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Saturn
SL2
Engine
Symptoms
Overheat
Car overheats
1998 SATURN SL2
200,000 MILES • 2WD • MANUAL
GARY BREWER
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I have to keep refilling reservoir. Car still gets hot after ten miles or more fan, works fine.
May 12, 2018 at 9:46 AM
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ASEMASTER6371
CERTIFIED EXPERT
52,796 POSTS
Good afternoon.
It sounds like you have a leak in the system. You need to do a pressure test to determine the leak and repair it. Guide below on pressure test.
The thermostat may not be opening causing it to heat up as well.
Roy
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/radiator-pressure-test
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-an-engine-thermostat-works
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/replace-thermostat
May 12, 2018 at 10:37 AM
GARY BREWER
MEMBER
1 POST
Is it the thermostat or what?
May 13, 2018 at 10:55 AM
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