Coolant Seals or Water pump or ????
Hey,
My car overheats(gets really hot where smoke occurs) when i drive it for 30 minutes. Add coolant sign comes on, and the coolant resevoir is full, but the radiator is empty. I have changed the thermostat... didnt do anything. could this be the engine seals or the water pump or something else? |
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ummmmm, add coolant to the radiator itself instead of the reservoir......do you smell a sweet smell of coolant? is there a pool of coolant on the ground when you park?
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added to the radiator.. no smell.
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If you're seeing smoke, AND you're losing coolant, AND your oil level isn't dropping any more than usual, that all adds up to the coolant being burned.
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Check for pressurization of the coolant system.
Also, did you replace it with an OEM Mazda thermostat? |
check your radiator cap to see if it is holding pressure. if it is then do the coolant seal test found in the FAQ.
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not oem, some thermostat i found at autoparts in walmart, they said it would work.
I notice that the problem also dramatically increased when i changed the thermostat., because before it would get hot when i was driving on the hwy... now it gets hot after 20-30 mins, and smoke comes out of the engine bay. |
Change to an OEM thermostat. They're not that expensive.
Since it got hot and overheated, as said, your coolant seals could be shot now. So you'll need a rebuild pretty soon. :( But I would still say change to an OEM thermostat first and see how the coolant is after that. |
if you are getting smoke out of the engine bay you probably have a coolant leak, search for the coolant leak and pressure test the cap and get an OEM t-stat from the dealer then recheck to see if you still have an overheating problem.
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thanks guys, it never actually 'overheated'... just got really hot... and i turned of the car immediately. I will buy an oem thermostat and check it out.
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