I replaced thermostat then replaced waterpump then put a new radiator and now temp gets hotter than ever 262,,,,,,,and gets hot pretty quick,,,,,,,,within 5 miles....HELP!!!!!
Yes it can be the head gasket,one way to tell,is make sure the engine is cold,like in the morning.Take the rad.cap off,add water until full.Turn over the engine and let run,while looking at the opening(where the cap goes).Is the water coming out like really fast,maybe as much as a fountain?If so,then it is a head,or head gasket.If you would like to bleed system of air I can tell you how.If there is air in the cooling system,it will run hot.With it cold,or cool,not hot or real warm,fill the reservoir with water up to 3/4 full,over the fill mark.Fill the radiator full,and replace radiator cap,and reservoir cap.Make sure the hose from the reservoir to the radiator is in good shape,no holes or crimped anywhere.start the engine with the ac off.At this point the cooling fans should not be on.There not supposed to be on unless you straight wired them.Before the fans come on by themselves,or the vehicle runs hot,and right before not to soon,cut the car off.Go in the house and get on computer for about 30 to 40 minutes,and go back out side and check the water level in the reservoir.Is it down?if so add more water and repeat process until engine runs at normal temp.The fans should come on,and go off on there own,with the ac off.Let me know the out come.
Sounds like car needs head gaskets-the combustion gets into the cooling system and causes the car to overheat ,sometimes pretty quickly.certain engines are more prone to head gaskets going bad than others. sometimes its a badly designed/engineered gasket,sometimes a low enough coolant level will cause air or steam pockets in the cooling system or an antifreeze leak/hose rupturing can cause the car to overheat bad enough to damage the head gasket or the engine itself.
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Thanks roniecon for the reply. well yeah the fans work. engine doesn't make any bad sounds when driving,,,,would it if headgasket was blown? coolant gets hot and comes out of overflow hose so i top if off everytime i drive,,(i only go to and from work 9mi. one way) but since i replaced radiator i can't even drive that far. i had to leave it about 2mi. away from my house,,just went and got it had to put about a gallon of water in it to fill but temp rose to 212 and went back down to 203 when i pulled in my driveway. i know i shouldn't use water but i would be using way too much coolant
Have you seen if the cooling fans are working?If they are not working ,check fuses and cooling fan relays.If all that checks out fine then,replace the coolant sensor.Also if you had the coolant system emptied,or close.You will need to bleed the air out of the cooling system.not real hard to do,if you like,I will tell you [email protected]
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