Camry overheated last night while driving.need helppppp - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

bigpeterock29 · 06-28-2005, 12:09 AM

OK BOYS,heres my problem,i was driving home last night in my camry.and as i was driving my

camry started to overheat.now ive never even seen my camry go to mid/half thermostat let

alone past and start to overheat.so this is my first problem with my new 92 camry.i pulled over

into a gas station and turned the car off,and let it cool down.after about 10 minutes i put some

water into my engine coolant tank and then started it up (left it in park),it stayed normal for a

little,then when i revved the engine it started to overheat again.

has this ever happened to

anyone before??what could it be?im hurting here guys,someone help.im going to get it towed

to a mechanic in the morning and see what they say.please helpp any info or advice would be

much appreciated,thanxx

toblerone11 · 06-28-2005, 12:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigpeterock29

OK BOYS,heres my problem,i was driving home last night in my camry.and as i was driving my

camry started to overheat.now ive never even seen my camry go to mid/half thermostat let

alone past and start to overheat.so

sorry to jack your thread, but I have a question similar but opposite to yours

The temperature never goes up to the lowest line....though i've changed my thermostat as recoomanded by the Toyota repair shop, nothing changed since

I'm suspecting it's due to the main fan in front of the engine. Btw, I have a gen 3 camry.
Is the big fan supposed to be rotating as soon as you start the car? I mean, it would make sense to have the car "heated" before the fan comes on right?

***RningOnFumes*** · 06-28-2005, 12:48 AM

to the both of you, try going here first

if that doesn't help, try to do a search.

i hope others may chime in too if that's not the problem.

bigpeterock29 · 06-28-2005, 02:11 AM

I can say for sure,it cant be my ac cause my ac needs to be recharged so i dont use it at all.

so was it your thermostat fumes??and they overheating stopped??

chronoti · 06-28-2005, 07:31 AM

toble:
your fan isnt sposta be on look that the temp sensor at the base of the rad for the one that controlls the fan.

big:
sure you just didnt need to add some water? i mean lots of water.

bigpeterock29 · 06-29-2005, 01:46 PM

I just got a call from my mechanic,he told me he took my thermostat out of the housing

and their were alot of metal corrosion and stuff.he power washed it as good as he could.

threw a new thermostat in and drove it and it didnt over heat.he said that has to be it.

charged me $60

REAPER STRAIN · 07-03-2005, 01:22 AM

I just had an critical overheating problem this Friday. It was caused by a clogged radiator. I hate thermostats bcos they always go bad on my car for some reason. So for the past year or two I have been rolling without one. Unfortunately I never saw the need to flush my radiator. I ordered a new radiator and installed it and now my overheating problem is gone. I still dont have a thermostat but I will flush regularly from now on. If you are overheating the first thing to do is fill your reservoir with water. You may have some air in your system. If that doesnt work take the thermostat out completely. This works 99% of the time. In extreme cases the radiator will have to be replaced due to neglect. These 3 things are usually the only things to think about when it comes to overheating (when there isnt a busted or leaky hose in the picture).

Lord_Anarchy · 07-03-2005, 02:09 AM

What about using cheap coolant that contains less than the recommend Toyota quality? I did a coolant flush and filled up with some cheap Advanced Auto parts coolant. I checked the manual and it shows the levels of the chems in the coolant, both the minimum and max. The coolant I used was way below minimum spec.

ss4camry · 07-03-2005, 11:06 AM

My car does the same thing it goes about half way and stays there it used to just get a little above the C never overheated though. I need a new radiator though my 4th one

REAPER STRAIN · 07-03-2005, 06:28 PM

Is there a coolant that offers superb protection from rust and corrosion? I was at Advance Auto the other day and their commercial for their in-house antifreeze stated that it had special additives to protect the radiator from rust and stuff. Is this true? Radiators are expensive ($150) and isnt one of the parts that I look forward to replacing if it isnt cracked or busted. I wonder if flushing the radiator is the only line of defense.