1999 Saturn SL2 Heats up when idling for along time

1999 SATURN SL2
117,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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I have noticed in the last few weeks there have been a couple times while sitting in traffic idling at stop lights for long periods after my drive home of 15 minutes the temperature gauge starts to rise to mid-range. Should I be concerned? Is this normal? It does start to cool down after I start to drive and never reaches into the red, but I am concerned. Is this a warning something could be going wrong?
Nov 6, 2009 at 8:24 PM
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That is normal range for that yr and model if the car boils over then I would worry because u only have one sensor to read the temp on the gauge and to the computer I'd it hoes bad u would never know that the car was overheating.hope this helps also donations and feedback greatly appreachiated.
Louie
Nov 7, 2009 at 5:34 PM