my p5 OVERHEAT~~!

[HKMP5]

i live in LAS VEGAS, yesterday i drive back home, my car just overheat ! and then drive back home fast, use water blash to the enginee and the fan top, the coolent is boiling!! and i just wait to cool down, and then release all the coolent, fiil the new coolent,i check the fan, bottom of the coolent..... i think is ok, but about couple hour, i drive it , is overheat again?! i turn off the enginee, cool down little, fill up more coolent......(iam not sure is full or wt), but when i start up enginee, drive about 15mins, is overheat again!!! what happen to my p5???? can anybody help me please~~

 

[chaosProtege]

thermostat maybe. did you mix 50% water 50% coolant when you changed it?

 

[Brian MP5T]

Headgasket...

 

[Version5]

check your thermostat and waterpump. Does it heat up rapidly at stops then cool off during driving?

If you see white smoke out the tailpipe...you're too late.

 

[ForceFed]

Thermostat is not opening...almost for sure,but if you keep overheating it you will be doing a head gasket and possibly more...get it fixed and quit driving it till then

 

[RaiderMS3]

Stop driving it ASAP like these guys said, have it TOWED to a shop, before this $20 thermostat becomes a $2000 head gasket or worse.

 

[Brian MP5T]

The headgasket can cause this as well. I took my thermostat out of my old car once and it still overheated, the gasket was only $50.00 and it took 5 Hours to change. The car never overheated again...

 

[Snacks McGee]

That sucks man...overheating in Las Vegas during summer isn't fun.

 

[ozz]

mine did the same thing and it was the thermostat

 

[AZDriftR]

interested!

 

[pass the peas]

Radiator cap?

 

[Brian MP5T]

I don't think that could cause it to "Overheat"

 

[HKMP5]

thanks for you guys.....

 

[SkinnyJoint]

Headgasket...

lol your mean. thats worst case scenario. sheesh break him in easy heheh

 

[Brian MP5T]

lol your mean. thats worst case scenario. sheesh break him in easy heheh

I'm changin mine tomorow due to overheating...

 

[smurfedpro5]

weel i saw this thread yesterday and i dicided not to look int it i wish i did because to about 830 in the morning on my way to work my car overheated i wish i would of read this .but neadless to say i did the same thing it happend to be the thermostat it only cost 6 $ with my discount at oreilly .but msn he thermostat wase cracked hopfully that the only thing but good luck on yours

 

[SkinnyJoint]

I'm changin mine tomorow due to overheating...

but your boosted..... so a lil more expected on your end...

 

[Brian MP5T]

but your boosted..... so a lil more expected on your end...

(hand)

I guess you don't read the forum too much. The engine has like 2000 Km on it and I just got it back together after a full rebuild. The problem was that the shop forgot to torque the head bolts and the gasket failed.

 

[SkinnyJoint]

(hand)

I guess you don't read the forum too much. The engine has like 2000 Km on it and I just got it back together after a full rebuild. The problem was that the shop forgot to torque the head bolts and the gasket failed.

nah i read and ive checked up on your rebuild, didnt know you had a better than stock gasket in must have over looked.
and i thought you were doing it yourself.....?

 

[Pro5Monkey]

me hav P5 two, get verry hot!! make me angree!!!!!

UGH, me P5 engin get verry hot! me drive two work two git the muny forda rent. wen me tuch engin it bern hand!! pro5monkey no like this!! make pro5monkey angree!!! yu tell me wat rong oar pro5monkey go apeshit!!!!!!