Yesterday as I was driving home, My engine "emparature light" came on and then the "Service Engine Soon Light" Came on. The car was making a rattling or ticking noise when I would rev the engine. When I stopped, underneath the hood, the engine was smoking pretty good. One of my friends said it could be my thermostat going bad. He said when it's cold like this time of year those things are usually one of the first things to go.
If anyone has any opinions please feel free to reply.
Thanks,
Justin
2006-12-05 01:36:56 · 9 answers · asked by justin_ware71 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
By your description you may have more problems than you originally started out with. I am assuming that you winterised your vehicle. First, check the coolant level and add coolant as necessary. Next, check all of the hoses to ensure that there are no loose or cracked hoses leaking water. Once you have ensured that you have sufficiant coolant in the system, start the automobile and check for leaks under pressure from the radiator and hoses. If all appears to be good, look for the water pump which is on the front (Passenger side) of the engine. To locate the water pump, follow the lower radiator hose from the radiator to the engine, the hose is connected to a pipe that runs to the back of the water pump housing on the front of the engine and the water pump is mounted on the front side and driven by the serpentine belt. With the engine running check for coolant leaking from behind the pulley of the water pump or if there is no water leaking from the pump but the pump is making a noise indicating internal failure, your water pump has failed and needs to be replaced. If everything appears to be OK with all of the above and the engine continues to overheat, the thermostat may be bad. This is the easiest and cheapest replacement. Once you have performed any repairs to the cooling system, check to ensure you have not created more problems. Start the engine and allow it to warm up. Once it has warmed up, check for continued valve clack and steam type smoke coming from the exhaust as overheating will cause expansion of the heads and possible failure of the head gasket which introduces coolant into the cylinder which is converted to steam creating the smoke exiting the tailpipe. If this is the case then you will have to have the head gaskets replaced as this will cause a rough idle and continued loss of coolant.
2006-12-05 03:21:12 · answer #1 · answered by backyard mech 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all over heating your car is really bad for the motor and the transmission. You should pull over and let it cool down as soon as you over heat.
The ticking noise that you are hearing when you rev the engine is probably the valves tapping because of how far they expanded when you over heated it.
The most common cause for a car overheating in the winter time is improper winter time conditioning. Basically speaking you don't have enough antifreeze in the radiator to keep the water from freezing. This causes a blockage in your cooling system and water can not circulate through the cooling system or the motor, so the water that is stagnate in the motors water jacket heats up very quickly. If this is not the problem, then yes, your thermostat could be bad. All so you could have some kind of general buildup (rust) in your radiator preventing circulation.
2006-12-05 01:42:45 · answer #2 · answered by Hawk996 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-28 20:52:49 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when it overheated did you stop soon or drive it a while i will assume you stoped qutck first fill radiator all the way full now start car with the cap off is it bubbleing or the water gushing up if yes you didnt stop it soon enoulf you blew the head gaskets if no put the cap back on and look for leaks water pump thurmostat split radiator is most likley cause
2006-12-05 02:00:20 · answer #5 · answered by mobile auto repair (mr fix it) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-03-13 03:38:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
your friend could be right.if i were you that would be the first thing i would check first.also how long ago did you flush out the cooling system.after you run it for a while,shut off the engine and feel the inside of the radiator,do you feel any cold spots,if so then the radiator is clogging up.try back flushing the radiator.also check to see if its circulating.
2006-12-05 01:55:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you know about car, check the radiator, thermostats, and radiator cap. If not, better leave it to the professional. Most likely it's those 3.
2006-12-05 01:50:57 · answer #8 · answered by Khusus_Buat_Ini 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hope you checked coolent level. make sure its 50 50
2006-12-05 01:45:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋