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Realnez
06-15-2006, 09:49 PM
Ok so I posted up here about two months ago about an overheating problem I was having after doing a DOHC swap. Never really figured out the problem but after bleeding and such it just went away and the car was fine. Drove it for those 2 months with no problems, even took it to my buddys cabin for the weekend (4 hour drive to get there) and I had no porblems there and back.

Now I was going to meet a friend yesterday and I decided to check the fliuds because I haven't in a week. So I popped it open and the oil was fine and realized the coolent seemed a bit low in the res. So I took off the rad cap (herd a weird nosie) then looked in the rad and put the cap back on. As I was driving to meet my friend I noticed it was gettin hot like 3/4 ( half is normal) so I pulled over. I let the car sit for a few mins then drove to go meet him, the car kept gettin hot so I would turn it off. I decided I did not want to drive it home so I got towed. So today I went n bought a rad cap and tried to bleed the system. Still overheating

I have changed the water pump, rad cap, thermostat in the last 2000km. I'm all out of ideas, so if anyone thinks they know the problem I need to know it asap lol.

ranisron
06-15-2006, 10:08 PM
was your new waterpump properly sealed, i.e. was it leaking?

When my old water pump took a dump, my temperature gauge shoots high and I can literally see coolant going off from the hole/nipple...

Realnez
06-15-2006, 10:13 PM
nope not leaking man, this problem happend only when I opened my rad cap, before that it was fine

Realnez
06-15-2006, 10:21 PM
im thinking rad, anyone else with me :D

Jung918
06-16-2006, 01:55 AM
You can always get it pressure tested

IAM_SO_sLOw
06-16-2006, 02:01 AM
you can try checking your radiator for leaks.... lol my car just kept overheating earlier this week...lol i found out my radiator is cracked and constanly drips coolant...

ranisron
06-16-2006, 08:18 AM
I hope it's the radiator.....

Realnez
06-16-2006, 08:27 PM
Its the water pump, the seal broke and it was spinning metal on metal. I bought the water pump from lordco 1800km ago and it died, fucking cheap bullshit I swear.