Car Running Hot??
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Car Running Hot??
this has been happing lately, my temp gauge rises when my car is idaling (SP) it only does it after i drive for a while 15-30min+ when i start moving the temp drops back to normal. i change my coolent and my termistat (SP) and it still does it...so anyone know WTF is going on?
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Rep Power: 0 flush the whole system with distilled water, idle the car, flush it again. add distill water, then flush again, change all your raidator hoses also, make sure your fan is working too, check all the fuses and fan switch, might wanna scope out your water pump too
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Originally Posted by DizWikedCivic
flush the whole system with distilled water, idle the car, flush it again. add distill water, then flush again, change all your raidator hoses also, make sure your fan is working too, check all the fuses and fan switch, might wanna scope out your water pump too
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Originally Posted by DizWikedCivic
flush the whole system with distilled water, idle the car, flush it again. add distill water, then flush again, change all your raidator hoses also, make sure your fan is working too, check all the fuses and fan switch, might wanna scope out your water pump too
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One way to see if its your water pump is to check if the top and bottom hoses feel different in temperature. The top one should be hotter then the bottom after the engine is warmed up and with the fans running. Get it warmed up, let it idle until the fans kick in and try to see if you can feel a temp difference between the hoses. Not sure how easy it is to reach them though, becareful. This is where a temp gun comes in handy.. good luck. If there's no temp difference, could be that your water pump is defective.
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