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Our 01 devill dts is overheating new radiaor,

Our 01 devill dts is overheating new radiaor, water pump, recovery tank cap, E.c.t. sensor and thermostat all replaced.let idle started to heat up but went back down so we drove the car for 15 minutes ran fine ,perfect temperature. Parked and shut off the car for 15 minutes got back in the car drove it stared to heat up right away and kept climbing.

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  • Anonymous Mar 11, 2010

    fans work. it is pushing fluid out the tank only while driving.

  • Anonymous Mar 11, 2010

    fans work. it is pushing fluid out the tank only while driving.

  • Anonymous Mar 11, 2010

    also no heat coming from heater just cool air. car is at proper operating tempature
    and coolant level is fine.

  • Anonymous Mar 11, 2010

    Changed oil yesterday, put 5 quarts of oil in, but it doesn't show on the dipstick. NO leaks! Any ideas?

  • Anonymous Mar 11, 2010

    Changed oil yesterday, put 5 quarts of oil in, but it doesn't show on the dipstick. NO leaks! Any ideas?

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That car holds 8 quarts of oil. Thats why its still low. You may have head gasket problems. Find a shop that is familiar with your Northstar engine, its going to be big bucks.

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The most common overheating problem with the Northstar engine is a blocked purge line. It's job is to purge air out of the cooling system.
There is a small diameter hose coming from near the top of the coolant tank,this is the purge line.
With the engine idling,pull the purge line from the tank,if there is no coolant flow from this small hose,it is blocked and this will cause overheating.If the hose is clear, check for blockage at the nipple on the tank.Or trace the hose back until you find the blockage.The hose goes in to the engine to a crossover and comes out the other side to near the thermostat housing,the blockage may be there.

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Is it losing coolant, or just hot? are the cooling fans operating? Is it pushing coolant out of the tank?

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Temperature gauge is at normal but coolant is coming out recovery tank when I drive it

You have trapped air in the cooling system, purge the air out of the system. You can do this by raising the car front end as high as possible and filling the coolant recovery tank to the brim leave the cap off, then run engine until it reaches operating temperature, then shut it down and run cold water over the radiator core, the coolant tank will be sucked dry most likely as the air is purged and replaced by coolant.
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Changed bad water pump and timing but car is still overheating causes

Overheating is not always caused by a bad water pump or bad engine firing timing.

The most common causes are:
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  • crack cylinder head gasket: check when engine is cold thru radiator cap hole for milky oil in water radiator or large bubbles in radiator water after starting engine. Also check if water steam comes out of exhaust.
  • cylinder head itself: same symtoms as for gasket above.
Hope it helps you find your problems.
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Hi,
If the car is overheating it could be due to a thermostat which is stuck in the closed position, a failed water pump or just a slack belt driving it. I think there will be a "little" tube carrying coolant from the engine to the coolant expansion tank, and if you run the engine with the filler cap removed you should see water coming through that pipe IF the rump is running. A failed water pump will not necessarily leak, it just won't pump the water round the engine.

Always take care when dealing with a pressurised cooling system on an overheating engine - the water may well be above boiling point.

If you run the engine without coolant the cylinder head may well warp and repair bill will be huge.

Hope this helps you a bit. D
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