Need Help fast! Overheating
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Need Help fast! Overheating
Im at school right now, its about30 miles from my house and my car over heated, i replaced the thermostat about a month ago. When i opened the hood it seemed like the steam was comming from right below the oil filter. Does anyony have and suggestions? There is a pepboys close by so i have access to there selection of parts and tools.
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Dan
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Dan
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It wont even drive home??
My car overheated when i got it but i put on a under car shroud, new fan and havent had a problem since....obviously this isnt the same problem though
My car overheated when i got it but i put on a under car shroud, new fan and havent had a problem since....obviously this isnt the same problem though
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if there is steam coming from around the oil filter, and it is for sure coolant stem(smell it) the most likely source is a bad heater core hose, it connects just below the oil filter pedestal
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yea i changed the hose out. it wasnt really hard to get mine off seeing as in how it was almost completely off at the block. so all i did was loosen the clamp and cut the rest of it off that was stuck on the pipe. its just a tight arear to work in.
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but i dont know if your local parts store is gonna have a direct replacement hose. i was lucky enough to have a parts car to take the hose off of til i could order another
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yea they didnt have a direct replacement they dont even make one. YOu have to go to mazda to get one. I had to buy 2 hoses with a 90 deg bend and cut them to size aond connect them together. It was a tight space to work in . It took me about an hour and half to do, most of the time was taking the old hose off those old clamps that are on there are a bitch to get off. When i got the hose all back together i was still having the same problem, except that hose was not leaking. I replaced the thermostat with a cheap pep boys one. I am going to Mazda to get an OEM thermostat. The moral of this story never buy a thermostat form a local parts store they are crap, mine lasted less than a month. Buy OEM
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Dan
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