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!

 

[Talon_BodyMan]

I have a 92 Talon TSi AWD that is bone stock. I have done all the major maintance when I bought it back in November. (timing belt, water pump, auto tensioner, ect.) Well the newest problem is that it just started to overheat, I replaced the thermostat in hope of that being the problem. Well when I took out the old T-stat it had a piece of it missing like it broke off. I tried looking down into the holes leading into the block and couldn't see any of the broken pieces. I was woundering if the small T-stat chunk could be lodged in the block somewhere blocking the coolent from flowing, or if thats even possible. If so could that cause the overheating issue. I also thought that it could be air in the cooling system so I started the car and let it run for 10 minutes and this time it didn't over heat but the fans never came on. I checked all the fuses and connectors for the ratiator fan and they were all fine. So now I'm thinking that the ratiator fans might be shot. Can anyone give me some insight? I'd appriciate it greatly.

~Mark

 

[bigbabyblue]

try turning on the a/c and see if it comes on/if it dose run it and see if it still over heats if not the your fans are probably bad. but that peice that broke off would scare me i would try to ask some one that knows a lil more than i/ fulid correctly mixed/ and how your t-stat broke i might not of allowed coolant to flow through well enough....

 

[Talon_BodyMan]

try turning on the a/c and see if it comes on/if it dose run it and see if it still over heats if not the your fans are probably bad. but that peice that broke off would scare me i would try to ask some one that knows a lil more than i/ fulid correctly mixed/ and how your t-stat broke i might not of allowed coolant to flow through well enough....

Well I did what you said, I turned on the A/C and the fans came on so their fine. I took the car around town quick and the low coolent light came on. Looked at the reservar and it was empty. I filled it up took it for another run around town and it never overheated, I checked the coolent level at the reservar and it was perfect. I guess there must have been air in the system that just had to get worked out. Thanks for the help.
~Mark

 

[blackgst256]

Well here it goes. My car over heated last week for like 3 seconds and then i turned it off. It happened at work which is at a dealership so i put it on the lift. my oil filter gasket was ripped so i put a new one on. then i had antifreeze leaking out of the left side of my head where the coolant line feeds into, and i tightend that up. So everything was fine for the last few days until lastnight it started getting a little hot again. So i turned it off and saw i really didnt have any coolant left so i filled it up and drove home and then to work today. So when i got home i saw the coolant level went down a bit and my friend said last night he could smell burning antifreeze driving behind me in his supra. and his was just burning it so he knows what it smells like. But today it was burning it and it was leaking out of the right side of the engine somewhere but i cant seem to find out where.

Now i know its not the following
-new water pump and seal is fine
-tstat i changed 2 days ago
-all lines i can see are tight
-theres enough in there i filled it up enough
Any help is welcomed, I know it might be the head gasket and i just had my car apart and was hoping i didnt have to take it apart again. And the head gasket is new only a few months old. Also it only was running crazy hot for maybe 10 seconds but i know that might be enough for it to over heat. Sorry for the mess i tried to describe it to the best i can. Im frustrated and need some help.

 

[playitlouddsm]

HG shot, or studs not torqued down enough, look into that.
-Nick

 

[exiletalon]

Hey, I have the same car as you. And 2 days ago, I found the same problem.

Look right where your o2 housing bolts up to your downpipe, There should be a little black hose that snakes from the water pump to the oil filter housing, I had the same problem. I was looking at my engine at idle, I noticed a little ( very little, like a bike tire puncture, invisible, but leaks) kink. I put more coolant in, looked at the hose again, then saw it was spraying a lot of coolant all over everything. fans,radiator, exh. manifold, turbo, alternater, oil filter.

Check that little hose, I just replaced mine with some very small radiator hose. But the removal and install was as frustrating as a fuel filter being changed for the first time.

Be dirty when you do this, b/c your going to take a bath in all of your coolant.

 

[blackgst256]

yea that would be a nice shower. I notticed it kinda leaking out above the oil filter area up in there a little. I drove to work again today about 20 minutes from my house again and it leaked about the same amount out as yesterday but when its sitting and im not driving it, it only leaks out a little bit. did yours leak out when you were driving or did u nottice alot while your car was parked?

 

[84003TSI]

That thing sucks, if you get the autozone one just cut the wires and put some connectors of your own on. it works just as well and will save you the headache of "making it work"

 

[femmeDSM]

Unplugging a Coolant Temp Sensor will do a lot of things, but I have yet to see it make a car overheat.
On most 1gs that I've seen, the Coolant Temp Sensor's wire colors are not black and green - they're green w/ black stripe and yellow w/ green/blue stripe.
The sensor you're referring to could be the coolant temp sensor, but it looks like the A/C Fan temp switch (which would explain the overheating a bit better).

But at any rate...
The wires broke off mine, as well, and I rewired it w/ 14 (or 16?) gauge wire. Simple enough job. There are pictures galore in this thread: http://dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=215333
(^^ ridiculously long thread, but if you wade through it, several of us go into detail about what sensors go where, etc )

I assume you're running A/C?

The sensor in question's job is to tell the A/C fan to turn on at a certain point (by reading coolant temp). The actual Coolant Temp Sensor has a much different (and more important) job. It communicates with the ECU as part of the fuel system. Unplugging or disconnecting it would cause your car to basically not run. Which doesn't seem like the case to me.

 

[914g63t]

I am having a problem with my 92 talon overheating. It does not overheat at idle, it does it shortly after i start driving. Like going around the block.(city block) If anyone can help me with this problem i would be very thankful. I just replaced the head gasket, both fans are pulling air, no thermostat, flushed radiator, and no front mount either.

 

[1993eclipseGS]

Your fans should not be ''pulling'' air, They should be pushing. Pulling air would be pulling all that HOT engine bay heat, INTO the radiator! Put your thermostat back in the car. Did you leave the car warm up without the radiator cap on, And then ''burp'' the system, Adding coolant as needed until it starts coming out over the 'brim' then putting the cap back on?

 

[Mitsu RacerX]

Had the same problem. Retorqued the head down and the problem went away. When I talked to my mechanic he said I could have warped the head. He also said I could have a busted water jacket(on head gasket) which is letting the cylinder push air/pressure into the cooling system, which causes it to overheat only when moving.

 

[ddavisaf]

I believe you are correct sir. If not, check the Tech Guide (engine) for a how to on overheating.

 

[Pitman99505]

I am having very similar symptoms and I was just wondering if you have found a fix??

 

[JCMDSM]

You guys could also try to add a bottle or two of water wetter. That should help bring the temps down a little bit. --Jon

 

[rkn527]

i had the same issue and i have tried everything it turned out to be the headgasket had a leak in it

 

[arash15]

i had the same issue and i have tried everything it turned out to be the headgasket had a leak in it

how did you go about fixing that problem? i think i have a leaking headgasket too and i need some help.

 

[Mitsu RacerX]

I had the prob you guys are talking about. Took it to my mechanic he said that its only overheating becuase the head gasket had a bad hole by one of the water jackets. Which means it will only get hot while driving becuase on a compression stroke its pushing air into the cooling system. I just retorqued the head down and No more probs.

 

[tonymitss5]

I had the prob you guys are talking about. Took it to my mechanic he said that its only overheating becuase the head gasket had a bad hole by one of the water jackets. Which means it will only get hot while driving becuase on a compression stroke its pushing air into the cooling system. I just retorqued the head down and No more probs.

You retorqued the head yourself, but your mechanic was needed to diagnose the problem?

 

[forGEE63]

First check your Coolant level, and make sure that you are not loosing any coolant from either the radiator, and coolant lines, and if the problem persists, than change the headgasket.

 

[nyteshade151]

Well my water pump went bad two days ago I replaced it and the gasket and started the car everything was fine so i went on a test drive in the neighborhood (after letting it run with the cap off for a while) while driving the car started to overheat so I brought it back home. Today i went out to the car and started it and drove it into the garage. when i turn it off i heard something that sounded like a kid blowing bubbles in his juice. I took the hose out of the radiator resevoir and air was coming out of it I put my finger on it and it wasn't hot just cool air. I was wondering if that is normal or not?

 

[qiklitltsi]

it sounds like you got air in the coolant system

 

[vas018]

Yesturday my car over heated while i was parked and anitfreeze came out of the over flow tank, when i started driving it went back to normal temp and it only over heated when I let off the gas. I checked the fans and they are working when the car is idle. also at idle the oil pressure light flickers until i hit the gas. I checked the oil and its full,also if the car is idleing long enough white smoke comes out from exhaust. So basicly the car goes to hell when it idles to long Any ideas Thanks Eric 97 5spd gst stock

 

[riceviper]

sounds to me like a head gasket problems do a compression test that should tell you somthing

 

[flyinghighlm]

simple thought but is the radiator new or is it factory. If it is factory try cleaning it with some mean green/purple power something with some good cleaning power and see if that helps as well. If the radiator is not flowing properly it can and will lead to alot of other problems before you know it. Try the little things first and then go to the expensive stuff. Good luck