I don't know whats going on with my car it runs hot and has been for a long time now,I have had it checked and no one seems to know why,as long as I am driving the car it want run hot but when I am at a stop light the car runs hot until I take off then it cools,but when I am at a stop light if I put the car in park,it also will cool down,but I have to put it in park and then pump gas then it cools,weird huh!!!I have change everything that it could have been but it still runs hot.Help.
2006-07-29 17:00:25 · 17 answers · asked by mssunflowerluv 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Depending on the car, it could be a loose belt, or a bad electric cooling fan or fan clutch..
If you had given more specific information (year make model engine transmission) I could give more specific help!
2006-07-29 17:06:21 · answer #1 · answered by fire4511 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are the fans running? Are they running in the right direction? I had a similar problem, and it turned out the fan was wired wrong, it was pushing air toward the front of the car instead of toward the engine so it would over heat when at a red light but would be fine driving down the road, because when driving down the road it would force the air toward the engine.
2006-07-29 17:05:09 · answer #2 · answered by justmyjusrty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on what you changed out. Check and see if you radiator fans are turning on. also see if there are any bent fins in the radiator grill, check and see if you have adaquate cooling fluid, it might be cooling down when you drive because the air coming through the grill of your front end. make sure that you don't have an oil leak either. decreased oil adds friction causing heat. check your cooling fluid resevior and make sure it doesn't have a leak. check you radiator for leaks or interferences like a bent or kinked hose. check your air filter and make sure tha'ts not clogged.
2006-07-29 17:10:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
did u give it a drink, seriously.. ??? did they check your radiator. Sounds like it might need some water. Try that, and if they did look at that maybe take an have a diagnoses done on it, it will pinpoint the problem to help save you money when you need to replace something by doing it yourself, or get someone to help you.. What kind of car do U have. Email me at handimangibby@yahoo.com
2006-07-29 17:06:33 · answer #4 · answered by Sunflower 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the first person who said the thermostat is going out. If it were something like the fan, a radiator leak, or low coolant level, they would have found the problem because those are problems that are visually detected. When my thermostat was on the way out, they couldn't find the problem until it completely failed.
2006-07-29 17:14:07 · answer #5 · answered by TrippingJudy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thermostat or fan relay. The fan does not run all of the time to cool the radiator. It kicks on when a certain temperature is reached. Perhaps it is not working properly, or the thermostat.
2006-07-29 17:06:22 · answer #6 · answered by papag7222000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when you first start your car, open the radiator cap. if you see bubbles while its running, you may have a vacuum leak coming from the thermostat houseing. there are two bolts that hold the houseing on, one of the bolts may be threded into a vacuum jacket, if so then this may be the leak. this happened to my truck. so have that checked out ,good luck and stay cool..
2006-07-29 17:12:22 · answer #7 · answered by back1breaker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband said it could be something with your transmission, because that's also hooked up to the radiator. He said to try having the radiator *flushed* and also checked out for any other problems such as leaking, a crack, etc.
2006-07-29 17:07:23 · answer #8 · answered by Inked Fantasy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need to replace thermostat in engine water hose....make sure the electric fan functioning...it cool when your car moving cause the air fan it off during speed...check it out.
2006-07-29 17:07:12 · answer #9 · answered by Duke 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you didn't say what kind of car, so I'm assuming alot here. Did you check the electric fan, if it has one? That was the one thing that I didn't check on my car, and it was what the problem was
2006-07-29 17:09:19 · answer #10 · answered by benninb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋