AST blew!!
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AST blew!!
My damn stock AST blew while driving home and then had to tow it! Maybe the engine overheated, also coolant was leaking onto the floor just before I was on my way back home. Earlier that morning the oil gauge was beeping and I checked oil and it was low, so I stupidly topped it off with some valvoline 20w50 and the car started backfiring more than normal when I went for a cruise. Could using different oil than I normally use damage the engine or overheat it? Time to order some realiability parts from Jason!
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Damn that was a quick reply! My stock temp gauge is faulty but the damn buzzer still works. Also the buzzer was going off before the AST blew! The needle the gauge stays on under cold, but sometimes If I fiddle around with the wire under the Y-Pipe the needle starts to rise.
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Originally Posted by Ripzta
Damn that was a quick reply! My stock temp gauge is faulty but the damn buzzer still works. Also the buzzer was going off before the AST blew! The needle the gauge stays on under cold, but sometimes If I fiddle around with the wire under the Y-Pipe the needle starts to rise.
What do you mean your stock temp gauge is faulty? Does it never move to the middle of the gauge?
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Originally Posted by gambit023
Adding a different brand of oil for a top off should not be a problem as long as it is conventional oil (not synthetic) and with the same viscosity.
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Originally Posted by Mahjik
The buzzer is a "low coolant" alarm, not an overheat alarm.
What do you mean your stock temp gauge is faulty? Does it never move to the middle of the gauge?
What do you mean your stock temp gauge is faulty? Does it never move to the middle of the gauge?
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One more thing when I start the car warm, the coolant buzzer goes on for some reason even though theres enough coolant but then turns off after 2minutes.
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Originally Posted by Ripzta
The needle never moves anymore! Only when If I move the wires under the crossover pipe the needle jumps to the middle. But then after I shutdown the car and then turn it back on when still warm, the needle wouldn't move again.
Take care of the AST first. Then you can check the car out to see if there was any damage done to it.
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Originally Posted by Ripzta
One more thing when I start the car warm, the coolant buzzer goes on for some reason even though theres enough coolant but then turns off after 2minutes.
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Originally Posted by Mahjik
That's not a good sign, when I had that my coolant seals were gone. You are checking the coolant level in the filler neck (thermostate housing) right?
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Originally Posted by Ripzta
Actually I check using the rod, becase the engine is hot and don't want any hot coolant burning me!
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Originally Posted by Black97VR4
You prpbably need a rebuild. Test the coolant seals first though.
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It might be ok.. 1st get a new Aluminum AST or get rid of your ast..
2nd, fill up and burp the system.. do a search on how to do that..
3rd, let the car sit over night and next day (when cold), take the filler cap off and start the car.. See if coolant over flows.. If it stays still for couple of minutes or longer, you are good to go.. If it starts to over flow immediately, Sorry.. most likely your coolant seal went bye bye.. and time to get your engine rebuilt.
Good luck and let us know what happens..
2nd, fill up and burp the system.. do a search on how to do that..
3rd, let the car sit over night and next day (when cold), take the filler cap off and start the car.. See if coolant over flows.. If it stays still for couple of minutes or longer, you are good to go.. If it starts to over flow immediately, Sorry.. most likely your coolant seal went bye bye.. and time to get your engine rebuilt.
Good luck and let us know what happens..
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