Q: Radiator light keeps coming on.

asked by on May 04, 2017

The radiator light keep coming on. The temperature gauge is stay in the middle. I have topped off the radiator while the car was running so I know there is no air in the system. I also saw that it is circulating. What could be the problem?

My car has 190000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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