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92 es300 overheating when not running on road

Tiny
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  • 1992 LEXUS ES 300
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Car over heat whenever is not on the road and reservor. Fills up whit antifreeze
Friday, April 20th, 2012 AT 1:37 PM

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Tiny
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Need help
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Friday, April 20th, 2012 AT 1:38 PM
Tiny
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When car gets hot, turn engine off and disconnect fans, put hand on rad in several spots, if rad has cold spots then it needs replacing.
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Friday, April 20th, 2012 AT 2:23 PM
Tiny
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How would I know if it not the water pump or thermostat because it not leaking
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Friday, April 20th, 2012 AT 2:52 PM
Tiny
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What it does is when it get hot motor send antifreeze back to. The water resever and its star boiling in side of it
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Friday, April 20th, 2012 AT 2:56 PM
Tiny
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If the thermostat or wp was bad it would overheat allthe time.
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Friday, April 20th, 2012 AT 3:11 PM
Tiny
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I feel that the fan is running to slow and fan kick on whenever isometric drive is this is the way is suppost to work
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Friday, April 20th, 2012 AT 3:46 PM
Tiny
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How do I know if it a fan problem does it turn on and of even if the car is in normal temp
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Friday, April 20th, 2012 AT 3:49 PM
Tiny
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You have a sender to turn it on, when it oerheats it should there is also a relay, oneof htose could be bad. Try replacing relay with known good one in underhood box. Is fan getting power? Check that too.
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Friday, April 20th, 2012 AT 7:31 PM
Tiny
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I change thermostat water pump and timing chane but it stillheats up my mechanical say is the power steering pump that that making the fan turn on when it supposition to
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Thursday, May 17th, 2012 AT 3:57 PM
Tiny
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Check the rad like I sltated in first response.
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Thursday, May 17th, 2012 AT 4:02 PM
Tiny
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I changed water pump thermostat timebelt fan is running but car still over heat don't know what wrong with the car engine the radiator not leaking and its look new whenever I went to open Hood fan is working a felt cool don't know what it IA please need a little help
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Monday, May 28th, 2012 AT 1:19 AM

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