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Posted on Jun 14, 2010

Sudden temperature rise

The other day my car had a sudden temperature rise! Only after traveling a few miles the engine was still relatively cool but the temp gauge was showing the red light! Is this a fault with the gauge or is it more serious than this? How do I fix it?

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Prob just low on coolant

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