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Why does your 98 Saturn SL1 say its overheating at idle then cool down when you drive plus when you get home the coolant is gone but you just filled it up?
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∙ 12y ago
That's waht my 98 Saturn is doingright now. Cracked 2 raditors and still havnt found the problem. I'm replacing the head gasket this weekend. The only thing i havent done is the water pump, but it not leaking. I fill up the coolant and themn the light come on and then when i get home its gone. I think its going out my exhaust. No sure
In order for your car to stay cool, it requires air flow through the radiator to dissipate heat. When you are driving, air is being pushed through the radiator by your motion alone. When you are at Idle and not moving, there is an electric fan that is turned on by a Fan Relay Switch connected to your temperature sending unit. The fan pulls air through the radiator and keeps the car cool. If the fan fuse is blown, if the fan relay is bad, or if the fan itself is bad, this could cause the overheating problem at idle. Start by checking to see if the fan is turning on when the car gets hot. If not, then check the fan fuse. If the fuse is good, you can purchase a relay for about $15.
Another possibility, is that the water pump (WP) is bad. At idle, the WP is spinning its slowest and circulating the least amount of coolant. A bad WP can leak coolant, make noise, and also fail to circulate enough coolant at idle. This part is fairly easy to change by removing the front passenger side tire, and accessing it through the wheel well of the car.
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You can, but you still have a cooling problem that needs rectification.
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If you can't see where its coming from, it may be a cracked head, or a bas headgasket. Also, when you add water to the coolant tank, it doesn't immediately go into the radiator. After the car sits a while, the radiator starts to cool, creating a vacuum. Water/coolant is then pulled into the radiator from the coolant tank.
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my car isn't steaming only in drive but not overheating.
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