overheating again
02-06-2011, 06:10 PM
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overheating again Stuck in Tucson, car started to overheat out of nowhere started to think maybe it was the thermostat, so I went and got a new one changed it and still the started to overheat, didnt think it would be my radiator or hoses since their brand new and their is no sign of leaking figured it could be the water pump going out.
what do you guys think?
what do you guys think?
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02-07-2011, 07:32 PM
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Like i said i dont see any leaks
radiator is new hoses are new thermostat is new
and i dont know if this is normal or not but my friend told me to take the cap of from the radiator and turn on the car and when i did the meter stop at half but then it would shoot out the fluids like it was back pressuring
radiator is new hoses are new thermostat is new
and i dont know if this is normal or not but my friend told me to take the cap of from the radiator and turn on the car and when i did the meter stop at half but then it would shoot out the fluids like it was back pressuring
02-07-2011, 07:39 PM
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Hi, overheating is caused by:
Low coolant
blocked radiator or debris preventing air flow
thermostat stuck open/closed
failure of fan system
water pump leaking/no circulation
front air dam damaged/removed
improper timing
blown head gasket
lastly cracked heads/block
i would rule out most obvious and easiest checks first.......
Good luck and keep us posted on the solution.
Have a blessed day...........
Captain jim
PS: IF IT BURPING OUT..............THERMOSTAT
02-07-2011, 07:50 PM
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Did you bleed the coolant system? Mileage? Head gaskets ever been done? Take a peak under the oil cap, mine was running hot, threw a thermostat at it, things were good for a few days. Then it was hot again, gasket split on cyl. #7, motor was making the coolant disappear.
So did it over heat fairly soon after doing the radiator/hoses? I'm hoping it is just air pockets for your sanity.
So did it over heat fairly soon after doing the radiator/hoses? I'm hoping it is just air pockets for your sanity.
02-07-2011, 08:08 PM
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Did you bleed the coolant system? Mileage? Head gaskets ever been done? Take a peak under the oil cap, mine was running hot, threw a thermostat at it, things were good for a few days. Then it was hot again, gasket split on cyl. #7, motor was making the coolant disappear.
So did it over heat fairly soon after doing the radiator/hoses? I'm hoping it is just air pockets for your sanity.
So did it over heat fairly soon after doing the radiator/hoses? I'm hoping it is just air pockets for your sanity.
and yeah I was driving the next day it went all the way up on the meter and then dropped back all the way back to normal the day after doing the radiator and hoses.
as far as head gaskets wouldnt i be seeing smoke coming out of the engine?
02-07-2011, 08:27 PM
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If it went up and then came back down then you probably have air in your system. It will smoke once coolant gets into your combustion chambers. Could be leaking elsewhere.
More than likely though it is air in the system from what you are saying with it going up and down. Bleed it and see what happens. Usually once you bleed it you will find out it is low on coolant also. Happens every time after I've had to refill the coolant for whatever reasons, I crack the bleeders and hear the air escaping, level in radiator drops by half.
More than likely though it is air in the system from what you are saying with it going up and down. Bleed it and see what happens. Usually once you bleed it you will find out it is low on coolant also. Happens every time after I've had to refill the coolant for whatever reasons, I crack the bleeders and hear the air escaping, level in radiator drops by half.
02-07-2011, 08:32 PM
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If it went up and then came back down then you probably have air in your system. It will smoke once coolant gets into your combustion chambers. Could be leaking elsewhere.
More than likely though it is air in the system from what you are saying with it going up and down. Bleed it and see what happens. Usually once you bleed it you will find out it is low on coolant also. Happens every time after I've had to refill the coolant for whatever reasons, I crack the bleeders and hear the air escaping, level in radiator drops by half.
More than likely though it is air in the system from what you are saying with it going up and down. Bleed it and see what happens. Usually once you bleed it you will find out it is low on coolant also. Happens every time after I've had to refill the coolant for whatever reasons, I crack the bleeders and hear the air escaping, level in radiator drops by half.
but on the night that the car overheated I was with my friend and he wanted to see some power so i showed drove the car just down the street punched it and etc drove back got out for a little bit maybe like 30 mins got back on the car and I noticed car overheating.
so I dont know if that helps
02-07-2011, 08:33 PM
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well i had the same problem first is was my wp, next inline was my heater core, after that was my radiator and now my headgaskets all within 4 month time span smh my car has 160k+
02-07-2011, 08:37 PM
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I dont wanna deal with anything else at the moment cant really afford that much at the moment
02-08-2011, 12:14 PM
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loland also im hearing a weird sound coming from the WP
it sounds like this but when the car is running
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leYmWa1Lt-8&NR=1
02-08-2011, 01:20 PM
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then while you're in there... you might as well port the heads and intake
are you changing the water pump today? saw ur post on facebook saying you were working on it