thermostat

2002 VOLVO V70
168,000 MILES
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TRMARTIN1989
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My engine running hot light warning indicator keeps coming on even though my engine isn't running hot and I have already replaced the thermostat.
Apr 24, 2013 at 4:05 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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how do you know it is not overheating??

you may have damaged the motor if it is overheating

Roy
Apr 24, 2013 at 4:09 PM
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TRMARTIN1989
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Because it comes on as soon as you crank u the car even when it hasn't been driven and it's thirty degrees outside
Apr 24, 2013 at 4:11 PM
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