Fiesta Overheating Bypass Valve Error

Alright, car gurus, I'm stumped. My 2006 Ford Fiesta with a gasoline engine is throwing me for a loop. It's got 76053 km on it. The error memory keeps logging a bypass valve malfunction, and the engine's been overheating like crazy! What gives? I'm pulling my hair out here – could this be something serious, or just a glitch?

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Huh, overheating and bypass valve? I had similar issues with my Fiesta. Is the engine stalling at all, or are you noticing any power loss? It could be a vacuum system leak causing the bypass valve error. Those things can cause all sorts of weird problems.

Vacuum leak, eh? Interesting. No stalling, thankfully, and power seems okay... for now. But wouldn't a faulty bypass valve actually CAUSE the overheating, not the other way around? I'm confused!

It's weird, I know! In my case, the bypass valve error was a consequence of something else entirely. The vacuum leak messed with the engine management, which then threw the bypass valve code. Honestly, I'd get it checked by a workshop; better safe than sorry with overheating!

You know what, you're probably right. Better safe than sorry. I'll take it in. It turned out to be consequential error resulting from another error! Thanks for the nudge and good advice. Saved me a bunch of stress!

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