Car Overheated / Overheating / Overheats [MERGED]

[NTRCOOL]

OVERHEATING? The issues and their solutions have remained the same- either you don't have enough cool air reaching the rad, there's a cooling system obstruction which is preventing coolant from circulating, or your head gasket has failed and is allowing coolant to be consumed or pushed away from the engine.

Discuss all possible overheating problems and solutions here.


OK,
I just left my house to go over to my GF's,and happen to look down and see my needle right before the red mark. This just happened out of nowhere. I stop the car as quickly as i can, and pour in some coolant(Coolant a little low). Still same thing. Welp im in the middle of the road, and HAD to get it home. Im only 5 min from my house. I decided to try and make it(I really had no other choice). Welp I drive no faster than 20mph, and the temp needle is BARELY into the red the whole way.And occasionaly to the left of it. Am I ok?? Do ya think any damage was done?? And im thinking either thermostat, or water pump. For each of those, whats a round about $$ figure to get replaced?? Any info you have would be GREATLY appreciated!

 

[Fred9981]

didn't install a new thermostat all the radiator hoses have been replaced i will install a new thermostat today and see if that will fix the problem

 

[EvilAWD]

i know this might sound stupid but while i was driving my car yesterday everything was going good. i gunned it at one point and next thing i know my car was starting to overheat. after a while my car was running a little off and next thing i know puff. WTF??? anyway it was my bov that popped off. now can a boost leak like that make the car heat up? i doubt it in anyway but it was fine up intil the time it popped off. after i reconnected it. it went back to normal tempeture. MY CAR HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN OBVIOUSLY!!!

 

[rspro]

Ok, I know another overheating question. But I did search first, anyways my car overheats when I have my ac on and go 55 or higher for a short period. What's really puzzling me is that I can drive the car hard when the ac is off and it's fine. Any suggestions?

 

[93ClipseVA]

the car is running great..no problems..i cant wait to come home an drive it...im currently in costa rica in a internet shop...wastin my money so i can visit good ol' dsmtuners.com first thing im doin when i get home an goin an buildin a boost leak tester...its time i stop askin Q's i can figure out myself...i appreciate the patience everyone has given me though...

 

[TsssiAWD]

thats true, i just figured id save myself the hassle. ive replaced the headgasket before and never had much luck in getting it to run right. i should take it to a shop but well i'm lazy although i have an update. okay well i fixed a few things on my car and this is what currently happens. i have a fluidyne radiator with a fal 12" pull fan throwing the air into the motor. i have a new thermostat that reads 88 degrees that i bought from the dealership and also a radiator cap from the dealership thats .9 bars. now when i drive the car it wont heat up for anything although after a good 20 mins. of driving it whenever i decide to gun it on the car it'll start heating up although once i let go of the gas it'll drop the tempeture back to normal. any clue what could it be? any help would be good. i was thinking maybe i need a stronger radiator cap? what do you guys think? thanks

Well all i can say is if you didn't want hassle then you shouldn't have bought a dsm the amount of work you put into your car makes everything feel sweeter in the end.

also how is your water pump? I don't think that a stronger radiator cap will make that big of a difference you may want to do a pressure test to make sure you arnt losing pressure. But it doesn't sound like a head gasket to me and about the BOV popping off that sounds like a whole other problem to me.

 

[Travisr138]

Aight I pretty much know whats wrong with the car, After installing the drift bodykit and ect, my engine is overheating due to not enough cold air going into the engine and not enough hot air escaping out. Now the two front vent on the drift front were molded over with fiberglass so I could reinstall my fog lights and to hide my bumper. Now I'm planning on actually making a cold air intake to help relieve and deliver actually cold air to the engine. Now I'm wondering if i drill holes in between the mesh will that be sufficient enough to get cold air to the engine? or should i do something else, also will a vented (carbon fiber) hood will a vent on top like the invader help remove more hot air sufficiently or should i just get something else? what do you guys think?

 

[Fred9981]

i just installed an new thermostat

before i installed the thermostat i would start the car and i could see the water flow now with the thermostat on i don't see any water flowing but i see a lot of bubbles coming out i haven't drove it because i don't know if it will overheat

when the headgasket is bad do you get coolant into the cylinder or does the compression leak into the cooling system that could cause bubbles to come out

i don't get any smoke coming out of the exhaust

thanks

 

[TracOwner]

what do you mean by "I could see the water flow"? Flow from where?

 

[Fred9981]

water flow from the radiator cap

 

[talondude4]

"[/QUOTE]when the headgasket is bad do you get coolant into the cylinder or does the compression leak into the cooling system that could cause bubbles to come out

i don't get any smoke coming out of the exhaust

thanks[/QUOTE]"

if it leaked in the cylinders, the exhuast it would smoke. plus your coolant levels would drop. do they drop?
did you check your water pump?

 

[huafist]

Have you checked your cooling system for air bubbles yet? You may need to "burp" the air out of the system. Take the coolant cap off and slowly squeeze & release the lower radiator hose. Do that a few times and see if it helps. Others also turn the heater on to open the heater core and then run the car with the cap off until the car warms up enough to open the thermostat.

 

[flytalon93]

Can you post some pics of the front bumper? Because, after reading your post I still don't understand why you are overheating. You have a N/T right? Adding a cold air intake is not going to help with overheating issues. Unless your front bumper cover is completely blocked off then you shouldn't be overheating from an aftermarket body kit.

 

[flytalon93]

Have you checked to see if the A/C fan on the radiator kicks on when you turn the A/C on?

 

[TracOwner]

just take the car out for a drive and see if it will still overheat.

 

[Travisr138]

I'll post pic slater today to show what i mean

 

[chicagoavenger]

Well to make a long story longer my car has been running hot extremely hot. The logger has been showing 132C which is what 267F or so. This all happened after I changed the alternator. Here is the story the car was running warm as it was so I decided to change out the thermostat and cap and after that I really didn't notice a difference in temps. Then I got my logger and she was running around 215-230F. Well when I changed the alternator I accidentally unhooked that coolant hose spilled coolant everywhere, so I hooked that hose back up and for the time being I added almost a gallon of water. So I Got the alternator on and went for a cruise and everything seemed fine. Well I'm out riding around a few days later and when I stopped the car the overflow had steam coming out. As I limped the car home thats when I seen my logger hitting the 267F temps. Now since I usually think the worst, how can I tell if maybe its a blown headgasket? Wouldn't there be white smoke out the tailpipe? What about water pump going out but wouldn't it leak? Is all the water that I put in maybe causing the overheating since I dint have the right mixture? So here is my plan of action I am going to try to flush/fill the system, change cap and thermostat again,watch to make sure coolant is flowing if not then I know it the waterpump. After that then what are my options? As I type this I don't know if my fans ever came on if not would that make such a huge difference as why the temps rose so quick? I need to check those fuses when I get home. Thanks

 

[marcmsj]

Yes you do need to check if your fan is coming on (only the passenger's side will come on unless the a/c is on, then both will come on)

let your car idle and see if the fan is coming on, if it doesn't and your car is overheating, then that's probably your problem.

 

[ddavisaf]

You need to run a compression test

 

[DSMstatus]

if you hooked up the coolant back up hose and went on with life, you probably got an air bubble which is causing the tstat not to open, steam cant open it, only liquid, so i would burp it or flush the system. you also may have installed the tstat upside down, check that too.

 

[Tsi_User]

i would burp it or flush the system

Agreed, did you burp it when you added the water or not? Hopefully taht's your problem becuase it's a really easy fix

 

[chicagoavenger]

I poured it in with a funnel, put the cap on and went on my way. I will definatley try those out. Im gonna check the thermostat again maybe I did install it upside down but I dought that. But with me you never know. I didnt burp the system so that may be the issue. It has to be it was fine 1 minute then the next bamn 250F!! Ill let you guys know what happens

 

[Travisr138]

the two hole son the side are seale doff and my license plate is also blocking air, this is what im i assume is causing my probs, if i could get more air to the engine it should be ok, but im assuming. hopefully its nothing mechanical but i'll find out when i go and drill some holes and try to fix it up

 

[talondude4]

if that isnt it take the belt off and see if you have axial play... if so the water pump is bad.
the belt that goes to the water pump that is.

 

[sYnOnYx]

ok , so the other day im driving , and the low coolant light comes on , and i was about 5 miles from home. the temp was staying the same so i decided to drive home , about
1 mile from home the car almost went into the red zone. i pulled up to my house and let her cool off. added coolant & burped the radiator and still overheated. the next day , didnt overheat, low coolant light came on. so i pull into work and i pop the hood. everytime i revved the motor, a cloud of steam shot up. PROBLEM : crack in lower heater hose that goes to the firewall
FIXED. didnt overheat this time , but could hear coolant boiling in the overflow bottle when ishut the car off , so when i checked the coolant level , it was low. so it was pretty much was boiling coolant

so the next day , i completly flushed the system, new coolant ( the 50/50 premix stuff ) ,

1/2 bottle water wetter ( dad uses it in his 64 1/2 mustang and had good results ) and a

$20 greddy radiator cap ( mine was cracked) put a new t-stat in, the old one looked good,

but you never know. so then i got to work , drove it home , on the way home coolant light

comes on again ! ! ! so i checked it, low again. and seen dripping.

i found ANOTHER cracked hose , the coolant hose from the water neck to the turbo, and the hose to the overflow bottle was leaking also ! Fixed Both hoses.

so, i filled it up again , drove another day, fine. checked coolant before i took it out today, and it was up to par , no filling was needed. just when i thought it was fixed.

so i decide to run up to starbucks and about 2 miles later, the low coolant light comes on.ARRRG.

got home popped the hood , and hot air was rushing out the upper heater hose that goes to the firewall. another crack. so im gonna fix that tommarow.

i dont get why these hoses keep cracking and causing leaks. my dad tells me its from too much pressure, but im sooo lost at this point.
HELP ME FELLOW DSMers !

 

[sYnOnYx]

also , the car is pretty much stock w/ exhaust and maf hack.