2001 Honda Insight overheating

JOEAGUIRRE

MEMBER
2001 HONDA INSIGHT
4 CYL
FWD
MANUAL
80,000 MILES

My car had a coolent leak so it got hot so I shut if off towed it home fixed the leak and it still overheated so I put in a thermisat ran the car its still getting hot and I have no heat I opend the bleeder valve and it just keeps blowing steam can you help me out Thanks

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KHLOW2008

MECHANIC
41,815 POSTS

Hi joeaguirre,

You need to bleed the cooling system after it has run dry.

1. Set heater to max heat. Loosen air bleed bolt. Fill cooling system with 50/50 mixture coolant and water. Tighten bleed bolt when coolant flows from bleed bolt in steady streams without bubbles.

2. Continue to pour coolant into radiator to bottom of filler neck. Install radiator cap. Remove water oulet cap, install a 5/16" (8mm ) hose and funnel. See diagram. Pour coolant into funnel till coolant level reaches base of funnel. Start engine and let it idle. Add coolant into funnel as level goes down. Stop engine, remove funnel and hose and reinstall water outlet cap.

3. Start and operate engine to normal operating temp (fans comes on at least twice). Turn off engine and let it cool down. Remove radiator cap and add coolant if necessary to base of filler cap and to MAX mark on overflow reservoir.