Help My FD temp goes up fast to hot
12-09-11, 09:49 PM
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Help My FD temp goes up fast to hot
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So today I went to start up FD , I have not used it in like 3 weeks I just got back from Korea and Japan , So I went to start it up 1st I need to jump it but once I got it ruining the temp just goes up up and up to H and when I turn it off it goes down at the same speed the fans are on . could it be the thermostat ? its making me go crazy bcuz it was just fine 3 weeks back and I need my car bad assap ,so if anyone could help me that would make my day I feel like shooting my self right now bcuz of my car
So today I went to start up FD , I have not used it in like 3 weeks I just got back from Korea and Japan , So I went to start it up 1st I need to jump it but once I got it ruining the temp just goes up up and up to H and when I turn it off it goes down at the same speed the fans are on . could it be the thermostat ? its making me go crazy bcuz it was just fine 3 weeks back and I need my car bad assap ,so if anyone could help me that would make my day I feel like shooting my self right now bcuz of my car
12-09-11, 10:18 PM
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It could be that your thermostat is stuck.
Mine use to overheat on the freeway because it wouldn't open all the way.
When I removed mine you could see that the gasket wouldn't make a good seal.
It's not too hard to check, just remove the 3 bolts attached to the filler neck and make sure you drain some coolant before removing it.
Mine use to overheat on the freeway because it wouldn't open all the way.
When I removed mine you could see that the gasket wouldn't make a good seal.
It's not too hard to check, just remove the 3 bolts attached to the filler neck and make sure you drain some coolant before removing it.
12-09-11, 10:24 PM
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It could be that your thermostat is stuck.
Mine use to overheat on the freeway because it wouldn't open all the way.
When I removed mine you could see that the gasket wouldn't make a good seal.
It's not too hard to check, just remove the 3 bolts attached to the filler neck and make sure you drain some coolant before removing it.
Mine use to overheat on the freeway because it wouldn't open all the way.
When I removed mine you could see that the gasket wouldn't make a good seal.
It's not too hard to check, just remove the 3 bolts attached to the filler neck and make sure you drain some coolant before removing it.
but I guess I will put off the thermostat 1st thing when I get up.
12-09-11, 10:35 PM
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nope it only goes down when I turn off the car , but that's the thing I would think if the car is hot when I would start the car right back up it would be up at hot right away
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12-10-11, 05:44 AM
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Its a sensor issue. A car takes longer then 60 seconds to warm up even if the thermostat isn't opening. More like 5+ minutes. The sensor for the cluster is different then the one for the computer if I remember correctly. It might not even matter but have it checked out unless you have a pfc to verify the sensor temps.
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12-10-11, 07:28 AM
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Its a sensor issue. A car takes longer then 60 seconds to warm up even if the thermostat isn't opening. More like 5+ minutes. The sensor for the cluster is different then the one for the computer if I remember correctly. It might not even matter but have it checked out unless you have a pfc to verify the sensor temps.
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12-10-11, 07:48 AM
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Its a sensor issue. A car takes longer then 60 seconds to warm up even if the thermostat isn't opening. More like 5+ minutes. The sensor for the cluster is different then the one for the computer if I remember correctly. It might not even matter but have it checked out unless you have a pfc to verify the sensor temps.
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12-10-11, 01:59 PM
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the old one looks good but I will still put a new one in, but ya I think I'm going to get one today and drive down to SD and have my friend help me put it in , I just want make sure the car is not running hot be4 going on a hour drive
12-10-11, 02:16 PM
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make sure there is nothing making contact between the sensor in the rear iron and the iron itself, this happen to me few weeks ago.
turn out to be that i had drop a small 8mm nut and it landed in between the sensor and the rear iron grounding the sensor and making the gauge go all the way up to hot in no time.
turn out to be that i had drop a small 8mm nut and it landed in between the sensor and the rear iron grounding the sensor and making the gauge go all the way up to hot in no time.
12-10-11, 02:20 PM
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make sure there is nothing making contact between the sensor in the rear iron and the iron itself, this happen to me few weeks ago.
turn out to be that i had drop a small 8mm nut and it landed in between the sensor and the rear iron grounding the sensor and making the gauge go all the way up to hot in no time.
turn out to be that i had drop a small 8mm nut and it landed in between the sensor and the rear iron grounding the sensor and making the gauge go all the way up to hot in no time.
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so I'm done with the thermostat and that did not fix it but I think the car is ruining ok there's no way it cold get this hot in like 5mins and not show anything under the hood 