Sensor or thermostat either one is an easy job.Do it yourself or pay someone to screw it up,then do it yourself.I would cut out the middleman.Besides isnt weekends for working on cars?

Do it yourself or pay someone to screw it up,then do it yourself.I would cut out the middleman.

That's one way to look at it

Would a radiator full of crap cause this sort of issue? I popped my cap and it was full of brownish-red crap. It was a film that came off in chunks and broke into pieces in my fingers. Not sludge, but not rust. I picked up from radiator flush.

Yeah i would say your tsat is gummed up. You will have that with dex!

Okay, so CE light went off and the temp climbs normally now. I didn't even do anything yet. Wat.