HELP!!!!!!!!, one of those overheating problems Options

[Theshanon]

Sorry guys i tried to search but nothing came up!!

ANYWAYS, so my car is infact over heating.

First week i noticed this- K!!! so about a week ago my temp gauge started acting up....it would rise..then when i turn my heater on it would drop. Couple days later my heater would no longer work, so i checked my coolant and barley had anything left so i topped it up. Everything seemed fine for a bit, then a day or two after my temp gauge reach above 'H' and i pulled over and it sounded like my head was boiling a nice pot of soup. I waited a bit and quickly released the rad cap. It steemed for a bit (obviously) and i toped it off with coolant and it ran fine for a day or two. So today on my way to work i ended on heading back home on a flat bed. My temp gauge stayed at above 'H', no warm air....i topped it of with coolant, and i donno where it goes :| its hard for me to tell if theres a leak...and i hope its not my head gasket?

[pabel89]

you should replace your radiator, or thier a little cap under the raditor its on the left bottom side of the radiator mayb its lose.

[Theshanon]

you should replace your radiator, or thier a little cap under the raditor its on the left bottom side of the radiator mayb its lose.

hmmm you my friend might be right, but my rad was replaced a couple of monthes ago but it looks kinda wet around where the drain plug for the rad might be i'll check!!!!


***Update*** noticed when i came back from toyota that they didn't put the rad cap on properly.....so i put it on and let it idle since the time i started this topic.....cars temp stayed at level for the first five minutes and then rose slightly higher....fan has not come on since so i need to check that big fuse.... i switched the car off cause the temp rose up higher

Is the radiator leaking..... Go to your local autoparts store and buy a leak detector. It will be a can of something to put in the radiator and a light pen. Have you ever seen the CSI shows where they shine the purple light and see all the semens and the hidden bloods..... thats exactly what this is. Its a uv visible liquid and a UV light pen put it in and run the car and see your leaks. Check the thermostat if you dont hear a click at idle and rpms dont drop your therm housing didnt open.

- Matt

sorry for the double post but i was posting right after you put that, hmmmm that sounds wicked i wanna give that a try but my partssource is closed!!! do you know how much those go for??