Help Me!!!

02WRX120Y41TY · 08-11-2009, 04:48 PM

So i was driving yesterday and my temp gauge went above the red line for hot so i stopped checked all my fluids my coolant was full along with all the other ones. so what is causing me to over heat so bad.
i have an 02 bugeye with 114000mi
cai intake
uppipe
tbe
i just recently unmarried my accesport could this be causing it? or could it be my thermostat failed?
thanks aaron

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Jncominco2 · 08-11-2009, 04:51 PM

have you done the 105k service?
and it could be a few things

could be a clogged radiator, could need to flush your system, could be your thermostat

or it could be your engine is messed up and is actually overheating

PS. no, unmarrying your AP will not do this

down2earthsubie · 08-11-2009, 04:54 PM

if your car was in the red how did you check ur coolant? it would have sprayed everywhere if it had the correct amount in it. check it when its cold

Jncominco2 · 08-11-2009, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by down2earthsubie

if your car was in the red how did you check ur coolant? it would have sprayed everywhere if it had the correct amount in it. check it when its cold

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand this

that gets me to thinking....you arent just checking your overflow are you?
the overflow is the one right next to the radiator, the actual coolant resevoir is up next to the engine

Lil' Biggie · 08-11-2009, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by down2earthsubie

if your car was in the red how did you check ur coolant?

X1000

It could also be your water pump.

02WRX120Y41TY · 08-11-2009, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by down2earthsubie

if your car was in the red how did you check ur coolant? it would have sprayed everywhere if it had the correct amount in it. check it when its cold

thats where i got confused haha i checked the overflow im stupid

02WRX120Y41TY · 08-11-2009, 05:24 PM

the resevoir is completley full still

PCSkiBum_21 · 08-11-2009, 05:27 PM

check the level in the resevoir and also the radiator itself.

scoobydorift · 08-11-2009, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PCSkiBum_21

check the level in the resevoir and also the radiator itself.

When the engine is cool!
When your engine starts to get too hot it will boil fluid off into the reservoir, so that would explain why it is full.

let er cool down and check the radiator level.

Scubiesteve25RS · 08-11-2009, 05:36 PM

and if they are both full, Im going to go with clogged radiator or thermostat.

02WRX120Y41TY · 08-11-2009, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scoobydorift

When the engine is cool!
When your engine starts to get too hot it will boil fluid off into the reservoir, so that would explain why it is full.

let er cool down and check the radiator level.

would this also cause a leak if the overflow resevoir is to full because i have antifreeze leaking but i cant tell where and it only leaks after the car is overheated

PCSkiBum_21 · 08-11-2009, 05:41 PM

holy triple post haha. if the overflow reservoir if overfull, when the car is overheating (unrelated) it will push coolant into the overflow, but if it's already full then it will just overflow.. the overflow. i think that makes sense? that reservoir wouldn't have an impact on the overheating issue though. i'd check your thermostat first.

02WRX120Y41TY · 08-11-2009, 06:46 PM

i know on the triple post i pushed it like 5 times haha but i am pretty sure its the thermostat because if it was still working with as many leaks as i have had everything would be empty and they are full

02WRX120Y41TY · 08-11-2009, 09:22 PM

all the coolant is draining now to just remove everything

bhhamblin · 08-12-2009, 12:34 AM

get a leakdown test done. maybe its your head gasket.

Scubiesteve25RS · 08-12-2009, 12:39 PM

I thought about a head gasket too, but the coolant would look like a chocolate milkshake and/or he would be burning coolant and his exhaust would smell sweet from burning the glycol in the anit-freeze.

bhhamblin · 08-12-2009, 12:46 PM

not always. a lot of the times the coolant can leak into the oil.

Also make sure your fans are working as well. I had a fuse blow before.

02WRX120Y41TY · 08-12-2009, 05:37 PM

my fans work and nothing is burning at all the problem now is that i snapped one of the two thermastat bolts in half so its stuck in there i gotta go roto extracto style

08-11-2009, 04:48 PM	#1
02WRX120Y41TY Scooby Newbie Member#: 209633 Join Date: Apr 2009 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: west jordan utah Vehicle: 2002 wrx silver	Help Me!!! So i was driving yesterday and my temp gauge went above the red line for hot so i stopped checked all my fluids my coolant was full along with all the other ones. so what is causing me to over heat so bad. i have an 02 bugeye with 114000mi cai intake uppipe tbe i just recently unmarried my accesport could this be causing it? or could it be my thermostat failed? thanks aaron * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

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08-11-2009, 04:51 PM	#2
Jncominco2 Scooby Specialist Member#: 170212 Join Date: Jan 2008 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: West Haven, Utah Vehicle: 02 WRX Sedan MBP	have you done the 105k service? and it could be a few things could be a clogged radiator, could need to flush your system, could be your thermostat or it could be your engine is messed up and is actually overheating PS. no, unmarrying your AP will not do this

08-11-2009, 04:54 PM	#3
down2earthsubie Scooby Specialist Member#: 171448 Join Date: Feb 2008 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: west haven utah Vehicle: 2003 wrx psm	if your car was in the red how did you check ur coolant? it would have sprayed everywhere if it had the correct amount in it. check it when its cold

08-11-2009, 05:24 PM	#7
02WRX120Y41TY Scooby Newbie Member#: 209633 Join Date: Apr 2009 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: west jordan utah Vehicle: 2002 wrx silver	the resevoir is completley full still

08-11-2009, 05:27 PM	#8
PCSkiBum_21 Scooby Specialist Member#: 164437 Join Date: Nov 2007 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: Park City, UT Vehicle: EVO IX - Track Car 2.5RS Coupe - Daily	check the level in the resevoir and also the radiator itself.

08-11-2009, 05:36 PM	#10
Scubiesteve25RS Scooby Specialist Member#: 92372 Join Date: Jul 2005 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: Roy Vehicle: 2008 Black on Black	and if they are both full, Im going to go with clogged radiator or thermostat.

08-11-2009, 05:41 PM	#12
PCSkiBum_21 Scooby Specialist Member#: 164437 Join Date: Nov 2007 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: Park City, UT Vehicle: EVO IX - Track Car 2.5RS Coupe - Daily	holy triple post haha. if the overflow reservoir if overfull, when the car is overheating (unrelated) it will push coolant into the overflow, but if it's already full then it will just overflow.. the overflow. i think that makes sense? that reservoir wouldn't have an impact on the overheating issue though. i'd check your thermostat first.

08-11-2009, 06:46 PM	#13
02WRX120Y41TY Scooby Newbie Member#: 209633 Join Date: Apr 2009 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: west jordan utah Vehicle: 2002 wrx silver	i know on the triple post i pushed it like 5 times haha but i am pretty sure its the thermostat because if it was still working with as many leaks as i have had everything would be empty and they are full

08-11-2009, 09:22 PM	#14
02WRX120Y41TY Scooby Newbie Member#: 209633 Join Date: Apr 2009 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: west jordan utah Vehicle: 2002 wrx silver	all the coolant is draining now to just remove everything

08-12-2009, 12:34 AM	#15
bhhamblin n00b Moderator Moderator Member#: 99397 Join Date: Oct 2005 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: Clinton, UT Vehicle: '13 BRZ, '13 STi SRs13 '83 Skyline '93 GTR	get a leakdown test done. maybe its your head gasket.

08-12-2009, 12:39 PM	#16
Scubiesteve25RS Scooby Specialist Member#: 92372 Join Date: Jul 2005 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: Roy Vehicle: 2008 Black on Black	I thought about a head gasket too, but the coolant would look like a chocolate milkshake and/or he would be burning coolant and his exhaust would smell sweet from burning the glycol in the anit-freeze.

08-12-2009, 12:46 PM	#17
bhhamblin n00b Moderator Moderator Member#: 99397 Join Date: Oct 2005 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: Clinton, UT Vehicle: '13 BRZ, '13 STi SRs13 '83 Skyline '93 GTR	not always. a lot of the times the coolant can leak into the oil. Also make sure your fans are working as well. I had a fuse blow before.

08-12-2009, 05:37 PM	#18
02WRX120Y41TY Scooby Newbie Member#: 209633 Join Date: Apr 2009 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: west jordan utah Vehicle: 2002 wrx silver	my fans work and nothing is burning at all the problem now is that i snapped one of the two thermastat bolts in half so its stuck in there i gotta go roto extracto style