HELP!! car is over heating big time!!

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totalreborn

Discussion Starter · Dec 19, 2005

i just flushed out my coolant system and put in new coolant...but now...as my car runs it warms up very quick and the temperature goes up wayyy high to HOTT and the red area...

as i look in the engine i see coolant leeking from where the big piping from the radiator leads to the engine block...

is it possible i put too much coolant and the pressure building up is the cause of the leak..

do i need an oil change or something

any help would be great thanks

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RningOnFumes

· #2 · Dec 19, 2005

it's not possible to have too much coolant/ liquid in the system, that's what the overflow is for.

up....when was the last time you checked the thermostat?...and/or the water pump?

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DarkMastyr

· #3 · Dec 19, 2005

totalreborn said:
i just flushed out my coolant system and put in new coolant...but now...as my car runs it warms up very quick and the temperature goes up wayyy high to HOTT and the red area...

Did you make sure to burp the system?

totalreborn said:
as i look in the engine i see coolant leeking from where the big piping from the radiator leads to the engine block...

So... fix the leak then. I had the same leak once. Just get a new clamp. Mine got corroded.

totalreborn said:
is it possible i put too much coolant and the pressure building up is the cause of the leak..

wtf... no. The pressure is determined by the pump.

totalreborn said:
do i need an oil change or something

wtf? ........... How the hell is an oil change gonna fix your leak? Might as well fill up your tire's air pressure while you're at it.

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Camrypunker

· #4 · Dec 19, 2005

Yeah, it's your thermostat... Change that sucker.

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totalreborn

Discussion Starter · #5 · Dec 19, 2005

how do burp the system...where can i get a new clamp pep boys??

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RningOnFumes

· #6 · Dec 19, 2005

burping is where you leave the top cap open, run the engine and squeeze the hoses to get any air out...over and over while adding coolant/ or water

clamps...yep, any autoparts store

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DarkMastyr

· #7 · Dec 19, 2005

When you're draining and refilling the coolant system, there's bubbles. Leave the cap of your radiator off and start the car. Bubbles will escape, at which point you'll need to add more coolant. Do this until the coolant in the system is full.

Just get a worm gear from Menards or something.

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totalreborn

Discussion Starter · #8 · Dec 19, 2005

oh yeh then i did burp it...i did everything it sed in the manual. so im just guess its the clamp cuz it looks corroded also...

how bout the temperature...whats with that...where would i get a new thermostat..or how do i check the water pump???

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RningOnFumes

· #9 · Dec 19, 2005

pick up a thermostat where you pick up every other autopart....lol

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GrantTPC

· #10 · Dec 20, 2005

What the guys said above makes sense since you just did a coolant flush, but just in case it's a coincidence.....you're not seeing white smoke in the exhaust are you?

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Gary_602Z

· #11 · Dec 20, 2005 (Edited)

CamryPunk said:
Yeah, it's your thermostat... Change that sucker.

Great shot in the dark! But just a guess on your part!

Were you having any problems before the coolant flush or did they happen afterwards! That would tell you alot about what is wrong.

Gary

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Digger1

· #12 · Dec 20, 2005

Total,

My Gen 1 (I-4) did that once after a coolant change. I let it cool down, keeping the overflow tank up to the FULL level the whole time (I had to add coolant to the overflow tank as the engine cooled down). It sucked quite a bit of coolant in as the engine cooled down.

It worked fine after that.