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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 12:58 PM
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my car is a 1994 lexus gs300 and its overheating i check the fluid and its full but after drving it it goes real low, it is not dripping any fluid and the reservoir is full too, the small fan in front of the radiator is spinning really slow could that be causing it? help please
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If you're losing coolant, and its not dripping outside the car, it sounds to me like you have a blown head gasket...

There may be another cause, like a bad fan, leading up to that.. but that seems to be your current problem.
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i figured out it was a bad fan i checked my engine oil since i just did an oil change and looks good doesn't look like water is getting in but im going to fix my fan and see from there im not gonna automatically think its a blown head gasket
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