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After changing thermostat hosing radiator resovior and there is no leak to the headgasket and oil pan the car still over heats with no loss of radiator fluid what can be the problem?
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Check to see if your heater core is leaking. Most are located under the dash and a sure sign is a wet floor board. Cooling fan coming on? If not fan could be bad, relay for fan bad, blown fuse for cooling fan. Water pump might be bad.
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1990 Subaru Legacy. The heating gauge is going up to the top and I have fluid backing up and spilling out of the top of the resovior container. Could it be the thrmostat. The radiator is a year old.?
(1) The thermostat is probably stuck in the closed position, needs replacement, or (2) the water pump is not operating, needs replacement. Most likely: Thermostat.
What if your car is overheating even after you already filled up the radiator and resovior and what does it mean when your defrost wont work when the car is hot does that sound like a blown head gaske?
It does not sound like a head gasket to me. I would check the oil if you see clear bubbles or it is foamy, in my experience that would be a blown head gasket.Is the floor on the passenger side wet=heater core is bad. Are you losing water? Where? Did you replace the thermostat? Hope this helped.
Where can the leak be in my 2003 Alero V6 if it isn't the water pump resovior radiator head gasket or hoses?
The Lower Intake Manifold gasket. Do a search on that in Google, the Chevy Malibu and the Pontiac Grand Am and the Alero all have the same motor with the same problem. Yay!
Where is the clutch fluid reservoir on a Ford Econovan?
the brake resovior is also the clutch one to
What does it mean when the radiator light comes on in a 1997 Cadillac Catera?
Check fluid level in the resovior tank. If fluid level is OK, check the level switch. The level switch controls the dash light. If fluid id OK, and you dont want to replace the switch...unplug it.
Where is the transmission control module tcm located on a 1998 chrysler lhs?
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How do you replace power steering pump on a 1999 intrepid?
The power steering pump is located on the drivers side under the alternator. There is 3 bolts that can be reached thru the pully, as well as the hose coming from the resovior and the pressure line, which I think is 18mm. Now this is for a 3.2 setup. For the 2.7 the pump has the resovior has on it, there is a bit more work as you may need to take off a plate before you can get at the bolts.
2000 Honda Civic overheating after replacing thermostat and coolant in radiator?
My girlfriend's friend just left her 2000 Honda Civic in my garage because it was overheating and they were gonna go to the club. Of course I am supposed to fix it or I look bad. Anyway, after checking the coolant reservior to find it bone dry I fill it with pre-mixed coolant and run it through the system as I take it for a drive around the block. It quickly shoots to red when I hit 40MPH and I pulled over to check it out. Bubbling from the top of the radiator. If the thermostat and coolant on your vehicle has been replaced try turning it on for a few minutes and checking for any leaks or bubbling emanating from anywhere in and around the radiator. A radiator for that model vehicle usually runs around $95.00 and is fairly easy to get a hold of. Another factor could be the time of year. If it's a hot summer and you've got the A/C running, check to make sure the fan is working. Usually the fan won't come on unless the A/C is on, so try it out. Hope this helps. Edit by SmokeShank: Make sure the coolant system was properly bled after the work was performed. The proper way to bled the civic cooling system is to leave the radiator cap off. Turn the inside heater on, you dont need the fan on, but the heater/ac switch needs to be set to hot. This allows coolant to enter the heater core inside the vehicle to expell any trapped air. Let engine warm up fully (This means that the radiator fan kicks on once, or twice). Top off fluid as you go. Also note as the car warms up (and you have the radiator cap off) the coolant expands as it heats and will over flow the radiator. Dont panic, this is normal. Just place some sort of catch pan underneath the car to keep coolant from going all over the floor. Once the radiator fan has kicked on, turn off the car and top off fluid. Place the radiator cap back on. Top off the fluid in the resovior if you have not done so yet (This is important). When the car cools, it will pull fluid from the resovior back into the radiator/cooling system. There is a tool that costs around 15-25.00 that will make this process easy and mess free. Its a funnel that plugs directly onto the radiator so you wont have a mess on your floor. I picked one up from Matco. Here what it looks like ( http://www.pten.com/images/article/1226593973729__Matco_SpillFreeFunnelwi_PTEN_0.jpg ) If you do this, or already performed the proper bleeding and it still over heats, you may either have a bad water pump or its possible that the head gasket has blown from an over heat condition. If the head gasket did blow, it is VERY possible that the civic head has warped. The civics aluminum heads can warp very easily. About 75% of the head gaskets I do on civics, the heads do not come out "True" (exactly flat, meaning they warped). If it is warped, you will need to send the head to a machine shop and have it milled flat.
Where do you put power steering fluid in a 1986 Crown Victoria?
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Where is washerfluid resovior located on a 1997 Ford Expedition?
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How do you change clutch cable on 1995 Mazda miata?
there is no cable, it is a hydraulic system and you probably just need a new slave cylinder or a master cylinder. Both are easy to replace. it could be that you just need fluid in the resovior.....
How do you Remove mold from the water resovior of a steam iron?
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