richardawg

Formula 1 for sure! 

The cars used in NASCAR are hardly whatever brand or type of car that their 'civilian' counterpart is on the road. Those cars are so much more powerful, lighter, and jeez, they have sticker headlights! Sports change over time and I get that, but now I suppose there are stock car races.

I enjoy the Formula 1 far more. I got to drive some amateur f1 a while back and I gotta say wow! Not for me as I was not accustomed to the g-forces exerted on the body. It was also cool knowing how they are build and designed. I got to work on a project back at the university involving the school's f1 car.

Either way, the technology and engineering behind by is amazing!

On a side note for ABS in general. If it is an isolated event, I wouldn't worry about it much. If it goes on then off and cycles every so often, then it's some sort of an issue that should be handled properly. 

I would recommend getting a OBD-II scanner that has live data streaming and ABS capability. From my experience, in hot places, the abs wire seems to get brittle and breaks around the control arm on the front wheels. This isn't too bad and it takes a little bit of time to look. Again if you're able to get the abs scanner, it will give you a better idea where to look.

Also on a note for general. If you get a scanner, and you notice that you have a list of codes, both stored and active, clear them out. No kidding, clear them out. After that, drive the car around as you would normally. This will cause the computer to send the code back to the scanner for you to see. The reason to do this, is to clear any "false" codes that the first one initially created.

Just posting in case someone comes to this thread in the future.

From what the OP has stated, the heater is not working. If the heater is not working, it would have nothing to do with the compressor.

Lest there is some random compressor I don't know about installed on your cooling system, then the only compressor I know of is for the A/C system. This compressor works by compressing refrigerant, which makes it hot, then letting it expand which makes it cold. That cold air then has a fan blow over it and you get cold air in the cabin. So that's the A/C system in a nutshell.

The cooling system - the part that cools the engine - has the radiator, some hoses. water pump, coolant (or antifreeze),thermostat, and a heater core. Depending on the engine installed in the Impala, the heater core may not be getting enough coolant. Just as the A/C system moves its 'cold air' to a spot where the fan van blow it into the cabin, the heater core moves hot coolant into a place where the fan can blow it into the cabin. 

To ensure that the heat for the cabin works properly, you need to make sure that the engine is up to temperature, there is coolant (obviously), and there is no air trapped in the system.

Hey ethan,

The best way to check this is if you have an OBD-II scanner with live data. With this scanner, you will be able to see the temperature in real time. Do you have one? Also you can check the sensor itself manually with a digital multimeter. You would need to puncture into the wire a little in order to do this but it is a sure fire way to see if the sensor is getting power. Do you have one? What problems are you having or why are you concerned about this sensor? 

The more information you give, the better to solve whatever problem you are currently having.