Overheating

[constant_proj21]

Was your temp up? Boiling coolant means overheating...your headgasket could still be bad.

 

[DSMe36]

Was your temp up? Boiling coolant means overheating...your headgasket could still be bad.

Well it just boils from the reservoir tank.
And my temp is normal. Never goes up.

 

[LD25Delta9]

You sir have a bad head gasket. Bottom line. You gauge must be fried if it's not registering. Boiling in your overflow, means boiling throughout your entire system. You should NOT have anything other than green or yellow or even a crappy dingy green in your resevoir. If it's brown, oil is leaking into your coolant system. Too bad you don't live in IN, I could repalce your head gasket and resurfaced your head and install it in about 3 hours for about 300 bucks. Check your dipstick, too. Pull it out and I bet it looks like chocolate milk.

 

[DSMe36]

You sir have a bad head gasket. Bottom line. You gauge must be fried if it's not registering. Boiling in your overflow, means boiling throughout your entire system. You should NOT have anything other than green or yellow or even a crappy dingy green in your resevoir. If it's brown, oil is leaking into your coolant system. Too bad you don't live in IN, I could repalce your head gasket and resurfaced your head and install it in about 3 hours for about 300 bucks. Check your dipstick, too. Pull it out and I bet it looks like chocolate milk.

My oil is good. They say i have air in the system and needa flush it so im thinking of doin that and see what happens.

 

[abryant2004]

could be the heater core

 

[DSMe36]

idk what to even do anymore

 

[96_killer]

if you going to flush the system you could try this Block Seal or something similar, it has saved my ass once. when filling leave the radiator cap off or for safety you can close it a quarter turn. (its a good idea to have the heater on) and start the car let the system burp till only coolant is coming out then cap it (turn off the car of course) make sure your reservoir is filled and let the engine cool to siphon coolant back in to the system..i know their are other methods to do this but this is the one i have always done not just on DSM's but other cars as well, and it has always work for me

and yes it will get HOT so use CAUTION!

 

[LD25Delta9]

Don't add anything to your coolant system. It'll just cause more headaches later. It might save you in a pinch until you've got clogged water jackets and you end up definitely warping your head from overheating issues later on down the road. If you need to burp it I reccommend doing it with a buddy. I've found that putting the front end on jack stands, turning on the heat, and adding coolant at the thermostat housing while a friend puts a slight amount of pressure on the throttle is a quick way to get the job done. Applying throttle will open up the thermostat and allow for coolant to flow through your system freely. Add coolant till it overflows then let off the throttle. Let the thermostat open on its own after that and add more coolant. Step on the throttle again and add some more then let off. Keep doing this process untill you get no more bubbles when the thermostat opens up. Add more coolant and close up the cap. Fill the resevoir to the line and drop the car. It's how I've done it numerous times with no problems at all. It'll take about 20 to 30 minutes to do a thorough job. It just sounds like alot of burning your hand with the above mentioned process....no offense 96_killer.

 

[mopar dsmer]

the exact same thing happened to my first 95 dsm with a 420a, blew the head gasket and bent a rod, and the thing won't crank over. now I got a completly diffrent dsm

 

[DSMe36]

i will do all that when i get a chance. Thanks

Note: When i check my reservoir and take the hose off the cap, Steam comes shooting out. Kinda looks cools But thats what causes the bubbling in my reservoir tank, blows steam in it

 

[96RSproject]

Do you happen to have an exhaust leak of any sort. My was bubbling and shooting all over all because of a exhaust leak.

 

[96_killer]

.no offense 96_killer.

None Taken, we all have are own opinion based on our experience and knowledge of Automobiles and other stuff, and that is what makes this site really cool!

 

[DSMe36]

Do you happen to have an exhaust leak of any sort. My was bubbling and shooting all over all because of a exhaust leak.

It does'nt sound like i do.

 

[DSMe36]

LATE UPDATE*** SORRY

But the bubbling and all that was no biggie problem.

The homie tim checked it and told me it was my rad cap.

After i replaced, no problems ever since

 

[pgarland]

Don't add anything to your coolant system. It'll just cause more headaches later. It might save you in a pinch until you've got clogged water jackets and you end up definitely warping your head from overheating issues later on down the road.

^^^^^This +3!!!
The biggest problem with all those "quick fix" items is that you just end up delaying having to fix the problem, and usually when it breaks down later, it ends up being even harder to fix or there is new damage. I have a buddy who absolutely swore by that Steel Seal stuff after his head gasket went on his Ford Escort...he did get about two more years out of it but he ended up having to replace the gasket eventually, and the car ran like garbage the whole time he had that stuff in it. Its like putting Fix-A-Flat in a tire...yeah, it'll get you down the road, probably even last you some time until you can afford a new tire(s), but you're still gonna end up having to replace the tire. The only time I recommend any of that quick-fix-in-a-can type stuff to anyone is if they need to buy time in order to save up to do a proper repair.

If you need to burp it I reccommend doing it with a buddy. I've found that putting the front end on jack stands, turning on the heat, and adding coolant at the thermostat housing while a friend puts a slight amount of pressure on the throttle is a quick way to get the job done. Applying throttle will open up the thermostat and allow for coolant to flow through your system freely. Add coolant till it overflows then let off the throttle. Let the thermostat open on its own after that and add more coolant. Step on the throttle again and add some more then let off. Keep doing this process until you get no more bubbles when the thermostat opens up. Add more coolant and close up the cap. Fill the reservoir to the line and drop the car. It's how I've done it numerous times with no problems at all.

That is some good advice! I honestly never even considered the possibility of doing it that way, but I'm definitely going to remember this next time I need to "burp" my system. Should make the whole process way easier...thanks for the tip!

It does'nt sound like i do.

Quick way to check for an exhaust leak is to Seafoam through a vacuum line...if your engine bay fills with smoke you'll know for sure if there is an exhaust leak! Thats how I found out I needed a new exhaust manifold gasket (purely coincidental I assure you)...and you get the added benefit of cleaning out your internals...

 

[Ben_Davis]

just for reference that brown crap in your resivor could be a process called electrolicis(not sure if i spelled it right) its where the antifreeze gets so contaminated it starts eating at your radiator hoses and thats what you see in your coolant resivor. see it all the time at work. Thats y you should flush your cooling system now and again. Also when i do any cooling system work when im done i fill up my radiator and run the car with the radiator or resivor cap off. fill it up if it needs some but you will see that the coolant will go up and down in the resivor thats the air getting out of your system. sometimes it may even overfill and spill thats normal. just gettin the air out of the system.