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Fan failure and coolant consumption

Toyota Avensis 2000  250000 miles
I have a problem with a Toyota Avensis diesel. In a traffic jam, the temperature needle suddenly raised to the top. When stopping the car, I noticed the fan did not start working, even though it did with the air conditioning. The coolant deposit was empty and so I added around two liters, which were almost gone two days later. I then drove some blocks at a low speed but was not able to determine whether the car overheated or not because the needle remained at its normal position, in the middle. There is nothing wrong in the oil plug and there is no white smoke coming out of the exhaust. I do not even see a coolant stain in the floor. If it were the temperature sensor, the needle would move? Is the sensor related to the coolant consumption? Is it a damaged cylinder head gasket? Thank you.
luella from United States 9 years ago  
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Lil from United States 8 years ago
The same problem happened to my Toyota 2007 and I was told it was a severe damage the one I had. The pump was failing, the engine lost compression and some other problems that were fixed and the failure disappeared. Luckily, Toyota assumed the costs and a new engine was installed. Good luck.
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