 Overheating...., Diagnose my problem? |
 Aug 15, 2008 - 12:59 AM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Oct 25, '07 From los angeles Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
Alright 6GC People I need your help...
Today after driving for about fifteen/twenty minutes I parked and noticed that the temp gauge read above the red line and the H. Popped the hood and heard gurgeling coming from the radiator with some overflow. I let it cool down for an hour then came back and drove around the block a couple times. I noticed that the temperature goes through the roof when it starts and slowly climbs. But when i hit about 40mph it cools down to about 3/4 of the way and when i stop it goes straight back up. I had a similar problem like this before and it was a bad water pump which was replaced a few weeks ago. Today there was no coolant on the ground just the few drops that spilled from the overflow. The engine seemed to be running fine and I wouldnt have noticed anything wrong with it unless i looked at the temp gauge. So can anyone help me? Any ideas? I'm stumped. |
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Aug 18, 2008 - 10:14 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 15, '06 From NJ Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
did you pull out the radiator and clean it? clogged radiators are a very common cause of overheating in traffic, but ok on the highway, assuming the fans operate ok. gets especially worse when the a/c is on.
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95GTCelica Overheating.... Aug 15, 2008 - 12:59 AM
lubu I think ur fan (or sensor which ultimately respons... Aug 15, 2008 - 1:20 AM 95GTCelica I dunno....When I get out of the car both are on, ... Aug 15, 2008 - 5:57 AM Batman722 change your thermostat, it's bad. Aug 15, 2008 - 11:11 AM DEATH And stop driving it like that until you do change ... Aug 15, 2008 - 11:17 AM GriffGirl It totally sounds like your thermostat is sticking... Aug 15, 2008 - 11:29 AM lubu Another theory is that you might have a clog withi... Aug 15, 2008 - 11:40 AM 95GTCelica Is there any way for me to test if the thermostat ... Aug 15, 2008 - 2:02 PM GriffGirl Truthfully for the process to test the thermostat,... Aug 15, 2008 - 3:13 PM 95GTCelica yes please! that would help out alot. thanks Aug 15, 2008 - 3:53 PM DEATH Yeah I agree with Griffy - thermostats are cheap a... Aug 15, 2008 - 3:55 PM 95GTCelica yeah that sounds awesome...i guess i will see if i... Aug 15, 2008 - 4:06 PM Remy OEM thermostat for 95 celica its under oem parts--... Aug 15, 2008 - 5:29 PM Bitter are the cooling fans coming on at all? Aug 15, 2008 - 6:38 PM
lubu QUOTE (Bitter @ Aug 16, 2008 - 7:38 ... Aug 15, 2008 - 6:51 PM Bitter does your coolant smell...well it should smell lik... Aug 15, 2008 - 7:03 PM cheeco radiator fins are probably clogged with debris. re... Aug 15, 2008 - 10:43 PM 95GTCelica QUOTE (Bitter @ Aug 15, 2008 - 8:03 ... Aug 15, 2008 - 11:24 PM Renegade head gasket can be an issue too? if u went past t... Aug 16, 2008 - 12:04 AM DEATH Seriously don't forget to change the cap too. ... Aug 16, 2008 - 10:34 AM 95GTCelica QUOTE (Renegade @ Aug 16, 2008 - 1:0... Aug 16, 2008 - 10:35 AM 95GTCelica Well it didn't work...back to square one. But ... Aug 16, 2008 - 1:22 PM Batman722 QUOTE (95GTCelica @ Aug 16, 2008 - 2... Aug 16, 2008 - 11:24 PM Bitter QUOTE (Batman722 @ Aug 16, 2008 - 11... Aug 17, 2008 - 9:03 AM Renegade it's ur head gasket, u will start to loose coo... Aug 16, 2008 - 2:25 PM 95GTCelica alright i'll try that im due for another oil c... Aug 16, 2008 - 3:28 PM 95GTCelica no coolant in my oil.... any other suggestions? Aug 16, 2008 - 9:49 PM Bitter oil and coolant mix doesnt always occur.
do a co... Aug 16, 2008 - 10:49 PM 95GTCelica It came straight from the dealer, picked it up mys... Aug 17, 2008 - 12:17 AM 95GTCelica O.k so I did a compression test...twice, just to m... Aug 17, 2008 - 10:10 PM Bitter eroded water pump, air pocket.
just to be sure it... Aug 17, 2008 - 10:57 PM Batman722 I still think it's your thermostat. Aug 17, 2008 - 11:49 PM 95GTCelica QUOTE (Bitter @ Aug 17, 2008 - 8:57 ... Aug 18, 2008 - 3:36 AM DEATH If you didn't change the cap you'll be kic... Aug 18, 2008 - 9:30 AM nics recently i had the same problem. it seems that the... Aug 18, 2008 - 1:55 PM 95GTCelica QUOTE (Batman722 @ Aug 17, 2008 - 9... Aug 19, 2008 - 1:17 AM nics QUOTE (95GTCelica @ Aug 18, 2008 - 11... Aug 19, 2008 - 8:49 AM |
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