how can i tell if the water pump is goin bad on my camry? the temp guage never gets hot,,it gos almost half way at the hottest..the fans are working,,but the top hose is getting really hot to the touch and pretty tight..i had to put a new radiator in it 8 months ago and now its leeking again at the top,,so i replaced it again and put a thermostat in. still runs about the same but the top hose gets pretty tight and hot?? could it be the pump going out and the pressure of the stystem is just putting enough through to keep it cool? and the heater gets so hot its unbearable? i have the coolest theromostat you can get for it? 170dg.....any way to check to see of the water pump is bad?
2007-01-01 07:28:55 · 2 answers · asked by british racer 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Get some stick-on thermometer strips, and put them on your thermostat housing. That will tell you the actual temperature of your motor.
Be sure to check your lower radiator hose, which is the low pressure side of your cooling system. If the hose gets soft, it can close up and restrict coolant flow.
2007-01-01 07:39:21 · answer #1 · answered by anywherebuttexas 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when water pump is bad it does one of the following:
1 leaks.
2 rattling noise
3 do not moves the coolant through
the thermostat temperature for opening MUST be 180 degrees
lower settings will keep the entire system at high temperature all time,because will give no time to radiator to cool what it have in the proses of cooling..
if the temperature gage have movement then is good(or close to be good)
I will remind You that the upper hose of the radiator is suppose to be PRETTY TIGHT and as HOT AS 190 DEGREES when the thermostat open
2007-01-01 08:06:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋