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Possible Causes

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Possible Causes
LOW COOLANT LEVEL
THERMOSTAT
COOLING SYSTEM RESTRICTION OR POOR FLOW
HIGH RESISTANCE IN THE ECT 1 SENSOR SIGNAL CIRCUIT
HIGH RESISTANCE IN THE SENSOR GROUND CIRCUIT
ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE (ECT) SENSOR
POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM)

Always perform the PRE-DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURE before proceeding. Refer to  PRE-DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURE  .