You may need to change the thermostat. Follow the top radiator hose to the engine, it is under the cover that the hose connects to.
Is your fan coming on?
There are a few reasons a vehicle is overheating. The common causes are the thermostat, water pump, radiator, or the fan stopped working.
A defective water pump can indirectly cause to shut off. Either through overheating, or, if the vehicle is so equipped, a sensor designed to protect the engine in the event of engine overheating.
No. A bad water pump can make a rumble noise and leak coolant which may lead to the engine overheating.
Replacing a bad water pump can help to stop a motor from overheating. Hopefully that was the cause of the overheating. If it does not stop the overheating, try replacing the thermostat. Make sure you have the proper mix of antifreeze and water, the radiator filled with it. Check the level of coolant FIRST. Next, the hoses, and third the thermostat. Then, disconnect a hose and see if, by starting the vehicle, if there's water pressure. If not, its water pump time!
if it's like my V8 Porsche 914, i had air pockets in the cooling system at the water pump. when air is at the water pump there is nothing to push water. Therefore overheating. Other things to check is water pump and radiator.
yes, leaking coolant is what happens before the pump totally dies, then you have overheating and possible engine damage soon after the leaking.
Either the water pump impeller is loose on it's shaft, or you have a leaking head gasket.
loose water pump pulley and overheating engine
Year, make and model would help us help you.
possiable head gasket
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