kcokla
03-05-2011, 02:17 AM
So, annoying story goes...
Did a fluid change and coolant change, and only to find my car overheating. However i found that driving with the heater on full blast maintained a slightly higher than normal but still healthy tempreture. otherwise id have to stop and sit there for 10-15 minutes for it to cool. (only hda to drive around like this twice)
having retraced my steps i figured out that i didnt bleed the radiator system properly so i re did the coolant stuff - obviously hoping to fix the problem.
took out coolant, put it back in, bled it, let it run in, fan kicks in etc.
No leaks from radiator or pipes or anything, water pump is only 2 years or so old.'
head gasket is not cold
I only found out that this made it worse(did it when engine was warm). It would over heat faster from cold and and it was hotter than before with the heater on full blast.
I did some trouble shooting and found out that -
The top radiator pipe would get super hot, but the bottom one wouldnt get hot at all (still warm but still coldish).
If i drain the radiator from the bottom it wouldnt be hot just luke warm after 10-15 minutes of cooling from a high temp.
I tried having it heat up slightly and then bleeding it but it would just be steam(from coolant) and sometimes air (based on the sound) and eventually into a steady flow of coolant.(engine sitll hot/warm)
thinking i had fixed it i was wrong, same problem, nothing changed.
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Can someone please tell me what i did wrong and how to fix it?
Going to try to bleed it again first thing in the morning when its dead cold.
Happy to donate $10 to whoever me the right info to fix it:(
very displeased about this...
DIY gone all wrong.
Did a fluid change and coolant change, and only to find my car overheating. However i found that driving with the heater on full blast maintained a slightly higher than normal but still healthy tempreture. otherwise id have to stop and sit there for 10-15 minutes for it to cool. (only hda to drive around like this twice)
having retraced my steps i figured out that i didnt bleed the radiator system properly so i re did the coolant stuff - obviously hoping to fix the problem.
took out coolant, put it back in, bled it, let it run in, fan kicks in etc.
No leaks from radiator or pipes or anything, water pump is only 2 years or so old.'
head gasket is not cold
I only found out that this made it worse(did it when engine was warm). It would over heat faster from cold and and it was hotter than before with the heater on full blast.
I did some trouble shooting and found out that -
The top radiator pipe would get super hot, but the bottom one wouldnt get hot at all (still warm but still coldish).
If i drain the radiator from the bottom it wouldnt be hot just luke warm after 10-15 minutes of cooling from a high temp.
I tried having it heat up slightly and then bleeding it but it would just be steam(from coolant) and sometimes air (based on the sound) and eventually into a steady flow of coolant.(engine sitll hot/warm)
thinking i had fixed it i was wrong, same problem, nothing changed.
-
Can someone please tell me what i did wrong and how to fix it?
Going to try to bleed it again first thing in the morning when its dead cold.
Happy to donate $10 to whoever me the right info to fix it:(
very displeased about this...
DIY gone all wrong.