Car runs for about five minutes then shuts off

Lookfor a light on the dash that says SECURITY or ANTITHEFT. If you see this light, that is a sign of a failed or failing antitheft system, which will disable your vehicle. This link explains

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You have activated the alarm. The the ignition on , don't start, let it sit for ten minutes. turn off for five seconds, start the car

Sounds like the security is set. turn the key on, don't start, let it sit for ten minutes, turn the key off for five seconds. try to start the car.

On a V8, it won't run on whatever is in the owners manual

You have to use the most expensive high octane

I have no experience with the V6

It should not shut off,that is obvious

The car was designed to keep them running until up to five minutes later, or immediately upon opening the door. I just wasn't sure as to whether this was the case.

The fan is controlled by a thermostat, it will (should) shut off by itself after a few minutes, after the engine has cooled down a bit.

If it continues to run after about ten or fifteen minutes (i.e., it does not shut off at all, and will run the battery down if you leave it overnight), then most likely the fan relay is sticking on, and should be replaced. Less likely is that the fan thermostat is bad.

But if it turns off by itself after about five minutes, this is normal and desirable, it gets some of the excess heat out of the engine.

Check the fuse for the fan and you could test to see if you have a voltage running to the fan when the car starts to overheat. If you have no power to the fan then trace the wore and see if you cant find the problem. If you have power then the fan motor is most likely bad.

I have a 2001 S60 and the thermo fans come on after nearly every trip for at least 5 minutes, I would check your coolant levels and certainly change the thermostat if the problem persists.

be VERY easy when letting off the gas and make sure everything is off the car needs to "find" its self let it idle till you hear the cooling fans cylce on and off twice then let it sit for five minutes running. this can be time consuming

try replcacing thermostat. might be stuck shut.