2002 Kia Sportage Hot engine while idling

2002 KIA SPORTAGE
45,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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BRITTMANY
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Whenever my Kia is idle say at a drive through or just doing a lot of in town driving I notice that the temperature gauge for the engine gets quite hot, but once I start picking up the speed after a few minutes it goes down. My check engine light has been recently going on and off and I was wondering what the problem might be.
Apr 8, 2010 at 8:52 PM
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VAJACKSON
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when this happened to my 2001 sportage - the fan that cools the engine was not working right all the time. If it is the fan and it doesn't get fixed it can kill your engine.
May 20, 2010 at 7:17 AM