97eldoetc Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 Does anyone know how to take the coolant temperature off of the digital display on the dashboard? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 Do you have an information button, isn't the TEMP one of the items you can cycle through? Just cycle through until its off? Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97eldoetc Posted March 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 I am going to sell my car and i want to take it off, i had added it to the information button by that link that was posted here. I don't want it there when you push the information button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caddypete Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 hope this can help you with this mod you can see your cars MPH and Coolant temp displayed on the DIC 1) Press the OFF and PASS WARMER (referred to from here as WARMER) buttons simultaneously to enter diagnostic mode. 2) Let the system read any codes it has stored. You will ultimately be presented with "PCM?". You will answer with the fan speed control button. UP = yes and DOWN = no. 3) Press DOWN until you are presented with "IPC?". On mine, it's the very next prompt. When you get to the "IPC?" prompt, press UP to enter the IPC area (Instrument Panel Cluster). 4) Press DOWN until you are presented with "IPC OVERRIDE?". Press UP to enter the override area. 5) Scroll down (with the DOWN button) until you get to Option E. Wait a second or two, and the override value will appear to the right where the TRIP ODOMETER normally reads. Yours will probably read "43". That's what mine read when I first did this. Below are the Option E values: - Coolant Temp message (64) - Battery Volts message (32) - Engine RPM message (16) - Avg Mph message (8 ) - Mph message (4) - Fuel Used message (2) - Inst Mpg message (1) The stock displays (for analog E/K displays) are Battery Volts, Avg Mph, Fuel Used, and Inst Mpg, for a total value of "43". 6) Use the WARMER button to increment the value of the override. In this case, we want to add Coolant Temp, so we're going to add "64" to "43", or "107". Press the WARMER button repeatedly to increment the value from "43" to "107". If you make a mistake, you can decrement the value by pressing the COOLER button. 7) To permanently save the new value, hold the FRONT DEFROST and the A/C buttons simultaneously until the new override value flashes once. FPRIVATE "TYPE=PICT;ALT=Cool" You're done. Press OFF repeatedly to "back out" of the diagnostic system. You'll probably need to press OFF 5 or 6 times to get out of the deep "menu structure" you're in now. Now, the coolant temp (in units specified) should be one "stop" along the revolving door we call the DIC. If you are in metric units, the coolant temp will read in *C. If you are in standard units, it'll read in *F. Good luck! BTW: the book warns against incorrectly storing an override value to the system. It said you can permanently damage the IPC by doing this. I don't know how, and have never heard of anyone doing damage to their car, but the book says the danger exists. It says if you ever make a mistake, repeatedly press OFF to completely exit the diagnostic system and start over again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epricedright Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 Can this be done with a 94 Deville? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97eldoetc Posted March 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 Thanks Caddypete it worked, I just put it back down to 43. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeal1892 Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 Very interesting ! Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epricedright Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 Can the items displayed in the DIC be changed in a 94 DeVille as well. If so, is the same procedure used? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 Is it overheating? Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caddypete Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 I had that saved on my computer and when I read the post remembered I had saved it,I believe it is for obd2 computers,not sure what a 94 is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epricedright Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 Is it overheating? No, I was hoping to be able to display the temp, instead of fuel used. It displays now: - Avg Mph message - Fuel Used message - Inst Mpg message - and 1 other (?) I believe No Temp or RPM I had that saved on my computer and when I read the post remembered I had saved it,I believe it is for obd2 computers,not sure what a 94 is. Figures! My 4.9 has the OBDI...bummer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 Is it overheating? No, I was hoping to be able to display the temp, instead of fuel used. It displays now: - Avg Mph message - Fuel Used message - Inst Mpg message - and 1 other (?) I believe No Temp or RPM I had that saved on my computer and when I read the post remembered I had saved it,I believe it is for obd2 computers,not sure what a 94 is. Figures! My 4.9 has the OBDI...bummer! epriced, My 'Is is overheating" was directed at 97eldoetc, sorry, Mike Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97eldoetc Posted March 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 Hey bodybyfisher, My car has had coolant problems from the first time i bought it, but i am not going to sell it just try to work on getting the engine temp. down. It runs at 230 all the time so I am going to change the hoses add a new thermostat and add bars leak and see if that helps. Do you have any suggestions? Had to have the head gaskets chnged out last year, that sucked!!! The idiot i bought it from obviously neglected the cooling system because he put the green stuff in there!!! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 Hey bodybyfisher, My car has had coolant problems from the first time i bought it, but i am not going to sell it just try to work on getting the engine temp. down. It runs at 230 all the time so I am going to change the hoses add a new thermostat and add bars leak and see if that helps. Do you have any suggestions? Had to have the head gaskets chnged out last year, that sucked!!! The idiot i bought it from obviously neglected the cooling system because he put the green stuff in there!!! Thanks Who replaced the head gaskets and was the block timeserted? Make sure your water pump belt and tensioner is in good shape. Make sure the tensioner is not binding. Good idea to change the STAT. I would pressure test the cooling system to make sure she is holding pressure. Also make sure both cooling fans come on about 228 and that they run strong and not weak. Check for radiator obstructions, make sure you have a 50/50 mix. Is your AC compressor by passed? Do you run with the climate control off? The AC system automatically defaults the cooling fans ON... Let me know what you find out. Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenJ Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 I am going to sell my car and i want to take it off, i had added it to the information button by that link that was posted here. I don't want it there when you push the information button. So . . . . you want to conceal this info from a potential buyer? My car has had coolant problems from the first time i bought it, but i am not going to sell it . . . . Or not? Regards, Warren There is no means of avoiding the final collapse of a boom brought about by credit expansion. The alternative is only whether the crisis should come sooner as the result of a voluntary abandonment of further credit expansion, or later as a final and total catastrophe of the currency system involved. - Ludwig von Mises Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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