I have a 96 Mercury Sable and everytime I am parked or stopped in traffic and I have the heat running the car overheats. I have sent it in to the shop a few times and have been told different answers from each shop.
There are no leaks as far as I can tell (no visible ones, as in dripping on the driveway).
Can anyone help me?
2006-12-16 08:10:37 · 7 answers · asked by Bexxy 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Thanks for your answers guys, just one more I forgot to ask (don't want to get screwed), but how much (approx price) would it cost to fix?
2006-12-16 08:22:52 · update #1
Mismo- it does steam over in the front right side of the car (closest to the where the passenger sits). It's not the first winter I've had her, but it's the first time I've had this trouble.
ThankS!
2006-12-16 08:25:04 · update #2
either the water pump could be bad or the thermostat could be stuck shut
2006-12-16 08:14:14 · answer #1 · answered by stinkypinky 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If it's ONLY at an idle/stop then it's one of two things...it's either the cooling fan relay or the cooling fan motor. The reason is when you are driving air is being pushed through the radiator so it doesn't overheat, but when you stop and the coolant temperature rises then the fan should come on to pull air through the radiator and cool the coolant. If it's not coming on then the coolant isn't getting cooled when you're at a stop/idle. This shouldn't be difficult for any shop to figure out if it's occuring everytime you stop (as you mentioned).
However, you should keep in mind that anytime a car overheats there is a possibility of the thermostat getting so hot that will "stick." You should always replace the thermostat when a vehicle overheats. The shop you take your car to should sell you diagnostic time, the fix (one of the above mentioned parts), coolant, and also a thermostat.
2006-12-17 10:22:14 · answer #2 · answered by Garrett 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a question for you. Do you have a gauge or a light? Does it physically over ( do you see steam)? The reason I ask, is I used to be a Service Manager for Ford/Mercury. Their temp gauge will get as close to the red as possible, but never go into the red. Say, personality of the beast. Also is this your first winter, where you've had to use the heater? So you would not know if this was normal. If it is not in the red, and it's not physically overheating. It is as the gauge says NORMAL. I know, drove me nuts too, when I first started working for ford.
2006-12-16 08:21:16 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-11 10:28:29 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a thermal switch on the botom of the radiator that is supose to turn the electric cooling fan on for the engine when the coolant in the radiator reaches around 160 degrees.
It may be faulty, or unplugged. Or, a blown fuse??
2006-12-16 08:18:19 · answer #5 · answered by Mr. KnowItAll 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In addition to the above suggestions, it could also be as simple as a temp switch or fan relay that turns the fan on.
2006-12-16 08:22:03 · answer #6 · answered by Mark B 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it sounds like your radiator fan is bad. take it back to the shop and have them check it out.
2006-12-16 08:14:40 · answer #7 · answered by george 2 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋