Water Boiling noise!Did it happen to you??
#27
Originally Posted by BATMAN
What temps are u seeing in Saudi?
I don't think Mazda tested the cars there in the heat.
I don't think Mazda tested the cars there in the heat.
Originally Posted by RX7UP
OK. The FC thermoswitch it is..... Now.... Should I go to the Parts department at Mazda and ask for it by name?..... How much is it and where is this installed?
Now...about this boiling sound. I know most of you guys said this is normal for a stock car, so the chances of you having a water temp gauge hooked up is prob slim...but...anyone know what kind of temps you're getting when hearing this boiling sound? I'm guessing there's a correlation between how hot the engine gets and getting the boiling...
Last edited by FDNewbie; 06-21-05 at 11:38 PM.
#28
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Originally Posted by FDNewbie
Now...about this boiling sound. I know most of you guys said this is normal for a stock car, so the chances of you having a water temp gauge hooked up is prob slim...but...anyone know what kind of temps you're getting when hearing this boiling sound? I'm guessing there's a correlation between how hot the engine gets and getting the boiling...
#29
Originally Posted by Kento
The problem is that the coolant temps always rise after shutdown due to heat soak from the hot engine with zero circulation of (and no cooling airflow for) the coolant, so the actual temp at that point is kind of irrelevant.
So what's all this talk about AST caps? I'm gonna take a stab at this, and hope I don't miss the mark too bad lol. As Dave said, the Pettit AST caps are rated at 13 psi, while the original stock ones (on 93s AFAIK) were rated at almost 19 psi. The lower pressure caps decreases the pressure in the coolant system, depressing the boiling point, thus increasing the probability that your coolant will boil over? I don't understand why you'd wanna do that...
And IF my conclusion's right, the other part that's leaving me is that most of us run a 50/50 mix (or close to) of coolant + water, right? And since coolant doubles as an anti-freeze, it lowers the freezing point and raises the boiling point of the coolant mixture. So it seems to me that running the 13 psi caps is counter-productive...you're losing the positive effects of running a water + coolant mixture, that would have otherwise allowed for a higher boiling point. I don't think you'd want your coolant to boil at a lower temp (or boil at all, for that matter)...so my guess would be that we're using lower pressure caps simply because there are negatives/dangers in running a high-pressured coolant system that I don't know of? And, those dangers are worse than the possibility of boiling your coolant?
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A highly pressurized system puts more stress on the hoses and connections. You're more likely to see catastrophic failures such as hoses splitting or popping off. In addition, ethylene glycol is slippery and flammable. You don't want hoses bursting and spilling coolant on your tires or hot engine components.
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Originally Posted by 7 BOUND
it was my coolant over flow tank spillin over like it had to much to drink on a friday night, so i let it be and it went away, i wonder if i put to much water in the system. let me know if you guys have done thins
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Originally Posted by Kento
The problem is that the coolant temps always rise after shutdown due to heat soak from the hot engine with zero circulation of (and no cooling airflow for) the coolant, so the actual temp at that point is kind of irrelevant.
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Once the water pump stops, circulation stops. Super heated water inside the engine will not move to any great degree. Only the heat will radiate, usually upwards until the blanket is saturated, then it should convect sideways into other metal engine parts. Lastly, non metal parts, hoses, etc will heat soak. Low mass parts, closest to exterior air movement will be the first to cool off and will eventually draw heat away from engine and turbos. There's not much air movement inside the engine bay, unfortunately, so convection is the only way that heat is going anywhere once the fans stop. Opening the hood after hot operation would seem to be a very good idea. At least that's what my physics classes would seem to suggest.
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Originally Posted by Mazda99Nikon
Opening the hood after hot operation would seem to be a very good idea. At least that's what my physics classes would seem to suggest.
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Originally Posted by Kento
Don't get alarmed unless you are losing coolant. "A bit of white smoke" at startup could just be your engine burning off condensation that accumulated overnight, and the "water rushing sounds" could be caused by the aforementioned localized boiling.
I get mucho white smoke on startup, for the first 2 or 3 mins, but it dissapears at the edges, doesn't smell like coolant, and I haven't had to top up the coolant in months. The smoke has been getting worse in the cold weather (winter down under atm). It's just moisture.
I used to get some localized boiling, but now I use my turbo timer to run the fans after shutdown (about all it's good for!) and drive gentle for a bit before I park, and I don't have localized boiling anymore.
#40
Originally Posted by scotty305
A highly pressurized system puts more stress on the hoses and connections. You're more likely to see catastrophic failures such as hoses splitting or popping off. In addition, ethylene glycol is slippery and flammable. You don't want hoses bursting and spilling coolant on your tires or hot engine components.
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Jed, as Dave mentioned, this was part of the recalls. Like I told you earlier, since you have a 93, make sure you call Mazda and check if all the recalls have been performed. Any recalls that have indeed been performed will result in a sticker on the door jamb on the driver side. That's a positive sign (if you find any of these recall stickers), but it doesn't mean that all of them have been performed.
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Originally Posted by 3rdGenTT
So to sum up this thread boiling noise bad, better cooling effeciency and opening your hood to better air flow good.
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Originally Posted by jic
and no matter what kinda driving conditions, i always pop the hood when im done with the car to cool it off to be on the safe side
Yup... So do I .... I always pop the hood so my rubber hoses don't get crispy and so I can help extend the life of the motor....
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The boiling will not acutally -hurt- anything, though it may break down the coolant a little quicker. Usually, boiling after shutdown is caused by low coolant - in the engine. Check the coolant level in the overflow bottle - it may be very full. Follow my dissertation:
Think of the engine as a coolant pump to and from the overflow bottle. When the engine warms up the coolant expands and forces its' way through the overflow tube into the overflow bottle. When the engine cools down it creates a vacuum, which sucks coolant back from the overflow bottle.
This works fine until one of your coolant caps develops a vacuum leak at the rubber seal. Then all that happens is some percentage of the coolant in the engine is pumped into the overflow bottle and remains there, leaving the engine a little low. This allows the pressure to drop after shutdown (because air is compressible), which in turn allows the coolant to boil after shutdown. The metal in the engine holds a lot of heat when the engine is running, and this is ok as long as there is coolant flow to carry it away. Once the flow stops, the coolant will heat up more than normal, and if the pressure is low enough, it will boil.
The classic event run is you notice the engine coolant level is way down (checking when cold, of course) when you look in the water pump fill tube. You pour in more water. It gets pumped into the overflow bottle (to stay as you have a vacuum leak and can't get it back to the engine). You are now nervous, and check the level in the engine every day (morning when the car is cold), and fill it. Soon (two to three days) the overflow bottle is full to the top and leaks out where the filler tube (removeable) joins the bottle. You see the puddle and panic.
It happened to me. Solution - replace both caps (they were old), replace all small coolant hoses to/from overflow bottle - they are not designed for pressure use as there is no pressure in this part of the system, so they are thin and can be collapsed under suction - stopping the coolant from returning to the engine. I replaced them with suitable pressure coolant hose routed so it would not kink (it's thicker so care must be taken when routing it - it will not bend as well).
I have not had coolant boiling after shutdown since - 6 years running now.
Hope this solves your problem.
Think of the engine as a coolant pump to and from the overflow bottle. When the engine warms up the coolant expands and forces its' way through the overflow tube into the overflow bottle. When the engine cools down it creates a vacuum, which sucks coolant back from the overflow bottle.
This works fine until one of your coolant caps develops a vacuum leak at the rubber seal. Then all that happens is some percentage of the coolant in the engine is pumped into the overflow bottle and remains there, leaving the engine a little low. This allows the pressure to drop after shutdown (because air is compressible), which in turn allows the coolant to boil after shutdown. The metal in the engine holds a lot of heat when the engine is running, and this is ok as long as there is coolant flow to carry it away. Once the flow stops, the coolant will heat up more than normal, and if the pressure is low enough, it will boil.
The classic event run is you notice the engine coolant level is way down (checking when cold, of course) when you look in the water pump fill tube. You pour in more water. It gets pumped into the overflow bottle (to stay as you have a vacuum leak and can't get it back to the engine). You are now nervous, and check the level in the engine every day (morning when the car is cold), and fill it. Soon (two to three days) the overflow bottle is full to the top and leaks out where the filler tube (removeable) joins the bottle. You see the puddle and panic.
It happened to me. Solution - replace both caps (they were old), replace all small coolant hoses to/from overflow bottle - they are not designed for pressure use as there is no pressure in this part of the system, so they are thin and can be collapsed under suction - stopping the coolant from returning to the engine. I replaced them with suitable pressure coolant hose routed so it would not kink (it's thicker so care must be taken when routing it - it will not bend as well).
I have not had coolant boiling after shutdown since - 6 years running now.
Hope this solves your problem.
Last edited by David Beale; 09-05-05 at 11:15 AM.
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Originally Posted by jic
oh man...thats exactly whats happening with me
bit of white smoke at start up and a bit of water rushing sounds after turn off
bit of white smoke at start up and a bit of water rushing sounds after turn off
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Lots of white smoke on start up for the first 2-3 mins, lots of boiling bubling noise after shut down.
No problem on cold start, idle high as normal but car stalls once idle goes down to normal within first 5-10 min of start up. Once car warms up properly no stalling problem, weird.....
No problem on cold start, idle high as normal but car stalls once idle goes down to normal within first 5-10 min of start up. Once car warms up properly no stalling problem, weird.....