Need help, my car overheat

**gobi** · May 19th, 2012 11:59 PM

Hi guys need po your help, im a newbie in automotive.

Pansin ko kasi ang bilis tumaas ng temp gauge ko. Kalalagay po palang ng water sa reserved tank and radiator taas nanaman sya habang umaandar ako, by the time naman I stop (idle) engine still on saka pa biglang mi lumabas na usok sa hood ko.

need po your recommendation on what to do in this scenario

thanks in advance.

**12vdc** · May 20th, 2012 02:01 AM

Originally Posted by gobi

Hi guys need po your help, im a newbie in automotive.

Pansin ko kasi ang bilis tumaas ng temp gauge ko. Kalalagay po palang ng water sa reserved tank and radiator taas nanaman sya habang umaandar ako, by the time naman I stop (idle) engine still on saka pa biglang mi lumabas na usok sa hood ko.

need po your recommendation on what to do in this scenario

thanks in advance.

Smoke means an overheat condition. Its your cooling system reaching the pressure treshold and started discharging excess pressure (in the form of steam) thru the radiator cap. Try turning off the airconditioning system to kill the aux fan, if overheating gets worse it means your e-fan is not working.

Here are other possible cause of overheat:

Busted fuse/relay of the electric fan
Defective thermoswitch - doesnot turn on the electric fan
Thermostat stucked or not opening on OE specified temp
Water pump not working
You are not using a coolant. Water in the radiator should be wetter than a regular water.

If im in your shoes, id bring it to the mechanic to inspect and overhaul the entire cooling system before it do more complicated damage. After the overhaul, use the appropriate coolant to prevent corrosion. Corrosion is the most likely cause of water pump damage, incorrect thermoswitch reading, and stucked thermostat. - Or in other words, due to poor maintenance.

**sotel** · May 20th, 2012 11:33 AM

yung lite ace ko naman nag ooverheat pag naka idle na matagal na naka on ang aircon

**12vdc** · May 20th, 2012 07:37 PM

Sa liteacce longitudinal ang engine so ang cooling fan mo ay yung clutch-type.

Inspect the fan bka hindi na nag e-engage ang thermoclutch. Yung coolant, thermostat, rad cap dapat regularly chncheck din.

Kung during operation ng AC nag ooverheat baka yung aux fan ng aircon mosa harap hindi na ganun kabilis umikot.

**gobi** · May 22nd, 2012 02:07 PM

Thanks for all the replies mga sir. my technician already check and found na mi butas from the gasket hose and need to overhaul radiator.

would you know the cost of the gasket hose and cost of radiator overhaul?

thanks

**holdencaulfield** · May 22nd, 2012 04:29 PM

^mura lang yan. depende din sa ride. huwag kang papa-overhaul sa tabi-tabi.
dito ka sa DANTE'S RADIATOR SHOP sa may A. Bonfiacio Caloocan lang yan. as recommended by our tsikoteers! Shop yan at mababait ang mga tao.

**gobi** · May 25th, 2012 12:22 PM

thanks for the feedback.

right now my radiator is working fine. One thing i notice since it was repaired last Tuesday, I did not use the car but when I check radiator today the tank was empty. Thus it mean there is still a leak or just a normal evaporation due to i only use water in radiator?

**sotel** · June 25th, 2012 08:35 PM

Originally Posted by 12vdc

Sa liteacce longitudinal ang engine so ang cooling fan mo ay yung clutch-type.

Inspect the fan bka hindi na nag e-engage ang thermoclutch. Yung coolant, thermostat, rad cap dapat regularly chncheck din.

Kung during operation ng AC nag ooverheat baka yung aux fan ng aircon mosa harap hindi na ganun kabilis umikot.

isa lang ung gumagana na aux fan sir

**Chinoi** · June 28th, 2012 11:18 AM

Originally Posted by gobi

thanks for the feedback.

right now my radiator is working fine. One thing i notice since it was repaired last Tuesday, I did not use the car but when I check radiator today the tank was empty. Thus it mean there is still a leak or just a normal evaporation due to i only use water in radiator?

Pa check mo uli yun leak sa ibang lugar. Kailangan mainit yun engine para makita yun "basa". Malakas tumulo iyan pag tumatakbo na kotse.

Nakakasira ng engine ang umusok na engine sa hood. Kulay itim ba yun smoke? Pa change oil ka kaagad. Mag iiba viscosity ng engine oil at sisirain yun cylinder block mo. Nangyari na sa akin iyan. Sakit sa bulsa ang change engine.

**jick.cejoco** · June 28th, 2012 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by gobi

thanks for the feedback.

right now my radiator is working fine. One thing i notice since it was repaired last Tuesday, I did not use the car but when I check radiator today the tank was empty. Thus it mean there is still a leak or just a normal evaporation due to i only use water in radiator?

find a shop that is equipped with a cooling system pressure tester. the system might be leak free but maybe the "mechanic" forgot to bleed the cooling system and whatever coolant had been installed settled down as it filled up all the low lying cavities.