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Update to the overheating issues that I had where my car would always over heat the faster/longer I drove it. Never in stop and go which actually kept it cool. I also had a problem with always needing to add more coolant, which more often than not was boiling hot. Loss of coolant could have been...

Update to the overheating issues that I had where my car would always over heat the faster/longer I drove it. Never in stop and go which actually kept it cool. I also had a problem with always needing to add more coolant, which more often than not was boiling hot. Loss of coolant could have...

well i think that the reserve/expansion tank is broken or somethings amiss there as it does not leak until the car sits after driving for sometime. I.e. the leak stops until the car drives and gets hot again. what i think is happening there is the car is sending coolant back to the expansion...

im not sure yet about the fans I will check it as i drive home. heater works but it takes about 15 minutes or so. while driving needle reaches up to near H but not quite full H. SO yeah overheating but nothing like it was doing before. Now while driving it gets close for a few minutes then...

So i replaced thermostat etc all good there. BUT.... Now its still getting really really hot ( but no longer overheating like it was). I think the fans are not coming on now. what are the few things I can check to see if this is the problem? (radiator cooling fans). Shouldnt the fan come on...

So i replaced thermostat etc all good there. BUT.... Now its still getting really really hot ( but no longer overheating like it was). I think the fans are not coming on. Where are the fuses or relays located at? what are the few things I can check to see if this is the problem? (radiator...

Okay, I looked it up. It is a gasket..

hmmmm, where am i looking on the FAQ? When I bought the thermostat at pep boys, they gave me this small thin black thing kind of like a paper plastic thing. Its the same size as the flat surface of the housing and has two screw holes on it. Its designed to fit between the housing and the...

new overheating issues This following was the old problem now fixed; 1st) overheating issue was thermostat stuck in closed position 2nd) leaking thermostat housing gasket problem as noted below Thermostat Gasket (WAS) Leaking (NOW FIXED - NEW ISSUE) I recently replaced my Thermostat...

New Problem that is now occurring please help! I then put on the new thermostat and gasket without a hitch. There was a small leak but I was able to tighten it up. Now a few days later I noticed it was leaking again but this time really bad there at the housing! I tried to tighten it up again...

Timing belt on a P5?! HI, just got a P5 and the seller also worked at pepboys as a mech at one point. He states there is no timing belt on the p5's to replace?!!

Fixed So it was the thermostat and I was able to replace the part myself without any difficulty. Heck installing a new hard drive is actually harder than that was. So Ive now learned that the cooling system is much like an apartment. When the apartment gets to a certain temp. the...

What I found out So pep boys was able to find out the problem eventually. They said it was the thermostat stuck in the close position. I purchased the thermostat, thermostat gasket, coolant flush (why not im already there) and coolant. Plan to do the job tomorrow any thing else I would need...

First Diagnostic shows.. Thanks! Glad to be here! Yeah, It overheated HIGH. VERY HIGH! IT was like Mount Saint Helen! Blowing white steam everywhere, the front lights were fogged up, Antifreeze was splashed all over the engine compartment and the reservoir melted a little bit was bubbling...

Please help with this overheating problem I had today! I just recently purchases a 2002 protege5 about 2 weeks ago. The car is in amazing condition and everything looked superb! The engine coolant level was between high and low. I had decided I would get it flushed soon as the winter is...