Overheats Questions

Coolant overfow container always full: engine not sucking problem

I have to keep filling up my engine with coolant. The engine does not suck coolant from the overflow container. I have to add coolant every ...

Asked by kes150 about 6 years ago - 1 Answer

1935 Ford Windstar problem

Hi, I have a 1973 Ford 351 Windsor engine with low milage but being a marine engine it's under contant stress and strain. On start up it'...

Asked by ALyons about 6 years ago - 0 Answers

2000 Ford Other problem

I have a 2000 Nissan Xterra SE, 4WD, 6 cylidenr with 99,000 miles on it with a severe overheating problem. For the past two months my car ...

Asked by lizkormod about 6 years ago - 1 Answer

Coolant boiling in plastic reservoir problem

I have a '98 Plymouth Breeze, the mileage is 89,000, and I think the engine size is 2.4, 4 cylinder. My problem is I had a leak somewhere, ...

Asked by Linda1949 about 6 years ago - 1 Answer

Running hot problem

I have a "99" chrysler concorde, it has started to run "hot" no check engine light came on, the fans work with the ac ...

Asked by pghmark about 6 years ago - 2 Answers

Antifreeze leak problem

Oldmosbile Alero, 1999...3.4L V-6 89,600 miles I am leaking antifreeze. I replaced the water pump 2-3 years back. I think I am seeing a...

Asked by aschreck about 6 years ago - 1 Answer

1998 Ford Ranger problem

I have a 1998 Ranger XLT 2x4 4.0 V6 with 140,000 miles. While driving at highway speeds the engine temperature gauge spikes and claims to ...

Asked by Iceman2010 about 6 years ago - 1 Answer

1995 All Other Makes All Other Models problem

My 95 lumina was overheating but not quite going into the red i found out that my lower intake gasket was broke so i changed it then i ...

Asked by jared23 about 6 years ago - 0 Answers

Temperature gauge acting up again!........ problem

1996 Honda Civic EX Coupe, 1.6L SOHC V-Tec, and it has 225K miles on it!......I've replaced a few problems with leaks i've been having with ...

Asked by Stylez302 about 6 years ago - 2 Answers

1995 Lincoln Continental problem

Yesterday the belt broke on our car. The car began to overheat, the power steering went out, the battery light came on as a result. We ...

Asked by Help0135 about 6 years ago - 1 Answer

Headlight current source. battery or alternator ? problem

Hi, I recently replaced my headlight bults with a halogen 100/130 Watts bulbs. This means that my total headlight bulb watt load would be ...

Asked by manoj.patil.1974 about 6 years ago - 0 Answers

Engine check light problem

1995 Honda Prelude 2.3L 185K miles 5spd. Recently, i had a engine overheat and changed out the head(it had a bad crack), waterpump, timing ...

Asked by derob about 6 years ago - 1 Answer

Overheating problem

I just put new pistons in my 1991 chevy cavalier, i have a new oxygen sensor, a new thermostat, but the car still wants to overheat, and ...

Asked by JBKEMK04 about 6 years ago - 0 Answers

1989 Subaru Other problem

The air filter smells like gas it has been losing power and overheating i changed the thermostat it was bad but still overheats the car has ...

Asked by ashfor20 about 6 years ago - 1 Answer

1998 All Other Makes All Other Models problem

Fan doesn't run like it should...I have replaced the heat sensor and the coolant sensor. The relays are good, and the fan motor actually ...

Asked by perro about 6 years ago - 1 Answer

Cadillac overheating problem

I have a 1998 Cadillac Deville de'Elegance 4.6L Northstar 166,000 miles. It has a new water pump and thermostat installed, there aren't ...

Asked by jazzplaya about 6 years ago - 0 Answers

Average life of catalytic converter? problem

How long does the average catalytic converter last before it blows a head gasket or some other surprise?

Asked by bestbet777 about 6 years ago - 2 Answers

Overheating problem

What would make a car overheat when driving in town with the A/C on and then cool down when A/C turned off and accelerate.

Asked by textaz1 about 6 years ago - 1 Answer

Unusual overheat problem

I have a 94 honda civic ex with 1.6 vtec and the car has 162,000 miles. vehicle at cold start all the way to warm up and even if you let sit...

Asked by HondaCiVic94 about 6 years ago - 1 Answer

1992 Dodge Spirit problem

Hi, I have a 1992 Dodge Spirit with a 2.5L 4cyl. The car overheats after driving for awhile and I am certin it is because the electric fan ...

Asked by Trekinous about 6 years ago - 0 Answers

1994 Ford Escort problem

Hello, I just purchased a 1994 Ford Escort LX, with 83000 miles about two weeks ago. (I believe the engine is 1.9 liters, but I'm not ...

Asked by novice_geek about 6 years ago - 5 Answers

1991 Lexus Other problem

Recently noticed a hiccup while driving in cruise, then procressively rough idle and lack of power. Took to shop for tune up and compression...

Asked by evonbonz about 6 years ago - 1 Answer

Engine running hot.... problem

2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse::81,000 miles:: **Everytime I come to a stop, my car slowly starts to overheat and the temperature gauge rises all ...

Asked by michelle1212 about 6 years ago - 1 Answer

1997 Plymouth Breeze problem

I have replaced the brakes on the rear of this car four times in the last months. Every time I replace them, they overheat and smoke. They ...

Asked by joefletch about 6 years ago - 3 Answers

Oil loss and catalytic converter/o2 sensor check engine problem

We have a couple of things going on that I suspect may be inter-related. The car is a 2001 Toyota Corolla now at 103000 miles. This car has...

Asked by gsmystic about 6 years ago - 1 Answer

Steel seal problem

I have a 1992 F150 with the 4.9L straight six. The engine is overheating very quickly after having the serpentine belt break recently. I've ...

Asked by Beaverplt about 6 years ago - 0 Answers

1999 Chevrolet Cavalier problem

My car always overheats when it is really hot out side i have already changed my radiator and changed my tempature sensor when the car does...

Asked by WHITTNEY_22 about 6 years ago - 0 Answers

1991 Chrysler New Yorker problem

I have a 91 Chrysler New Yorker. As I was driving to the store the other day I noticed that it wasn't shifting up as I accelerated down the ...

Asked by Snowinsane about 6 years ago - 0 Answers

1992 Mazda MPV problem

I have a '92 Mazda MPV, 3.0 V6 with 172,000 miles on it, it's been a great car but right after i first got it it overheated on me one night...

Asked by nmfarlow about 6 years ago - 1 Answer

1997 Chevrolet Cavalier problem

1997, Chev Cav, milage is N/A, and it has a 2.2L in it. I was working on my 86 Chev Cam this morning and my neighbor asked me about his ...

Asked by Dante2904 about 6 years ago - 0 Answers

2000 Ford F-150 problem

My 2000 Ford Mustang 1500,000miles 6 cylinder was running fine yesterday. This morning my heater would not work and after driving a few ...

Asked by trale_mo about 6 years ago - 1 Answer

2000 Lincoln LS problem

I have a 2000 Lincoln LS, 3.9l V8, with 120,000 miles on it and an overheating problem. First checked the cooling fan.....it was inop so I ...

Asked by mattelderbaum about 6 years ago - 0 Answers

1994 Cadillac Seville problem

I just had my water pump relaced but my car is still over heating. I was told to make sure that it was bleed and if that doesn't work it is ...

Asked by pmalone about 6 years ago - 2 Answers

1996 Ford Escort problem

I have a 1996 ford escort xlt with 145,600 miles on it. I had been out running errands and my last stop I went out to start the car and it ...

Asked by dmh407 about 6 years ago - 1 Answer

Coolant leak problem

My daughter has a 1995 Ford Taurus,112,000 miles, 3.0 engine and auto trans. Recently she was driving it when it started to overheat. She ...

Asked by Joe Roberts about 6 years ago - 3 Answers

Running temprature problem

I own a 1989 Mercedes Benz 2.6L 190E, and have been having problems with the temprature gauge, while driving the car for a few minutes the ...

Asked by cammie about 6 years ago - 0 Answers

2000 Ford Focus problem

Hi. My ford focus has developed a coolant leek. I have to keep topping it up every 100 miles or so or the tank is empty and the car over ...

Asked by flappinganimal about 6 years ago - 1 Answer

2000 Nissan 240SX problem

My car starting overheating about a month ago when run for more than abotu 30minutes. firstly, the techinicians found that the radiator fan ...

Asked by SURANGAH about 6 years ago - 0 Answers

2012 Oldsmobile Other problem

On my 1999 Olds Alero with the V6 I was recently running into problems with consumption of antifreeze and then I ran into a steady misfire ...

Asked by brim about 6 years ago - 1 Answer

What is causing the misfiring under load at higher rpms? problem

My truck is miss-firing at about 4500 to 5000 RPMs. It usually does it when I go into passing gear. Most of the miss-fires are in 2 but ...

Asked by crownz88 about 6 years ago - 3 Answers

1998 Cadillac Seville problem

Car has 120,000 north star changed the radiator thermostat and all the fans r running bleed the system a couple of times but the car still ...

Asked by johnshaft71 about 6 years ago - 1 Answer

Cylinder presure is pushing coolant out problem

What to do when the cylinder presure is pushing coolant out

Asked by manoffaith about 6 years ago - 1 Answer

2002 Ford F-350 problem

I have a 2002 Ford F350 7.3 with 75000kmi. When driving extended periods at higer higher RPM's, above 2k my transmission will begin to ...

Asked by jasonb1 about 6 years ago - 1 Answer

Check engine light, major hesitation problem

Hi, My car is a 2000 Toyota Celica; approx. 114, 500 miles; 1.8L engine. My check engine light has been on for about a year. When I had ...

Asked by rhiannongrace about 6 years ago - 2 Answers

1988 Chevrolet Truck problem

I have a 1988 chevy k1500 1/2 ton 4wd with a 350 i believe it is stuck in 4 high the reason i think this is when i drive it over 50-55 it ...

Asked by Bubba_175 about 6 years ago - 1 Answer

1995 Volkswagen Other problem

I have searched through your bulletins and found a few new issues to check on, though i still wanted to write a little something in here to ...

Asked by Beatniche about 6 years ago - 0 Answers

1996 Honda Civic problem

My Honda Civic overheats. I've determined that the fan is not coming on when the car reaches a certain temperature. At first, I thought it ...

Asked by quinterowill about 6 years ago - 2 Answers

Dodge truck overheats problem

I have a 1984 Dodge Ram 318 cu.in. with A/C and 125,000 miles. The first time it overheated, I noticed my top radiator hose was very tight, ...

Asked by zxvtrp about 6 years ago - 1 Answer

Coolant/radiator fan problem

I have a '95 Nissan Quest XE, 3.0 litre, 165000 miles. The coolant fan will only run when the A/C is on. I have (following a Haynes manual) ...

Asked by nole76 about 6 years ago - 2 Answers