chose the size and made a mistake, I would get the right size installed and put the used tires on Craigslist. I've had good success selling good used tires on Craigslist. You'll probably not get what you wish for them, but on the other hand, living with the wrong tires for 40-80k miles is much worse. Correcting the error will pay for itself and then some over the life of those tires.
So I started looking for the sensor. At least three sites told me it's (variously) behind the lower bumper, ahead of the radiator. I couldn't find it there. Another site said, take off the grill and its right there. Nope. The third site said, next to the right headlight. Don't see it. I have seen pix of the part so I kinda know what I'm looking for. I'm hoping the sensor is blocked somehow and that I can clear the obstruction. Changing it is not a big deal either. I found the part on the 'net for about $20.
So . . . Where is it?????
Thanks
http://parts.nalleygmc.com/showAssembly.aspx?ukey_assembly=367387&ukey_product=2- - - 564309
It should open a page with #19 part being the ambient temperature sensor. It's right in front of the lower parts where the air is scooped up from under the bumper to go into the radiator.
Note, you can click on the image to enlarge on both the image and in a separate link.
Some of these go bad, but yours may just be the connector has been corrupted. Take it apart, clean, apply dielectric grease, and reassemble. Because it keeps changing temps, I suspect that corrosion affecting the resistance might be at the connector. Or you might have a wire that has broken. You can turn on key and have someone watch inside on the external temp readout while you wiggle the wires up there to see if a wire has broken some of its tiny wires inside from movement. That would also change resistance as the wire wiggles in the air stream while the car is moving.
Hope this helps.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
http://parts.nalleygmc.com/showAssembly.aspx?ukey_assembly=367387&ukey_product=2- - 564309
It should open a page with a diagram that shows part #19 being the ambient temperature sensor. It's right in front of the lower parts where the air is scooped up from under the bumper to go into the radiator.
You can click on the image to enlarge or click on the button above to get an enlarged view. You can right click and drag the image in the box to see the part you want as you enlarge the image.
Note that part #32 and #33 are the hood latch and bracket for latch. Your ambient temp sensor is right behind and below the way it looks on the diagram.
Good luck.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
No tools, no crawling under the car, nothing but releasing a clamp that holds the sensor onto a harness, pop the blue cap that covers the wires and clean it out.
Now to drive the car to see if the sensor works correctly. If not a new one costs only a few bucks.
Many thanks to all!
I thought that reference point would help locate it in the pictures. I don't have a view of the hood of a Rendezvous latch area, but that picture would have helped me.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
http://home.comcast.net/~thekorpalskis/RVSfix.html
I tried everything to get these screws to budge. From the looks of it, the screws go through the plastic deflector, then goes through metal. Needless to say, it's on there pretty securely and I tried everything to loosen those screws. Ratchet, wrench, vice grips, you name it.
Has anyone here ever had to remove their air dam reflector? If so, how did you get it loose? Any help would be appreciated.
Do those "screws" appear to be plastic and sit in a small surround that looks like a washer?
I bet they operate like pop rivets. You get a small thin screwdriver under the "head" and lift it. That allows the expanders on the end to collapse allowing the whole unit to pull back out of the plastic layers.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
I remember using a screwdriver and needle nose on the plastic clips you'll also have to remove, and not breaking them.
Take it slow and you'll be as good as new.
FWIW the OEM deflector was $90 at the dealership.
Hopefully someone much more knowledgable will chime in on this.