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I kee having an over heating issue and just recently blew a bypass hose. I've burped the radiator (prior to blown hose) once already and still can't seem to solve the issue. Any one have this issue? And if so what did you do? Please help
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Re: Over heating
Did you bleed the coolant system correctly?
1) Place front of car on jack stands as high as possible
2) Set climate control to max heat and fan off
3) Fill with 50/50 mix, run engine and bleed air (bubbles) out. Check dash gauge temp occasionally to avoid overheat
4) Occasionally rev engine to help bleed air out and fill with 50/50 mix when needed to radiator
5) After 15- 20 minutes and at a point when there are little to no bubbles at idle stop the engine top up radiator (if needed) and fill the reservoir all the way to the top
6) Let sit overnight and check coolant level in radiator and reservoir ..add coolant mix if needed
Overheating may be due to (no particular order):
1) Failed thermostat
2) Failing/failed water-pump
3) Blown (breached) head-gasket
4) Failed or clogged radiator
5) Air in coolant system
Do a Block Test to check for exhaust gases in coolant. Block tester if a free rental at Autozone or O'reilly's and test fluid is $10. Although not a 100% conclusive test for a breached head-gasket if, a block test is positive (blue test fluid turns yellow or green)..you know the head gasket is breached and a likely source of overheating.
1) Place front of car on jack stands as high as possible
2) Set climate control to max heat and fan off
3) Fill with 50/50 mix, run engine and bleed air (bubbles) out. Check dash gauge temp occasionally to avoid overheat
4) Occasionally rev engine to help bleed air out and fill with 50/50 mix when needed to radiator
5) After 15- 20 minutes and at a point when there are little to no bubbles at idle stop the engine top up radiator (if needed) and fill the reservoir all the way to the top
6) Let sit overnight and check coolant level in radiator and reservoir ..add coolant mix if needed
Overheating may be due to (no particular order):
1) Failed thermostat
2) Failing/failed water-pump
3) Blown (breached) head-gasket
4) Failed or clogged radiator
5) Air in coolant system
Do a Block Test to check for exhaust gases in coolant. Block tester if a free rental at Autozone or O'reilly's and test fluid is $10. Although not a 100% conclusive test for a breached head-gasket if, a block test is positive (blue test fluid turns yellow or green)..you know the head gasket is breached and a likely source of overheating.
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Im going to change the thermostat today I was in contact with a few mechanics and they all said thermostat right away when I told them the issue. They did say to bleed the system first and check it before changing the thermostat. Thank you for your help
Did you bleed the coolant system correctly?
1) Place front of car on jack stands as high as possible
2) Set climate control to max heat and fan off
3) Fill with 50/50 mix, run engine and bleed air (bubbles) out. Check dash gauge temp occasionally to avoid overheat
4) Occasionally rev engine to help bleed air out and fill with 50/50 mix when needed to radiator
5) After 15- 20 minutes and at a point when there are little to no bubbles at idle stop the engine top up radiator (if needed) and fill the reservoir all the way to the top
6) Let sit overnight and check coolant level in radiator and reservoir ..add coolant mix if needed
Overheating may be due to (no particular order):
1) Failed thermostat
2) Failing/failed water-pump
3) Blown (breached) head-gasket
4) Failed or clogged radiator
5) Air in coolant system
Do a Block Test to check for exhaust gases in coolant. Block tester if a free rental at Autozone or O'reilly's and test fluid is $10. Although not a 100% conclusive test for a breached head-gasket if, a block test is positive (blue test fluid turns yellow or green)..you know the head gasket is breached and a likely source of overheating.
1) Place front of car on jack stands as high as possible
2) Set climate control to max heat and fan off
3) Fill with 50/50 mix, run engine and bleed air (bubbles) out. Check dash gauge temp occasionally to avoid overheat
4) Occasionally rev engine to help bleed air out and fill with 50/50 mix when needed to radiator
5) After 15- 20 minutes and at a point when there are little to no bubbles at idle stop the engine top up radiator (if needed) and fill the reservoir all the way to the top
6) Let sit overnight and check coolant level in radiator and reservoir ..add coolant mix if needed
Overheating may be due to (no particular order):
1) Failed thermostat
2) Failing/failed water-pump
3) Blown (breached) head-gasket
4) Failed or clogged radiator
5) Air in coolant system
Do a Block Test to check for exhaust gases in coolant. Block tester if a free rental at Autozone or O'reilly's and test fluid is $10. Although not a 100% conclusive test for a breached head-gasket if, a block test is positive (blue test fluid turns yellow or green)..you know the head gasket is breached and a likely source of overheating.
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If it's the thermostat causing the overheating it would generally overheat quickly: within 3 to 10 minutes from cold start because the thermostat fails to open or only partially opens.
If you do end up replacing the thermostat at some point it's an opportune time to flush the coolant system out with a garden hose with the thermostat remove + engine running..just use low psi water pressure to do so. Read and/or watch how-to videos prior. Only use distilled water + coolant or 50/50 mix for final fill after flush.
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When hen it does over heat it's like an hour to an hour and a half of driving which I don't do often but it's never over heated super fast at least up until I blew the bypass hose and then replaced it that day. But I do plan to replace the thermostat and bleed the system all in one go. Might as well solve a future problem in advance now instead of going through this again.
That's sounds like a good plan.
If it's the thermostat causing the overheating it would generally overheat quickly: within 3 to 10 minutes from cold start because the thermostat fails to open or only partially opens.
If you do end up replacing the thermostat at some point it's an opportune time to flush the coolant system out with a garden hose with the thermostat remove + engine running..just use low psi water pressure to do so. Read and/or watch how-to videos prior. Only use distilled water + coolant or 50/50 mix for final fill after flush.
If it's the thermostat causing the overheating it would generally overheat quickly: within 3 to 10 minutes from cold start because the thermostat fails to open or only partially opens.
If you do end up replacing the thermostat at some point it's an opportune time to flush the coolant system out with a garden hose with the thermostat remove + engine running..just use low psi water pressure to do so. Read and/or watch how-to videos prior. Only use distilled water + coolant or 50/50 mix for final fill after flush.
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When it does over heat it's like an hour to an hour and a half of driving which I don't do often but it's never over heated super fast at least up until I blew the bypass hose and then replaced it that day. But I do plan to replace the thermostat and bleed the system all in one go. Might as well solve a future problem in advance now instead of going through this again.
