Engine overheating
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Engine overheating
I was driving the other day back home from work...when i started to hear a popping noise under the hood and my temp jumped right over the redline. So i pulled over to find that my overflow tube had popped out of the overflow container and was spitting the coolant all over the engine bay. I reinserted the tube into the container and it stopped spitting out coolant. I check all over the radiator for any spills or leaks and i saw nothing. I drove the couple of blocks to get home and it popped out again.
After i got home and let the car cool down, i removed the radiator cap and noticed that i was low on coolant. I went to Autozone and bought some coolant and i filled the radiator back up. I let it sit so that it would fill correctly and then i ran the engine for a little while so that the coolant could settle into the radiator.
The next day i took the car to work again and it started to overheat on the way there. Once i got to work i just let it sit and i opened the radiator cap again and noticed that once again the radiator was low on coolant. Is this a sign of a broken radiator, or do i have a broken seal and the coolant is pouring into my engine? If thats the case should i purchase a new radiator and then purchase my new 13bt ii engine for my engine swap. Right now im carless and need any assistance that can be given. thanks
After i got home and let the car cool down, i removed the radiator cap and noticed that i was low on coolant. I went to Autozone and bought some coolant and i filled the radiator back up. I let it sit so that it would fill correctly and then i ran the engine for a little while so that the coolant could settle into the radiator.
The next day i took the car to work again and it started to overheat on the way there. Once i got to work i just let it sit and i opened the radiator cap again and noticed that once again the radiator was low on coolant. Is this a sign of a broken radiator, or do i have a broken seal and the coolant is pouring into my engine? If thats the case should i purchase a new radiator and then purchase my new 13bt ii engine for my engine swap. Right now im carless and need any assistance that can be given. thanks
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well for starters i was only driving about 60 mph....and then thats when i noticed it...also i was driving at night....when it came off the second time i was driving maybe 45 mph. and no i didnt see any white smoke coming out of the exhaust....i dont think the engine was burning the coolant but i could smell it.......and i did put in new coolant and i drove it to work and back and i dont see any puddles under the car right now and its been sitting in its parking spot for 3 days now......
this is really started to get me frustrated i really need my car.....some have told me that it could be the water pump, thermostat, coolant leak, bad coolant seals, bad radiator, or even a bad engine.....
right now im getting ready to buy a new radiator and a new oil cooler so that i have all new parts up front.....do u think that the new radiator will help me stop the radiator from overheating...thanks again
this is really started to get me frustrated i really need my car.....some have told me that it could be the water pump, thermostat, coolant leak, bad coolant seals, bad radiator, or even a bad engine.....
right now im getting ready to buy a new radiator and a new oil cooler so that i have all new parts up front.....do u think that the new radiator will help me stop the radiator from overheating...thanks again
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I'd check the thermostat first. Just take it out and run it with no thermostat, if it fixes the problem, go get a new one. A new radiator won't do anything if it isn't the problem, so I would check the other things before I started spending money.
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Yeah do the no tstat test, but let me tell you, last year I was having overheating problems. Removed the tstat and that "handled" it for a little while. Then it came back and eventually I changed the radiator for a brand new one. Still without a tstat, water temp was so low I was having troube reaching operating temp, in Southern California! so then put the tstat back and it was all good. Perfect temp.
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well i bought a new tstat today with a new gasket and silicone sealant.....hoping that this is the problem.....i believe it is b/c when i started the car and drove it a little today and then i popped the hood to open the rad cap i could hear a popping noise from where the tstat is located.....i believe that it was stuck or its covered in trash to wear it's sticking.....hopefully 2morrow when i install the new tstat the overheating will disappear....thanks a lot guys
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