im having an overheating problem. if i sit idle for aroun 5 to ten mins my temp gauge starts to slowly climb. but once i start moving or if i give it gas it starts to slowly come back down. i think its a bad thermostat. Any ideas?
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im having an overheating problem. if i sit idle for aroun 5 to ten mins my temp gauge starts to slowly climb. but once i start moving or if i give it gas it starts to slowly come back down. i think its a bad thermostat. Any ideas?
Have you checked your coolant level???
check the coolant and flush it if it needs it, replace thermostat, blow out your radiator, replace the water pump.
if that doesnt work, then youre just as screwed as me. my car does the same thing and i still havent figured it out.
My 99 does it all the time and after replacing the water pump, thermostat, coolant and all of the above. I just gave up. It does not hurt anything so screw it.
when i first got the car it was doin it and it ended up being that there was no coolant in the car, so i refilled it and it stopped. now its doin it agian but there is plenty of coolant in the system. I think its just my thermostat.
Could be the thermostat. Could be the radiator cap. Could be the headgasket. Do whats easiest/cheapest first, start with the radiator cap.
You think my radiator cap isnt keeping pressure?
and i dont think that its my head gasket cuz its not smoking. But my valve stem seals are bad if that would have anything to do with it.
Id rather try an $8 part/2 min install first then a $50+ part/1hr+ install.
true. So radiator cap first? and my thermostat is only gonna cost me $13.54
did u put coolant in the clear thing or in the radiator?
Im not sure but would a water temp sensor might be one of the problems too :?:
yah im suprised nobody mentioned that earlier...Quote:
Originally Posted by ChiGalant
i put it in the radiator
I have a 02 galant with the I4 in it I just got it back from the shop cause I rear ended somebody I have 61k miles on it everything in the front end got replaced like radiator, fans almost everything in the front I drove it for like a week then one day I was driving the temp gauge just started rising I could hear the fans working when im driving it but the temp gauge just keeps rising so I turn it off and it just smelled like coolant and tried to see if my fans are working but for some odd reason when I just have the key on the "on" position and turn on the AC the fans dont come on at all so I let it cool down and I turn it back on and drive about 45 seconds of driving it starts getting hot again can anyone give me any ideas what can be wrong? my coolant reservoir is on full I havent done my timing belt change or any other belts for that matter my water pump seems to be fine I dont have any leaks and if my water pump would have been locked would the belt make noise from the water pump pulley not spinning at all?
might be a bad thermostat.
This may help......
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yeah in fact it was a bad thermostat so I bought one at autozone which I later found out was a mistake because after slapping it on it was fine but it started leaking for the thermostat housing so I tried putting on liquid gasket stuff and that didnt work so finally I just bought another thermostat this time from kragen and I noticed a difference from the o ring in the thermostat the one from kragen had a lil rib in the middle and the one from autozone was pretty much square cut and I bought sheets of gasket material and just made my own out of that now it seems to be fine no leaks and no overheating!
sounds like a the fan is not working correctly if u ask me
Next time it over heats dont turn off the car. just turn on the heat to 4 and let it sit for a second about 5 to 10 mins then turn it off
Figured I'd bring this thread back from the dead as its related to an issue I am having now. I replaced my radiator and thermostat about 3 weeks ago. Ever since then I have noticed that it goes a bit passed mid level temp guage wise. I bled the radiator, I make sure its filled properly. It was mixed right. Everything was done correctly. However after a while it creeps past the mid point and stays alil passed there or at the middle line. I am afraid of this becoming a bigger problem with the summer coming up. Any ideas? Maybe a bad thermostat. I do occasionally smeell coolant but see no leaks.
Cliffnotes:
Replaced Radiator,Thermostat
Temp goes higher then normal, doesn't appear to be "overheating though" just a bit passed mid.
Sometimes smell antifreeze, no visible leaks though.
Don't want to f my car permanently.
I talked to a guy today that was having the same problem with his. He said he replaced almost everything and it was still doing it. He later found out that there is this pipe that goes from the water pump into the engine that seems to corrode after so many years he replaced that and said everything was fine. so try that out it goes directly from the water pump you will see it.
Does the fan run when the temp goes up? Does it slightly go down when the RPM goes up to higher levels? Had a similar problem. Actually, have the problem almost every year. I just flush the radiator. Costs only $15.
You should check the fluid grade and see if its contaminated. The device itself is only $5 from autozone. And also as a precaution, check for any leaks by dropping in a few drops of UV sensitive fluid, run the engine for 5 mins, and use a UV light to see any leaks in the form of vapor/liquid. Kit itself only $10 at autozone as well.
maybe the fan clutch...DSMs, it seems, sometimes have some issues with their fan clutch not kicking the fans on when needed...I dunno...was a problem on my last car..and I replaced everything....and it was the fan clutch
Well now Im having this problem...
Wasnt having any issues but, I decided to check my radiator fluid a couple days ago. So in the morning before I left for the day I took off the radiator cap to see or feel no fluid. (It was sitting all night) So I poured in some Coolant (concentrated not diluted). It suddenly topped off before I could stop, I'd say around 1/4 or less of the bottle went into the radiator. The rest is still in the bottle.
Now today Im driving to the store and I see the gut wrenching "White Smoke" emitting from my hood. I pulled over and looked at the radiator and saw coolant seeping from the top seams of the radiator. I got it home, let it cool down, and removed the radiator cap. Theres no coolant visible again, Im guessing it boiled over so much that I lost coolant. But I still and always have had coolant/water in my resevoir.
HELP!!!
usually its either. Thermostat, water pump, hoses, radiator, coolant, and gaskets. But a majority of time when a 8G gets up to say about 130k on the OD the O-ring for the water pipe that goes from the water pump to the back of the engine block goes bad. THe whole pipe has to be replaced and can only be bought from the dealer for about 70+ dollars. I know i been down that road already.
Ok well last year I flushed and filled the coolant, and replaced the lower radiator hose I believe. Im gonna start with the radiator cap, then work from there. Im also gonna check the upper and lower radiator hose to see if they're both hot. If not I'll know the thermostat is busted. Rt now My mileage just hit 90,000 miles so, hopefully nothing major needs replacement...
If you try replacing the
coolent
radiator
pump
thermostat
And the problem still occurs.
I was reading a thread one day and saw that there is a metal hose somewheres on the back side of the engine that carries coolent. The person replace the hose and it fixed all there over heating problems. I have no clue what thread it was or where this pipe is exactly located. Sorry I cant be of much more help then above.
Thx appreciate ur help. Took a look at it today and bought a new radiator cap poured in some more coolant. Before I started it to check the thermo, I noticed my radiator is seeping fluid from the top of the radiator. Which explains why my fluid was low, which means I need a new radiator :( (Correct me if Im wrong) This blows!! Looks like I'll be paying $300-400 total installed.
Yeah, I would replace the radiator. That sounds like your problem.
And if you have a place, tools, and a bit of know how. You could replace the radiator your self. Its really easy to do. I would say easier then doing breaks on the car. And if you did take it to a shop they would charge you a minamal starting price of 65 bucks an hour for labor at least. It could be more though I have seen 100 bucks an hour before.
Yeah I have the tools and know how, but not the time or place. So I'll prob have my friend whos a mechanic do it for me. He doesnt charge me much...
Had a new radiator installed along with new thermostat and radiator cap. Seems to have taken care of the problem. No more overheating or leaks. But sometimes I smell radiator fluid through my air vents now. Is that normal after a new install?
I never had any smell after I replaced my radiator
But I'm having a similar problem. Replaced radiator and thermostat about 2 - 3 months ago along with the cap. Car dies the same thing. Creeps the heat past the middle and sometimes higher but not past 3/4 but I noticed also that my fan is not coming on when it went that high
The only options I have left is to flush and change the temp sensor and last would be my water pump
Might just be air in the coolant system or a temp sensor causing the minor over heating. The heater core might be the cause of that sweet coolant smell coming threw your vents.
Drive it for awhile and see if the smell stops. If it doesnt locate your heater core and check around the fittings inside and under the hood. Also another way to tell is fill the top of the carpet on the passenger side to see if its damp or smells like coolant.
ok thx
I am still waiting for a nice day to put mine up on the jack and look around. I had my radiator changed a few weeks ago and now I am smelling antifreeze and occasionally see a drop or 5 underneath the passenger side front bumper, weird thing is there is no hose there, but thats where I see it. Temp guage seems to creep past mid, but my fans do come on.