I have just replace a thermostat on an 87' Mercedes (2.3) 190E. I took it for a text run and about ten minutes into it stem started to come out the water excess hose. what can be causein' this. Did I put to much water? I've replace the part cause it broke on me two days ago. The thermostat housing came with a new thermostat. Should I take a bid off the water out.
2006-08-25 06:21:39 · 7 answers · asked by elpidiomatos 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
sometimes if you do add to much coolant it will puke out of the tank, just keep an eye on it, if it gets excessive you might want to look into other problems, but if iti stops after just a little id just leave it alone
2006-08-25 06:30:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Was your car overheating too? When you add coolant to a closed system, there has to be a means of bleeding the air from the system, or this sort of thing can occur.
But something else could be your problem. When you replaced the thermostat, did you install it correctly? The bellows or bulb must go into the engine, and the valve side into the housing facing the radiator.
If you installed it backwards, your engine will overheat, and you will purge everything in the cooling system.
Good Luck.
2006-08-25 06:42:20 · answer #2 · answered by Ironhand 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First check if it is the correct part for your car, some models are made for different areas and climates and uses different kind of controls, in the case of the thermostat, there are 2 kind of them, the ones who work with bypass system and whithouth, you will need to check on that, because apparently coolant is getting overheated and return back to the reservoir by the hose in a large volume.
As you said, check in the manual for the right amount of gallons the car use of coolant, both radiator and engine system.
Is the thermostat working well?? some pieces come with factory problems.
2006-08-25 06:36:56 · answer #3 · answered by Skinfaxi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
is the leak reason by completely corroded housing ? small corrosion alongside the inlet tube could be therapy by putting some silicon gasket RTV(toothpaste like) and then putting the rubber hose , tighten the clamp thermostat, you will be try by dipping it in a small quantity of boiling water, if it opens that's solid, thermostat won't corrode. that's created from stainless-steel. are you speaking regarding the rubber seal around the thermostat ? if no longer crispy or broken, the mechanic can open it gently and persist with silicon gasket and reinstall decrease back. if the corrosion is severe and your favourite mechanic can no longer persist with therapy, your final decision is to change it, you attempt to get used factors from junkyard/crash motor vehicle backyard if $359 is merely too plenty , nicely actually. the quantity is surely way way too plenty.. you may desire to purchase a small laptop for that quantity. used factors ought to fee you $25 or 30..
2016-12-11 15:17:03 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope you mixed water and antifreeze when you refilled the radiator. And yes, the water mixture will expand, so you may have overfilled the system and it will balance out on it's own. If it continues to do this over a longer period of time, check to make sure your cap is on correctly and that you don't have a bad cap that won't hold pressure.
2006-08-25 06:33:07 · answer #5 · answered by Jeffrey S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You probably have air in the system. There are instructions on how to bleed the air from the system in the owners manual.
2006-08-25 06:30:42 · answer #6 · answered by yes_its_me 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have an air lock in the system. It may need to be pumped out.
2006-08-25 06:33:26 · answer #7 · answered by science teacher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋