my lancer is HOT and i mean over heating
Oct 7, 2007, 02:16 PM
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my lancer is HOT and i mean over heating
yesturday i was driving around and i noticed that my engine is over heating so i
looked and it was a broken hose. This morning i changed the hose and put more
antifreeze, now when i was driving today it was a little past normal but wasnt
overheating, so i thought maybe resetting my ecu would help, but it didnt. Now
my engine keeps over heating can anyone help me before i blow my engine??
I had my car over 2 yrs and NEVER had a problem till now. the last thing i put on was a stock ported manifold panited high temp black paint.
looked and it was a broken hose. This morning i changed the hose and put more
antifreeze, now when i was driving today it was a little past normal but wasnt
overheating, so i thought maybe resetting my ecu would help, but it didnt. Now
my engine keeps over heating can anyone help me before i blow my engine??
I had my car over 2 yrs and NEVER had a problem till now. the last thing i put on was a stock ported manifold panited high temp black paint.
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Oct 7, 2007, 03:48 PM
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Okay, guessing you probably have air in the coolant. So, do this :
1. If you have access to jack stands, prop the front of the car up. If not, park it on a up-hill (block the rear tires).
2. Set the heat lever half-way between 50/50 cool/warm and hot (basically 3 o'clock).
3. Remove radiator cap.
4. Start car.
5. Let it idle until the fan turns on and all air bubbles have stopped coming up (obviously, you should be looking at the radiator for the bubbles!). Might take 20-30 minutes.
6. Once no more bubbles are appearing, turn the car off.
7. Replace the radiator cap.
8. Take it for a spin.
9. When back home, top-off coolant in the overflow.
10. Enjoy!
1. If you have access to jack stands, prop the front of the car up. If not, park it on a up-hill (block the rear tires).
2. Set the heat lever half-way between 50/50 cool/warm and hot (basically 3 o'clock).
3. Remove radiator cap.
4. Start car.
5. Let it idle until the fan turns on and all air bubbles have stopped coming up (obviously, you should be looking at the radiator for the bubbles!). Might take 20-30 minutes.
6. Once no more bubbles are appearing, turn the car off.
7. Replace the radiator cap.
8. Take it for a spin.
9. When back home, top-off coolant in the overflow.
10. Enjoy!
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Oct 9, 2007, 07:08 AM
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I'd replace the thermostat and yes it's an easy job.
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Oct 9, 2007, 11:29 PM
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A quick check for a warped head or blowen head gasket is to look at your oil dip stick. If the oil is frothy, watery, and/or smells like anti-freeze it's bad. For a better diagnostic you could do a leak down test on either your radiator or your head but both require special equipment. Back on topic if bleeding the air out of the system didn't help you could also try replacing the radiator cap. If the system isn't allowed to pressurize the boiling boint of the coolent drops (not likely but it's a cheep fix).
