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Old 09-18-2014, 03:34 PM   #106 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Baltothewolf View Post
Shouldn't I be seeing some sort of trouble code or something when I overheat? Does excessive heat cause pre-detonation and other problems that would trigger a CEL/throw codes?
205 degrees is not overheating.

My Camry overheated a few weeks ago due to loosing all the coolant to a hole in a bypass hose. I believe it had a code for misfiring. The code for overheating is P0217, and you won't get that until at least 240 degrees.
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