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Posted by Douglas Wentzel [Email] (more from Douglas Wentzel) on Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:31:49 Share Post by Email
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Hey guys. After 2 hours of intense Philadelphia traffic yesterday from 4 to 6, I had began my leisurely 30 minute ride back home on the highway. Cruising along at 70. Suddenly, I noticed my Temperature Gauge was all the way up at high, so I drove about a mile until I could pull off. As I pulled off, the temp gauge went from all the way hot to all the way cold in a period of 5 seconds. The car pretty much just shut down as I approached a complete stop. Before pulling off I had turn the air on to heat at full blast, but it was weakly blowing when turned to heat and blowing strongly when turned to cold (the AC was not on).

I tried to start my car 4-5 hours after this incident, which is when I noticed the upper radiator hose had a horizontal split on the side closest to the engine, and when turning the key, coolant would just shoot everywhere. I was also low enough on oil that only the bottom tip of the oil dipstick found oil. I have topped the car with Mobil 1 and a high quality engine protection additive. I only tried that one time for a few seconds to start the car last night but no start, only cranking.

Please, use all the knowledge you have! What could this be? I would like to tackle this tomorrow! What do I need to buy and do to solve this problem. Thank you so much!

UPDATE: I have checked the plugs, added new Mobil 1 and coolant, replaced upper radiator hose, new CPS was installed (non-OEM) last week with no problems at all. I've been a long time Saabnet user, please help!

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