Engine is overheating help!

It sounds like the radiator might be plugged up but to be sure these guides will help us find out the problem

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-overheating-or-running-hot

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/symptoms-of-an-overheating-engine

Please run down these guides and report back.

I have a 1999 Taurus. If I sit to long at a light it overheats. If I turn on the air it overheats. If I turn on the heat it overheats. It never has hyad smoke coming from under the hood, but it has gone all the way up to the H. I know NOTHING about cars. I don't want to take it to the shop and spend lots of money on something that I don't need fixed. Let me know what you think the problem may be.
Thanks a lot!!!!

you can try to replace the thermostat that costs no more then 10 bucks. if that dont work let me know and well narrow it down

Are the electric fans working when it starts getting hot???

This vehicle is overheating and has transmission fluid in the radiator. Checked radiator and it appears to have water from radiator in it. Drained both and it happened again. What causes?

Either you replace the radiator or Tee-in a transmission cooler

the trans cooler in your radiator is leaking..either add a trans cooler in front of your rad. (requires cutting the trans lines to rout them to the cooler (no worries, low pressure) or replacing the radiator..If your trans oil is starting to turn milky, your trans will fail.

A friend of mine owns the car and is having problems with it overheating. It started when the heater quit working and it overheated. We flushed the radiator, (and it was real rust colored) and found a crack in the resivoir, which we replaced. It ran o.k. for a few weeks and now it is overheating again. This time it is running rough and he tells me that the AC is affected when it starts getting hot. The Temp. guage goes up high and then falls some and when it is up the coolant is blowing out of the radiator cap. Could this be a clogged radiator or does it sound like something more serious like a head gasket. The car has 174k miles. Thanks for any help. He is a college student and I would like to help him if at all possible.

[quote:61f9400899="Preacher"]A friend of mine owns the car and is having problems with it overheating. It started when the heater quit working and it overheated. We flushed the radiator, (and it was real rust colored) and found a crack in the resivoir, which we replaced. It ran o.k. for a few weeks and now it is overheating again. This time it is running rough and he tells me that the AC is affected when it starts getting hot. The Temp. guage goes up high and then falls some and when it is up the coolant is blowing out of the radiator cap. Could this be a clogged radiator or does it sound like something more serious like a head gasket. The car has 174k miles. Thanks for any help. He is a college student and I would like to help him if at all possible.[/quote:61f9400899]

Try these cheap fix-replace the thermostat and radiator cap and then comeback. We still got a long way to go.

I have a 1999 Ford Taurus SE with a 3.0 L DOHC V6 with 188039 miles on the odometer My car is starting to have a overheating problem caused by the coolant overflowing the top of the coolant expansion tank. I have replaced the radiator cap, the thermostat, and the water pump. They used a Combustion Leak Tester, and the tester stayed blue to state that the head gaskets are intact.

Also, I had the radiator replaced after it was clogged. After replacing the radiator, the engine tries to overheat again when the car is driven. The shop check out the heater core and it is not clogged. The radiator fan is electric and runs. Is there still air in the system or I need to have them flush the engine block to remove whatever is restricting a coolant passage. I do not want to replace the engine due to the cost and they don�t want to replace the head gaskets due to the fact that Ford do not have timing marks on the camshafts on this engine and the complexity of the engine.
Any suggestions for them to look for.

Hello,

If the work was just recently done then yes it is possible that there is an air bubble in the system. It is very hard to get them out. You can try jacking the vehicle up on the side of the upper radiator hose as high as you can safely do. This will help the bubble move to the highest point. Start vehicle and let run for a while, keeping eye on temp.

If that doesn't work then the next thing to do is to remove the thermostat and run vehicle for a while. this will continually circulate the water and move the bubble out.

Also not sure were the people you took your vehicle to get there info but setting timing is no problem. At least I haven't had any problems.

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I have a 99' Ford Taurus with 123,000 miles it is v-6, auto. I'm having a problem with it overheating but only when stopped at a light or parked. If the car is moving temperture is normal but once stopped at a light the temp. gauge will rise. Replased thremostate did a system flush, Any advise would help

Overheating can be caused by anything that decreases the cooling system's ability to absorb, transport and dissipate heat: A low coolant level, a coolant leak (through internal or external leaks), poor heat conductivity inside the engine because of accumulated deposits in the water jackets, a defective thermostat that doesn't open, poor airflow through the radiator, a slipping fan clutch, an inoperative electric cooling fan, a collapsed lower radiator hose, an eroded or loose water pump impeller, or even a defective radiator cap

just replaced the pully and belts - heat stop working and ea time i put in the anti freeze you can smell it and the car starts to over heat but only when i am at a stand still if i am driving the temp doesnt go up a guy told me i need to replace my water pump. last summer i did the texas air check and they did over 600.00 in repairs what could be wrong now

If leaking coolant system need to be pressure check and repair as needed
Water pump is a possibility and also timing cover gasket
Do coolant system pressure test

Engine Cooling problem 1999 Ford Taurus 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic 108.00 miles I had a leak in the orginal expansion tank near the bottom. 11years old. put in new tank. ok for 1 week. started to leak from under the lid. the lid is glued on. replaced it with another expansion tank. while driving i herd a loud pop. open up the hood and coolant was spuing out the tank under the black lid thats glued on. both caps were new. olso looks like tank is expanding when hot. whats causing pressure to buil up inside the tank and explode.

its supposerd to be under pressure. the sealed system and the water expanding creates pressure. its vital or the water would boil at a lower temperature. it could be beng damaged due to you using a crappy quality parts and not oem. or it couild be from something worse. such as a blown headgasket causing combustion gases to buiild up inside of it and then burst the tank.

overheating even if you change temp gadet too 99 ford tauraus

Check for coolant loss with a pressure test, check radiator cap is ok and holding pressure, have radiator cleaned (core clean) not a flush, check fans are working, have head check done if all other items are ok.

mark (mhpautos)

I have a 1999 Ford Taurus and I'm having problems figuring out what's wrong with it. My car is making a weird clank sound coming from the engine and its not due to overheating or lack of oil. I'm not shure what to fix maybe one of ur mechanics might have an answer. I would trully appreciate ur help. Thanks

There are a number of possible causes, but rather than guess, please follow these direction to isolate the sound.

Leave the car running in idle, do you still hear the clank?
move around the car from driver side to passenger side and see if you can narrow the location of the sound.

Nothing on this engine moves except on the front of the engine (front of engine is on the passenger side.) Here you have (standard) cranck shaft pulley, camshaft pulley, alternator pulley, power steering pump pulley and the air conditioning pump pulley. There is also 1 idler and one tensioner. The belt that connects them all is a serpentine belt.
This is the only location for EXTERNAL movement. Everything else is internal.

The variation on causes are too numerous to list here. So, try and identify more closely where the sound is coming from and reply with more information.

Good luck.

I have a 99 ford taurus with 130K miles on it. It recently overheated and i took it to a repair shop where they told me the overflow tank had a crack. Upon replacing the overflow tank I also had the lower and upper hoses replaced along with the thermostat, the water pump and the system flushed. A day later, I noticed a whistle noise coming from the car but not necessarily while i had the AC on. A few days later the "service engine" light lit up but the car was still running and the AC worked with out overheating.Just yesterday the car overheated again and when i blasted the heater, cool air came out instead of hot air. When I turned the car off a gurgling noise was heard and a "paaa chiii" noise. [b]What is causing my vehicle to overheat?? [/b]Any suggestions PLEASE HELP!!! I already spent a huge chunk of change on repairs and i would like to know what is causing this to happen.
THX.[/u][/b]

I'd return it back to the shop that did the work and explain the original problem is still present. Maybe it will be as simple as a defective t-stat, or as bad as a cracked cylinder head. I missed the engine size, some are prone to problems.

What code did the pcm give out in regards to the light?? Cool air from the heater indicates either no water or not enough water, or the thermostat is not working properly.. the gurgling could be the water moving around, if it's not full, you could hear it after the car is shut down.. remember, overheating is probably the worst thing that can happen to your engine, short of no lubrication... it can create all kinds of headaches..

well i got my car off my sister she has had it for about 9 yrs and it has always been run on water insted of aint freez or coolent and now i fulsh the engin out ever time it over heats that helps it for about 1 week would that of hurt it or why woud it keep over heating and the inside of the enigin is rusted what i see.

[quote:7be39ec62c="Bub1492"]Engine Cooling problem
1999 Ford Taurus 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic 120000 miles

well i got my car off my sister she has had it for about 9 yrs and it has always been run on water insted of aint freez or coolent and now i fulsh the engin out ever time it over heats that helps it for about 1 week would that of hurt it or why woud it keep over heating and the inside of the enigin is rusted what i see.[/quote:7be39ec62c]

Most likely, your radiator is plugged up. There is more than one reason to use the recommended coolant mixture, and the corrosion resistance is an implrtant one.

I have a 1999 Taurus. I noticed today that there was something leaking out of a little drain hole under my engine, and my brother said that it looked like rusty water. He touched it and it wasn't hot at all. We drove home, and the car overheated. After an hour, he opened up the coolant tank, and it was bone dry. The water leaking out was still not hot. He suggested either the thermostat, or a slippnig belt. I'm hoping for something cheap. Any ideas would be appreciated.

It's sounds like your water pump. They have a small weep hole that coolant leaks from when they go bad. Locate the pump and get underneath the car and look carefully for the weep hole. If it's leaking from there, replace the pump.

Engine Cooling problem
1999 Ford Taurus 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic

i'm trying to take out the radiator, have a cheap service manual with nowhere enough info. any hints

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Follow the steps below and let me know if you need further assistance with this repair...


Fuel line disconnect tool set T90T-9550-S or equivalent is required to perform this procedure.

1.Disconnect the battery cables, negative cable first.
2.Remove the battery and the battery tray.
3.Unclip the constant control relay module and position it aside.
4.Remove the radiator cap.
5.Raise the vehicle and support it with jackstands.
6.Remove the radiator splash shields.
7.Drain the cooling system into a suitable container.
8.Remove the radiator mounting bracket assembly.
9.Disconnect the lower and upper radiator hoses and the overflow hose from the radiator.
10.Remove the A/C condenser retaining bolts.
11.Remove the transaxle cooler line clips.
12.Using a 3 / 8 inch fuel line disconnect tool T90T-9550-S or its equivalent, disconnect the transaxle oil cooler tubes from the radiator.
13.Remove the transaxle oil cooler line bracket and position the oil cooler aside.
14.Remove the A/C condenser bracket and position the A/C condenser core aside.
15.Remove the retaining bolts and radiator support bracket.
16.Remove the radiator.


To install:

17.Place the radiator in position.
18.Install the radiator support bracket and the retaining nuts. Tighten the nuts to 71-106 inch lbs. (8-12 Nm).
19.Place the A/C condenser core into position, install the condenser bracket and the retaining bolts. Tighten the bolts to 45-61 inch lbs. (5-7 Nm).
20.Place the transaxle oil cooler in position and install the oil cooler tube bracket. Tighten the retainers to 45-61 inch lbs. (5-7 Nm).
21.Install the transaxle cooler line tubes and the cooler line clips.
22.Place the A/C condenser retaining bracket and install the retainers. Tighten the retainers to 45-61 inch lbs. (5-7 Nm).
23.Attach the radiator overflow hose and the radiator hoses to the radiator. Tighten the hose clamps securely.
24.Install the radiator mounting bracket and its retainers. Tighten the retainers to 81-106 inch lbs. (8-12 Nm).
25.Install the radiator splash shields and lower the vehicle.
26.Place the constant control relay module in position and install the retaining clip.
27.Install the battery tray and battery.
28.Connect the battery cables, negative cable last.
29.Fill and bleed the cooling system.
30.Start the engine and check for coolant and transmission fluid leaks.

i flushed my engine including the radiator but for some reason it doesn't throw hot air out and it over heats. the fans come on wen it goes a lil bit pass half way but it contiunes to over heat.

Check coolant level
check thermostat operation
check headgasket

1999 Ford Taurus Automatic 123000 miles

For a while now my car has been overheating. I'll put coolant in it...but the same day it will overheat again. All of the sudden now it's been starting to smoke from the hood of my car. It smells really bad, but I can't really explain the smell. I know that I need to take it to a mechanic, but I just don't have a whole lot of money at this point. By how I just described it, what could be wrong, and what would the estimated cost be?

Water pump leaking or radiator can you see fluid leaking?

For about a week my car has been making this really high pitch, hollow squealing noise when I start out and until after I get to about 50 to 60 miles an hour. I now has over heated, checked the coolant and it was bone dry. I tried to fill it up with more coolant and it just ran out under the car....what could be causing this?

it coming from the engien block? radiator? hose?

im having a heat prob with my 99 taurus. I turn the heat on and have hot heat for like 30 secs and then it turns into cool air. when the heat is hot it smells like its burning

Heater core need to be flushed
system have to be isolate and flushed

Hello,

My car is a 1999 Ford Taurus with about 149,000
miles. Yesterday, I noticed that my heater will only blow cold air after about 5 minutes, and that the temperature gauge on my car is all the way up to the highest point 'H'. I have about a 45 minute drive home before I can take it in to be looked at. Should I be extremely worried about this, or do you think I will be fine getting the care home and into be looked at?

sounds to me like it may be a stuck thermostat. replace it and let me know. not a expensiv or hard job to do