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1996 Camry Coolant Overflow ----
I recently changed the timing belt/thermostat/water pump of my car and strange things start to happen! My car is a 1996 Toyota Camry, 4 cylinder.
The reservoir of coolant overflows everytime I drive about 50 miles. (the coolant in the tank is way overfull and coolant is bubbling inside). The reservoir is about half full before I drive (so over filling the reservoir is not the problem.
Everytime when the coolant overflow, after the engine is cooled down, I open the radiator cap and find out there is no coolant in the radiator anymore!!!. So everytime, i need to refill the radiator!!!!
Here are other facts to help diagnose my car:
1) radiator cap is recently replaced so the overflow is not caused by a malfunction of the radiator cap
2) Everytime I refill the radiator after the engine is cooled, I did the proper steps (start the engine and let the air bubbles out). When I start the engine to let the air bubbles out, I also noticed that the coolant inside the radiator warms up really quick once I start the engine. It only take 1 min for the coolant mix in the radiator to almost boil!!!!
3) There are no leaking hoses of the cooling system.
4) The engine oil and the Transmission Fluid seems fine. (no mix of oil and coolant)
5) The fans work properly.
6) Temperature gauge mystery:
The temp gauge takes way longer to show the normal temp (temp gauge in the middle). It took about 5-10 mins for the temp to be normal before I have this cooling problem. Now it takes way longer. And another thing I noticed is that as soon as I get on the high way, the temp drops to the bottom of the gauge and as soon as I get off the high way, the temp goes to the middle of the gauge. The temp fluctuate a little before but not as much as now.
Can any one tell me what is wrong with my car? It is really annoying. Tried so many things to fix it but still do not know what is wrong.
What else can I help you with?
What causes coolant reservoir overflow or backup?
The radiator cap could be the cause of coolant reservoir overflow or backup. Have the cap checked to see if it is bad.
What is the white container connected to radiator?
coolant overflow/reservoir tank
In a 93 Toyota Camry do you put the the coolant in the radiator or the reservoir?
Both. The reservoir is the overflow. But in the event your radiator is low, your reservoir will back it up.
Where is the coolant reservoir?
for most latest car and SUV model it is located beside the radiator. You can find it easily by following the overflow hose attached in the neck of the radiator. the end of it is the location of the coolant reservoir
Where do you put coolant in on a 2000 Ford Focus?
Remove the radiator cap and add it directly to the radiator. Then fill the overflow reservoir to the full mark.
Is the radiator cap and overflow bottle cap the same thing?
If the engine coolant reservoir has a thread on cap , that is your pressure cap / " radiator cap "
How do you put coolant into a radiator?
You don't add coolant directly to the radiator, rather it goes into an overflow reservoir in the engine compartment. There will be a "min" or "max" line (or both) showing the proper level to be maintained. The reason we do not remove the radiator cap anymore is to keep the coolant system a sealed system so that no air can penetrate the coolant systems. By adding coolant through the reservoir (which has liquid in it already which is drawn from the bottom of that reservoir) we are not comprising the sealed system.
Where does the antifreeze go for a 95 Plymouth Voyager?
To put in more antifreeze in a 1995 Plymouth Voyager, located the reservoir near the radiator. Antifreeze is no longer added directly to the radiator. It is put into the plastic reservoir that is labeled radiator or coolant overflow.
Where do you connect the thin bottom hose from the coolant reservoir on a 1992 Mercury Capri not the one that connects to the top of the radiator?
Actually, this is an overflow hose. The hose shouldn't connect to anything. When the radiator warms up the fluid level in the reservoir tank may rise. If it gets too high, then the coolant will pour out of this overflow hose. If this is happening too often, you may have a blockage in your radiator.
Only the overflow bottle seems accessible but where do you add coolant directly to radiator in your mercury sable 1996?
On a 1996 Mercury Sable : The thread on cap on the engine coolant reservoir is the pressure cap / radiator cap
What is the coolant jug called?
The engine coolant reservoir or the overflow bottle.
Does the radiator overflow reservoir need to be full for the heater to work in a Toy '94 4x4 pickup?
no it doesnt........the overflow container is just there to catch the extra coolant.......it has nothing to do with the heating system
