Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Why is my bmw e36 316 top hose building up lots of pressure?
i recently change my top thermostat housing and the main thermostat . i then bleed the system and im getting heat through so i know there is not an air block, the Temperature stays perfectly in the middle and the car has not overheated, but the top hose seems to build with quite a bit of pressure, and i have no idea how to fix that?Why is my bmw e36 316 top hose building up lots of pressure?All details are on their home page
Why my car lasts a lot to warm up the engine and in highway speed temperature drops?
i have a Civic 1997, since i changed a non working radiator with a new one (i dont know how it works, they just told that they put one that works faster) the temperature drops in highways and never goes to the middle again until i stop. I asked if it was the thermostat but he said that its because the new radiator that has more capacity.. what do you think guys?.. Note: In the city and standing still it works fine.Why my car lasts a lot to warm up the engine and in highway speed temperature drops?sounds like the thermostat, a bigger radiator does cool better but the thermostat should still cut off coolant flow so it will get to operating temperature regardless of how big the radiator is, if it is the electric fan switch than highway use would not matter because the air is already flowing accross the radiator. thermostats are cheap and easy to replace, i would just try one. another alternative is just to place something accross a portion of the radiator, large trucks usually do this in very cold weather, just make sure it doesnt overheat if you cover too much of it.Why my car lasts a lot to warm up the engine and in highway speed temperature drops?Radiator capacity has nothing to do with it. Its the function of a thermostat. When the car is warming up and any time the engine temperature drops below the thermostat setting the thermostat is closed and the coolant is circulating around the engine bypassing the radiator, this this is how the engine temperature is controlled.Why my car lasts a lot to warm up the engine and in highway speed temperature drops?this is because of the electric thermostat, not the mechanical one. the electric thermostat is controlled by the ECU. my honda does the same thing, but I've been too lazy to fix it.
About how long will my car take to warm up with No Thermostat vs With a Thermostat?
1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais 2.5L %26quot;Iron Duke%26quot; Tech4... Thermostat removed to buy it %26quot;one more day%26quot; until head Changed %26quot;Tomorrow.%26quot; .. That also means that the Water/Coolant/Antifreeze is %26quot;Constantly Circulating%26quot; because there is no Thermostat opening, so it is ALWAYS going through the Radiator once it heats up enough to go out of the Engine Block and through that Thermostat housing to the Radiator, into which it flows, yes?
Also, im wonderign how long it will take With.. probably do the Chemical Flush today, the coolant gets burned fof due to blown head Gasket so i add water then Antifreeze at end of day, i wonder what would happen if Ice froze up in the Radiator, hasnt happened yet..
Thank You
(Water runs pretty clear, only has the -slight- cloudy color of water due to the Head Gasket leak, but it runs -clear-... Chemical Flush today, wonder if that will improve it even more..)About how long will my car take to warm up with No Thermostat vs With a Thermostat?If you're talking about the normal operating temperature of the engine, it will be all over the chart without a thermostat depending on many factors - it might even over heat under some conditions because the constant flow won't allow the coolant to linger in the radiator long enough to cool properly.
%26quot;One more day%26quot; shouldn't bother it at all.
And you've got it right.....from the engine block through the thermostat to the radiator and back into the block.About how long will my car take to warm up with No Thermostat vs With a Thermostat?with it being cold somewhat might never get warm
might take a few hours of hard driving
just so you know thermostat controls how the motor cool the coolant
by holding it in radiator to be cooled while whats in motor cooling motor
most of time what one add to flush is cheap and doesnt work that great
a radiator shop can boil it out and be like new again and you car needs a thermostat so motor can cool off
and being cold out side only wil help it not over heatAbout how long will my car take to warm up with No Thermostat vs With a Thermostat?Depends on several factors such as the outside temperature, whether the engine is under load (being driven) or just idling, etc.
But it is safe to say that it will take a lot longer.
By the way...if it's just water in there now, keep it from freezing. Water expands when frozen so it is a good way to rupture the radiator.
Also, im wonderign how long it will take With.. probably do the Chemical Flush today, the coolant gets burned fof due to blown head Gasket so i add water then Antifreeze at end of day, i wonder what would happen if Ice froze up in the Radiator, hasnt happened yet..
Thank You
(Water runs pretty clear, only has the -slight- cloudy color of water due to the Head Gasket leak, but it runs -clear-... Chemical Flush today, wonder if that will improve it even more..)About how long will my car take to warm up with No Thermostat vs With a Thermostat?If you're talking about the normal operating temperature of the engine, it will be all over the chart without a thermostat depending on many factors - it might even over heat under some conditions because the constant flow won't allow the coolant to linger in the radiator long enough to cool properly.
%26quot;One more day%26quot; shouldn't bother it at all.
And you've got it right.....from the engine block through the thermostat to the radiator and back into the block.About how long will my car take to warm up with No Thermostat vs With a Thermostat?with it being cold somewhat might never get warm
might take a few hours of hard driving
just so you know thermostat controls how the motor cool the coolant
by holding it in radiator to be cooled while whats in motor cooling motor
most of time what one add to flush is cheap and doesnt work that great
a radiator shop can boil it out and be like new again and you car needs a thermostat so motor can cool off
and being cold out side only wil help it not over heatAbout how long will my car take to warm up with No Thermostat vs With a Thermostat?Depends on several factors such as the outside temperature, whether the engine is under load (being driven) or just idling, etc.
But it is safe to say that it will take a lot longer.
By the way...if it's just water in there now, keep it from freezing. Water expands when frozen so it is a good way to rupture the radiator.
Car Heating Up?
I have a 2002 Mazda millenia 2.5
I'm having problems with it overheating in certain circumstances, not all the time but it happens once in a while when is very hot ouside in stop and go traffic. I changed the thermostat, put plenty of 50-50 anti-freeze but that didn't fix the problem. Yesterday when the temperature needle was almost at the top I popped the hood while the engine still running with the AC turned off, and noticed the the AC fan was on and the other fan wasn't spinnig eventhough the engine was overheating. Are they suppose to kick in at the same time? Also are they both suppose to kick in when i turn the AC or just one fan.
If I have a fan problem how do i find out exactly what it is. I heard it could be something called a relay (where do I find that), I heard that it could be cooling sensor, or the fan. HOW DO I RULE EACH ONE OF THEM OUT? I don't want to spend a fortune taking it to the dealer or buying unnesary replacements.Car Heating Up?Nnormally your fans turn on in 2 steps without a/c on. The sensor reads the temp and sends it to the comp roughly primary fan 200* secondary 220* . to rule out fan, run wires straight to the fan from the battery . To rule out relay ,swap relays. To rule out sensor .Take resistance reading as it get`s hotter and see if it changes and in specsCar Heating Up?Yes it is either the fan relay or temperature sensor. It is hard to rule one of either out, just change both, they shouldn't be too expensive, like $100 for both or less.Car Heating Up?I had the exact same problem just last week. I have a 99 Corolla. Last week I noticed that my engine was overheating, so I took my car to a shop and had them take a look. They told me my radiator and antifreeze was OK, but one of my fans wasn't working, that's why my engine was overheating.
So, go get the fan fix before your engine blow up!! It might cost you one or two hundred dollars.
Good luckCar Heating Up?I'd check out the fan and the temperature sensor.Car Heating Up?okay start your car with the hood open.
watch the guage until it gets hot then the cooling fan on the rad should turn on.
if it dosn't theres a problem with the sencer,the wire going to the fan or the fan itself.
hope that helps
and good luckCar Heating Up?check the fins of the radiator make sure they are free of debris and bugs and such, clean if neccesary. all that garbage in the fins can cause overheating, actually I think one fan running would be sufficient to cool the water.
I'm having problems with it overheating in certain circumstances, not all the time but it happens once in a while when is very hot ouside in stop and go traffic. I changed the thermostat, put plenty of 50-50 anti-freeze but that didn't fix the problem. Yesterday when the temperature needle was almost at the top I popped the hood while the engine still running with the AC turned off, and noticed the the AC fan was on and the other fan wasn't spinnig eventhough the engine was overheating. Are they suppose to kick in at the same time? Also are they both suppose to kick in when i turn the AC or just one fan.
If I have a fan problem how do i find out exactly what it is. I heard it could be something called a relay (where do I find that), I heard that it could be cooling sensor, or the fan. HOW DO I RULE EACH ONE OF THEM OUT? I don't want to spend a fortune taking it to the dealer or buying unnesary replacements.Car Heating Up?Nnormally your fans turn on in 2 steps without a/c on. The sensor reads the temp and sends it to the comp roughly primary fan 200* secondary 220* . to rule out fan, run wires straight to the fan from the battery . To rule out relay ,swap relays. To rule out sensor .Take resistance reading as it get`s hotter and see if it changes and in specsCar Heating Up?Yes it is either the fan relay or temperature sensor. It is hard to rule one of either out, just change both, they shouldn't be too expensive, like $100 for both or less.Car Heating Up?I had the exact same problem just last week. I have a 99 Corolla. Last week I noticed that my engine was overheating, so I took my car to a shop and had them take a look. They told me my radiator and antifreeze was OK, but one of my fans wasn't working, that's why my engine was overheating.
So, go get the fan fix before your engine blow up!! It might cost you one or two hundred dollars.
Good luckCar Heating Up?I'd check out the fan and the temperature sensor.Car Heating Up?okay start your car with the hood open.
watch the guage until it gets hot then the cooling fan on the rad should turn on.
if it dosn't theres a problem with the sencer,the wire going to the fan or the fan itself.
hope that helps
and good luckCar Heating Up?check the fins of the radiator make sure they are free of debris and bugs and such, clean if neccesary. all that garbage in the fins can cause overheating, actually I think one fan running would be sufficient to cool the water.
Why in the crap is my car STILL overheating?? Please help!?
I posted on here a month ago or so about my car, a 1996 Sunfire. One day it just started overheating for no apparent reason.
My dad replaced the thermostat, the water pump, and ran a hose through the radiator, none of which worked. Though, after that, the overheating seemed to occur at a much slower rate than before. The gauge would just very slowly climb towards the red.
Finally, he decided to just replace the head, since it had been leaking anyway. He took it out, and it did have a few cracks in it, and he figured that must be the problem. He just finished it today, and the car is STILL very slowly overheating when you run it.
The car runs really well other than this, and doesn't really have any other problems. The new head he got for it does not have any cracks, and the temperature gauge is not broken- the engine is getting hot. The fan is working properly.
He is now going out the buy some hose to bypass the heater core and see if it's clogged up, because at one point when he was changing the thermostat and all of the other things, the heater inexplicably stopped working. Without doing anything to it though, it started working again. It had never had any issues. Could the heater core be the problem?? If so, what would that entail as far as fixing it?
Another thing is that he said there was some kind of gunky slime in the coolant reservoir, and he wasn't sure what it was. Does that indicate a possible problem?
Does anyone know what the problem could be and how he could fix it?? Any ideas or suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks!Why in the crap is my car STILL overheating?? Please help!?After replacing the thermostat, water pump, running a hose through the radiator, and replacing the head your dad was probably so frazzled that he forgot to add the coolant.
Fill the reservoir with fresh coolant and then carefully drive your Sunbird a couple hundred miles to clean everything out and you'll be fine. Take some extra coolant with you and consistently check the temperature gage on your driving adventure. You are good for another million miles.Why in the crap is my car STILL overheating?? Please help!?This sounds like a possible plugged radiator. Get the car warmed up to normal temperature. Run your hand or temperature gun over all of the radiator. It should be uniform in temperature with no cold spots. Most radiator shops can also flow test the radiator if you remove it and take it to them.Why in the crap is my car STILL overheating?? Please help!?I am no mechanic, but does the car have a cooling fan? It may be that the car slowly gets warm and the cooling fan isn't starting. This could happen when you idle for any length of time which would cause the car to overheat.Why in the crap is my car STILL overheating?? Please help!?sounds like a crack in the top of one of the pistons, if the head had cracks in it the pistons will also be more than likely cracked or have a broken ring ( that would let oil get into the cooling system ) you can bypass the heater core easy without getting a different hose, just cut and splice together with a piece of steel or plastik hose, to remove the heater core you will have to take the dash apart on the passenger side, depending on what kind of vehicle it is some have covers that have 4-6 screws and the cover comes off, disconnect the heater hoses from the heater core ( under the hood ) flush the cooling system completely and add a chemical called water wetter this will lower the temp also, just add it to your antifreeze ,Why in the crap is my car STILL overheating?? Please help!?Your car is 13 years old -- go to Autozone and buy a new radiator! This will likely solve your overheating woes. GM introduced their 'yellow' coolant/antifreeze in the '90's and this stuff is pure garbage when it finally breaks down. It turns to brown sludge and goops up the entire cooling system. I have discussed this issue with several radiator specialists and they all agree -- given the chance they would flush out the high-mileage yellow coolant and replace it with the more 'conventional' green fluid if the car is out of warranty. Your car will suffer NO ill effects what so ever and you won't have the sludging issues anymore.Why in the crap is my car STILL overheating?? Please help!?check your cooling fans and make sure your thermostat is opening up.when car is warm squeeze top hose if solid then it is not opening.cooling fans or fan in front of radiator and you also might have to open the bleeder on the side of the engine to let the air out.Why in the crap is my car STILL overheating?? Please help!?I think you have a partially plugged radiator and it's letting it slowly over heat. Running a hose through it to flush it out don't always work.Why in the crap is my car STILL overheating?? Please help!?The heater core will not cause an overheat problem, if anything the heater core (if flowing properly) will help to cool the engine.
Sounds like you need a cooling system flush and new radiator.bombay computer advice web development
My dad replaced the thermostat, the water pump, and ran a hose through the radiator, none of which worked. Though, after that, the overheating seemed to occur at a much slower rate than before. The gauge would just very slowly climb towards the red.
Finally, he decided to just replace the head, since it had been leaking anyway. He took it out, and it did have a few cracks in it, and he figured that must be the problem. He just finished it today, and the car is STILL very slowly overheating when you run it.
The car runs really well other than this, and doesn't really have any other problems. The new head he got for it does not have any cracks, and the temperature gauge is not broken- the engine is getting hot. The fan is working properly.
He is now going out the buy some hose to bypass the heater core and see if it's clogged up, because at one point when he was changing the thermostat and all of the other things, the heater inexplicably stopped working. Without doing anything to it though, it started working again. It had never had any issues. Could the heater core be the problem?? If so, what would that entail as far as fixing it?
Another thing is that he said there was some kind of gunky slime in the coolant reservoir, and he wasn't sure what it was. Does that indicate a possible problem?
Does anyone know what the problem could be and how he could fix it?? Any ideas or suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks!Why in the crap is my car STILL overheating?? Please help!?After replacing the thermostat, water pump, running a hose through the radiator, and replacing the head your dad was probably so frazzled that he forgot to add the coolant.
Fill the reservoir with fresh coolant and then carefully drive your Sunbird a couple hundred miles to clean everything out and you'll be fine. Take some extra coolant with you and consistently check the temperature gage on your driving adventure. You are good for another million miles.Why in the crap is my car STILL overheating?? Please help!?This sounds like a possible plugged radiator. Get the car warmed up to normal temperature. Run your hand or temperature gun over all of the radiator. It should be uniform in temperature with no cold spots. Most radiator shops can also flow test the radiator if you remove it and take it to them.Why in the crap is my car STILL overheating?? Please help!?I am no mechanic, but does the car have a cooling fan? It may be that the car slowly gets warm and the cooling fan isn't starting. This could happen when you idle for any length of time which would cause the car to overheat.Why in the crap is my car STILL overheating?? Please help!?sounds like a crack in the top of one of the pistons, if the head had cracks in it the pistons will also be more than likely cracked or have a broken ring ( that would let oil get into the cooling system ) you can bypass the heater core easy without getting a different hose, just cut and splice together with a piece of steel or plastik hose, to remove the heater core you will have to take the dash apart on the passenger side, depending on what kind of vehicle it is some have covers that have 4-6 screws and the cover comes off, disconnect the heater hoses from the heater core ( under the hood ) flush the cooling system completely and add a chemical called water wetter this will lower the temp also, just add it to your antifreeze ,Why in the crap is my car STILL overheating?? Please help!?Your car is 13 years old -- go to Autozone and buy a new radiator! This will likely solve your overheating woes. GM introduced their 'yellow' coolant/antifreeze in the '90's and this stuff is pure garbage when it finally breaks down. It turns to brown sludge and goops up the entire cooling system. I have discussed this issue with several radiator specialists and they all agree -- given the chance they would flush out the high-mileage yellow coolant and replace it with the more 'conventional' green fluid if the car is out of warranty. Your car will suffer NO ill effects what so ever and you won't have the sludging issues anymore.Why in the crap is my car STILL overheating?? Please help!?check your cooling fans and make sure your thermostat is opening up.when car is warm squeeze top hose if solid then it is not opening.cooling fans or fan in front of radiator and you also might have to open the bleeder on the side of the engine to let the air out.Why in the crap is my car STILL overheating?? Please help!?I think you have a partially plugged radiator and it's letting it slowly over heat. Running a hose through it to flush it out don't always work.Why in the crap is my car STILL overheating?? Please help!?The heater core will not cause an overheat problem, if anything the heater core (if flowing properly) will help to cool the engine.
Sounds like you need a cooling system flush and new radiator.
My car keeps blowing white smoke and over heating. Why?
I am thinking it's a cracked block but not sure. It's a 1994 Honda Civic LX. I've put a bottle of that cracked head or engine block sealer in and the car runs fine for 3 weeks then the car starts to shake and over heat again. The white smoke comes back also. I also noticed oil in 2 of my spark plug cylinders. I've changed the Thermostat and just changed the timing belt and water pump. What could this mean? Right now it's shaking again and I'm sure when I buy the seal it will stop again for 3 weeks but I need to know how to keep my car running without this problem. HELP!! Thanks!!My car keeps blowing white smoke and over heating. Why?The oil in the spark plug tubes is an unrelated problem - the tube seals (part of the valve cover gasket kit) are not sealing. They may need Permatex to seal them.
The main problem is most likely to be a failed head gasket, with a warped head caused by an episode of serious overheating. The sealant won't hold if the head is significantly warped, so your experience is a good indicator of a warped head. The cure is to remove the head, have it checked for flatness and cracks, and milled if it is warped but not cracked. A new head gasket, lots of hours and cursing, and you are back in business.My car keeps blowing white smoke and over heating. Why?It's blowing white smoke because water is leaking past the head gasket and burning in the engine.The heads are more than likely warped, or the gasket could just be leaking. Either way, if you cant fix it yourself it's going to cost you about a grand to have it fixed in a garage. You have to ask yourself. Is a '94 Civic worth that much money? I'd be looking for a new car.My car keeps blowing white smoke and over heating. Why?oil on the plugs is not good , you will need a full engine overhaul not worth it buy a replacement carMy car keeps blowing white smoke and over heating. Why?blown head gasket
crack head maybe
crack block not likey
but do know you cant drive it any more an dneed a shop to repair it or walkMy car keeps blowing white smoke and over heating. Why?Blown headgasket is most likley the cause. Try the headgasket sealer one more time it may or may not fix it.My car keeps blowing white smoke and over heating. Why?the first thing in your mind is a head gasket but you won,t know if the head or block is hurt until you pull the head.My car keeps blowing white smoke and over heating. Why?it's time for a new car.
The main problem is most likely to be a failed head gasket, with a warped head caused by an episode of serious overheating. The sealant won't hold if the head is significantly warped, so your experience is a good indicator of a warped head. The cure is to remove the head, have it checked for flatness and cracks, and milled if it is warped but not cracked. A new head gasket, lots of hours and cursing, and you are back in business.My car keeps blowing white smoke and over heating. Why?It's blowing white smoke because water is leaking past the head gasket and burning in the engine.The heads are more than likely warped, or the gasket could just be leaking. Either way, if you cant fix it yourself it's going to cost you about a grand to have it fixed in a garage. You have to ask yourself. Is a '94 Civic worth that much money? I'd be looking for a new car.My car keeps blowing white smoke and over heating. Why?oil on the plugs is not good , you will need a full engine overhaul not worth it buy a replacement carMy car keeps blowing white smoke and over heating. Why?blown head gasket
crack head maybe
crack block not likey
but do know you cant drive it any more an dneed a shop to repair it or walkMy car keeps blowing white smoke and over heating. Why?Blown headgasket is most likley the cause. Try the headgasket sealer one more time it may or may not fix it.My car keeps blowing white smoke and over heating. Why?the first thing in your mind is a head gasket but you won,t know if the head or block is hurt until you pull the head.My car keeps blowing white smoke and over heating. Why?it's time for a new car.
Car problems please help!?
Ok where do i begin. My car has been overheating, today i drove it a good 30 miles before it started to overheat. Ive checked the radiator, changed the thermostat, checked all the hoses, and everything seems fine. so i took it to pep boys and they performed a %26quot;blop%26quot; test (not sure what the test is really called). any way they told me that if the liquid changes color that it means that coolant and oil are mixed together and that it probably means that i have a blown gasket. and sure enough when they performed that test the liquid changed color and they told me that there is no pressure. well i drove it home and no overheating. my questions is this,
1.)How does coolant mixing with oil damage the engine?
2.)The car performs well, except for the overheating. What can i expect in the future?
3.)I know this problem is expensive to fix but is there an alternative to changing the engine? Anything Please!!!!!!!!!!!
4.) Can this problem be fixed at home? (Obviously with someone that has experience with fixing cars)
Thanks to anyone that helps answer my question.Car problems please help!?1.) The engine can not compress water. Oil and water don't mix. Water will breakdown oil thus busted motor
2.) Excessive overheating will ruin you engine
3.) If head gasket is blown, just change it
4.) Yes can be done at home. Get a repair manual at autozoneCar problems please help!?WHAT TYPE OF ENGINE? IF ITS A HEAD GASKET IT CAN BE REPLACED AT HOME ,BUT YOU STILL MIGHT HAVE A CRACKED BLOCK OR HEAD. A HEAT DAMAGED ENGINE CAN BE VERY COSTLY IN MANY AREAS. GOOD LUCKCar problems please help!?well it could be a blown head gasket or if you drove it very long over heating it can warp the heads or crack the block but oil and coolant should not mix because not because its dangerous but because something isn't right if water is getting into your oil that means your engine is not getting enough lubricant if your engine isn't getting enough lubricant then your going to start busting your connection rods then your crank will definitly need to be replaced if it gets a flat spot and then talk about some money problems so save your trouble replace the head gasket and while you have the heads off have them checked to make sure they are not warped you didn't mention what kind of car you have so i couldn't tell you the difficulty of doing it
1.)How does coolant mixing with oil damage the engine?
2.)The car performs well, except for the overheating. What can i expect in the future?
3.)I know this problem is expensive to fix but is there an alternative to changing the engine? Anything Please!!!!!!!!!!!
4.) Can this problem be fixed at home? (Obviously with someone that has experience with fixing cars)
Thanks to anyone that helps answer my question.Car problems please help!?1.) The engine can not compress water. Oil and water don't mix. Water will breakdown oil thus busted motor
2.) Excessive overheating will ruin you engine
3.) If head gasket is blown, just change it
4.) Yes can be done at home. Get a repair manual at autozoneCar problems please help!?WHAT TYPE OF ENGINE? IF ITS A HEAD GASKET IT CAN BE REPLACED AT HOME ,BUT YOU STILL MIGHT HAVE A CRACKED BLOCK OR HEAD. A HEAT DAMAGED ENGINE CAN BE VERY COSTLY IN MANY AREAS. GOOD LUCKCar problems please help!?well it could be a blown head gasket or if you drove it very long over heating it can warp the heads or crack the block but oil and coolant should not mix because not because its dangerous but because something isn't right if water is getting into your oil that means your engine is not getting enough lubricant if your engine isn't getting enough lubricant then your going to start busting your connection rods then your crank will definitly need to be replaced if it gets a flat spot and then talk about some money problems so save your trouble replace the head gasket and while you have the heads off have them checked to make sure they are not warped you didn't mention what kind of car you have so i couldn't tell you the difficulty of doing it
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