My Acura 3.2TL is overheating... My thermostat was changed and my radiator was changed 2 months ago... My car over heats with steam coming from the hood... A closer look shows the steam coming from the reservoir which is connected to the radiator by a small diameter hose... The fluid inside the reservoir appears to be boiling... steam/smoke comes out of the reservoir cap... upon removal of the cap[with hose], there is hot smoke/steam coming out...
no steam is visible from the radiator or the larger diameter radiator hoses... under the vehicle, there is no evidence of a leak, there appears to be no fluid on the ground or leaking... upon starting and reving the engine, there is NO blue or NO white smoke coming from the exaust... The radiator hoses appear to be fine [hot to the touch when overheating]...
I had the same problem, whole new radiator, new hoses, new thermostat, and still overheating. What the problem was for me...bad radiator cap...all that money and a $20 fix...try it?
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I was having that same exact problem about a month ago. I took it to the mechanic, and they changed the thermostat and radiator cap, which had a blown seal. It was still overheating after that, and the head gasket ended up needing to be replaced. $2500 later it is running fine now, but apparently this engine has a history of these problems. It was worth it to repair though, the car is still worth $5000.
Has the air been removed you may have a pocket if both hoses are the same temp thermostat ok check compression possible head gasket problem hope i helped alanwrench
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I just bought this car to get around on the way i noticed the anti. Was boiling i checked the radiator cap the antifreeze was low then i checked the cap to the reservoir the hose was loose and the antifreeze was full filled up the radiator cleaned out reservoir filled it up no problems that little hose caused all the problems because it was pumping the antifreeze out but none coming back into the radiator overflowing then the radiator was about empty causing to overheat also i noticed the gauge would fluctuate when the car would bounce brake go through curves fluid level was low sometimes its the simple things that are the culprit hope this helps someone.
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