# 2001 Oldsmobile Intrigue GX temperature rising at idle and drops when accelerating

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-oldsmobile-intrigue-gx-temperature-rising-at-idle-and-drops-when-accelerating/139125>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [April 24, 2019, 2:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-oldsmobile-intrigue-gx-temperature-rising-at-idle-and-drops-when-accelerating/139125 "2019-04-24T02:09:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 2:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-oldsmobile-intrigue-gx-temperature-rising-at-idle-and-drops-when-accelerating/139125/2 "2019-04-24T02:26:42Z")

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I can only refer you to what I told this poster.

> [@Normal temp?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/normal-temp/139119/2):
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> It sounds like the cooling system has air trapped in it. Bring it to a shop, and ask that they purge any air out of the cooling system. Tester

If there’s air trapped in the cooling system, don’t expect the coolant temp sensors, heater, gauges, or fans to work correctly.

Tester

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