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Jan 5, 2007 | 08:35 AM

jmiaebrown

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2000 S430

Creeping High Temp

I noticed on the way to work today that my temp seemed a bit high. I drive about 15 miles to work. About 5 of it stop and go traffic. I had the heat on and noticed at the light that I was getting hot so I turned it off and glanced at the gauge. It was about 90. Then when I started driving again it creeped to about 95. Seemed like this was all of a sudden. I'm not sure about the cooling system in these. I saw some other posts about crankshaft pulley/harmonic balancer going bad. Where should I start my diagnosis? I guess I should check the radiator. Not sure if these are like other vehicles. Any ideas?

Jan 5, 2007 | 01:06 PM

kenstudios

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I guess if you start hitting the 120 mark then you have something to be concerned about. But between 80-95 should be normal. Have you noticed anything different? Just to be safe, check your coolant level.

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