it's me again but now with overheating

[spceghst]

Ok well finally fixed starter issue runs great even starts great. Anyway, I get in my car to go home for work fairly fall weather so it's not hot nor cold. On my way to school though my heat hands goes up to 3/4th up, I went to my work bought some oil and water so i could fill it up after school. I checked my water is was about a cm below the mark so i poured a little bit in, then i checked my oil it was fine. when i left school the heat hand was pushing the red mark i drove slower and turn heat on and rolled windows down to pull heat off engine(driver's ed lol) it seemed to work. let it cool down over night and filled oil.

Now about an hour ago i left and about 5 minutes into my driving the heat hand had gone into the red, weird thing is i was only going 35 miles an hour.

I have checked for any leaks and found nothing.
oil and coolant (water instead is cheaper according to my dad) both at the full marks.

My dad said it could be the thermostat if it is how couldi check it and what am i looking for.

[atobe]

are the fans turning on ?? it could be that the thermostat is stuck on close.

[white90dx]

With a cold motor, check the radiator for coolant, not just the overflow bottle. Fill if necessary. It is best to use distilled or de-ionized water to refill the radiator.

There are a few possibilities:
-Stuck closed thermostat
-Leaking radiator cap
-Bad water pump

The first two are easy to fix... the last one requires significant work. Since turning on the heat helped, it is probably the thermostat, but replace the radiator cap while you are doing things (I've had two go on me through the years with various Camrys).

You will also want to verify both fans turn on when you unplug the radiator fan temp switch (located on the thermostat housing under the alternator covered by a rubber boot).

-Charlie

[blkavalon]

do u notice whether your temp goes up when u r on a red light? then its one of :fan, fan relay, colant temp sensor)

if thats not the case its what others mentioned.

[spceghst]

Well My dad and grandpa put in the thermostat but it still ran hot. It go so hot there was a metal sound when i tapped the gas. I got home turned it off called a guy down the street who noticed with A/C on that no fans what so ever. He said the thermostat could be of been put in wrong, a fin could of broken off (something about churning inside enginge), even the water pump.


What ever it is I will now begin to journey of finding another car, it's been good but i've put in too much money and im sick of it.

[white90dx]

Don't give up! There's still a few very cheap things that could be causing the problem... try those first before going through the hassle of getting a 'new' car (that will have its own set of problems...).

-Charlie

[fredk]

thermostat time