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Why does your engine overheated alert come on but coolant is ok?
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∙ 12y ago
If your rasiater has allot of sediment in it, or your thermostat is stuck, or malfunctioning your emgine would overheat without affecting your coolant level. Sediment, because the coolant is moving and at level, but radiater is too comtaminated to function properly. if the Thermostat is malfunctioning, it wont open and allow coolant to flow and cool the engime
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