Car running alot hotter than usual
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Car running alot hotter than usual
This passed month or so my car has been running alot hotter than it usual does. It used to cruise on the highway around 180, then this passed month its been staying at 210, and last night it almost went into the red. I parked it for a while and the fan ran awhile after the car was off. Also I forgot to mention when the car started running at 210 only one fan runs, is this normal? I checked the coolant level and its normal, I checked if anything was obstructing the radiator and it was good. My car is a 98 so I understand the temp gauges work on 98's. My car isnt my dd, but its making me upset that I cant drive it three miles with out it getting hot. Also before anyone says anything when the car started running hotter than normal, everyone I talked to said thats how these cars run, its just last night that it got alot worse.
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You should be getting both fans at the same time, either low or high. Fans running after the car is turned off for a couple minutes is definitely a sign it's overheating, unless it's been tuned to have them stay on. If I remember correctly my '01 helms says they'll stay on with the ignition off if the PCM sees 284*? Look for the easy things first, radiator cap holding pressure, thermostat, both fans coming on, etc.
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My car was doing the same. It was gradually getting hotter each time I drove it. I replaced the thermostat, problem solved. I did have both fans coming on though, so I'm not too sure about having just 1 fan come on. Be sure you bleed the air bubbles out after you refill the coolant.
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This passed month or so my car has been running alot hotter than it usual does. It used to cruise on the highway around 180, then this passed month its been staying at 210, and last night it almost went into the red. I parked it for a while and the fan ran awhile after the car was off. Also I forgot to mention when the car started running at 210 only one fan runs, is this normal? I checked the coolant level and its normal, I checked if anything was obstructing the radiator and it was good. My car is a 98 so I understand the temp gauges work on 98's. My car isnt my dd, but its making me upset that I cant drive it three miles with out it getting hot. Also before anyone says anything when the car started running hotter than normal, everyone I talked to said thats how these cars run, its just last night that it got alot worse.
Did you almost go into the "red" while cruising on the highway, or in the city? If it overheated on the highway you have some other troubles too. You dont need fans when cruising on the highway, the front air dam does all the cooling needed.
If it got hot when driving in the city, its the fans.
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My WS6 is 10 1/2 years old and has all the original hoses. T-stat is 6 years old. Radiator cap is 2 years old and has a pressure release level on it.
Can't hurt to get a new cap and t-stat, but if you are getting hot in the city, its almost certainly a fan issue. If you can run cool on the highway, that also points to a fan issue in the city.
Last edited by LS6427; 10-27-2008 at 07:19 PM.