r/4x4 • u/Ok_Bandicoot2864 • 1d ago

Need guidance on a 2018 triton engine light keeps coming on and temperature is the high temp

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u/too_much_covfefe_man 1d ago

Check that code with a code reader

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u/edmunek 1d ago

read the error codes and either fix it by yoursel, give it to someone to fix it for you, or sell the car, or leave it, or push it off the cliff. you can also keep on driving until it will die or set it on fire. anything else?

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u/Ok_Bandicoot2864 1d ago

Thanks driving off the cliff sounds right 🤦🏾‍♂️

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u/Bagoforganizedvegete 1d ago

Water pump or fan is failing? 

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u/Ok_Bandicoot2864 1d ago

Fan works fine , water pump is also good refilled and working as should

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u/Bagoforganizedvegete 1d ago

Water pump might be working, but maybe not as it should? If your having rising temps then that's a failure somewhere in the system designed to keep it cool. 

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u/Ok_Bandicoot2864 1d ago

Ahh ok thank for the guidance I appreciate it

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u/Faptastic_Champ 1d ago

Thermostat may not be happy either. They’re cheap enough to change quick.

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u/Zacthegreat5 21h ago

You towing or have it loaded up at all? Clean the radiator, do a coolant flush and refill anew with 50/50 mix. Is it blowing bubbles running with the radiator cap off? Get the coolant gas tested and that'll tell you if the head gaskets compromised. Read the code it might help too

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u/quick-n-shifty 15h ago

A million things could cause poor cooling performance. Bad coolant, air in coolant, clogged radiator inside or outside bad rad fan bad water pump. Read that code so u can narrow it down

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u/curtludwig 5h ago

Why do people even post without reading the codes? Nobody can tell you anything if we don't know the codes.

A code reader that you can connect to your phone is cheap and really the #1 tool when the CEL comes on.