Burp an Overheating Subaru After Service
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- Опубліковано 10 бер 2015
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I am the owner of a 1997 Subaru Legacy Outback 2.5L with 155,000 miles. The car started over heating unexpectedly. There were No coolant leaks, No signs of the coolant in the oil, and No signs of oil in the coolant. Changed the thermostat without any difference. Took the thermostat out and gave it the boiling water test; it open normally. Feeling very frustrated at this point, and certainly did not want to pay for and $1800 head gasket replacement for a car that is only worth $1800 - $2200. Then I saw this video. I removed the new thermostat, drilled holes in it as instructed in the video, and not the car seems to be doing okay. Thank You brianmobile1!
Im doing the same. 😃👍👍
still helping out! I did a 1990 Legacy Subaru swap into a '60s VW bus and I could not get the thing to bleed even with a brand new dealership thermostat and a vacuum bleeder! I pulled the thermostat out, drilled three holes, put it back together, used the vacuum bleeder again and... bam! No air! I'm finally on the road! Many thanks!
Brian, This video solved my overheating problems. I just did both head gaskets on my son's 2003 Forester. I used a no spill funnel, but I could never get enough air out of the cooling system so that the thermostat would open. The water would boil at the top radiator hose while the bottom hose stayed cool. Drilling three small holes in the thermostat did the trick. This is how I would describe the problem. The water pump, pumps the water and compresses the air pockets in the system. This leaves a vacuum around the thermostat. Vacuum is the miracle that makes thermos bottles work. The cold water at the bottom of the radiator doesn't help either. After I drilled the holes, I saw a lot more air burp from the system and the cooling system works great. Thanks for sharing your wisdom.
Exactly what I thought. The vacuum thing, thank you
I’m a total stunt man, self trained and fearless. I’ll be squeezing that hose like there’s no tomorrow! Thanks for the vid.
Wow Brian! thanks for taking the time to make such an in depth video! I'm looking to change the coolant in my forester, and videos like these really help the weekend mechanic like myself.
Brian you saved my life! You rock man! This trick with drilling holes in the thermostat sorted out my problem, I would never figure out why the bloody thing would not open. Thanks so much!
Wow! I just tried this on my '03 forester with a bad head gasket and 210k miles. after a new thermostat, fan assembly, ECT censor this trick finally kept it from overheating! thanks for the post
09 legacy with bad head gasket for several years now, finally started to overheat and push coolant into the overflow due to the thermostat not opening. Just have to limp her through a few more months before I begin car shopping. Replaced the thermostat hoping for a prayer and it unfortunately did not do the trick. Performed your thermostat modification and she’s running 1/4 way up the temp gauge and pushing heat as well which was crucial since I live in the northeast. Thank you so much for the modification idea. I know it’s not the fix the car truly needs but in the circumstances it’s exactly what I need.
thank god ive escaped the head gasket issue so far on my '02 impreza. but this is a brilliant gem of info to file away for someday. Thanks Brian
Hey Brian! It's Shepperd. The Jewish me-chan-ic. I had this same problem on a 2006 Outback after replacement of the timing belt and water pump. After the engine cooled off I disconnected the heater hoses and , using a funnel , filled the engine that way. But I like you're method better. Mozeltav! Great vid as always.
Pros and cons list was hilarious. Super helpful and informative - thank you!!
Once you think you have its burped,I use a coolant funnel as well. Jack the front send up till you tires clear the ground by 2 inches or so. I will almost bet you get a big burp. The angle not only makes the radiator rise to a higher point, but by lifting the front end so that the engine angle changes slightly upward and it allows the air too move better past the stat.
If you want to test your thermostat, Don't take a torch to it.. Get a pan of water on the stove, put a thermometer in the water and fire up the stove.. When the water hits 180 (or whatever your thermostat is rated at) lower the thermostat into the water with pliers.. it should open rather quickly.. it may go up over rated temp by a few degrees, this is normal.. the torch changes the temper of the spring and it will weaken the spring.
he got that spring red hot so its ruined now.
love your channel, you have helped me more than a few times with my and my family's Subaru repairs.
Also, to speed up purging air that gets trapped in the heater core, with that yellow funnel attached and the car at operating temp , raise the rpms to 2100 and pinch the heater hoses alternately. The heater will be blazing (aka success) and the air purged from the system. A huge problem for turbo and 6 cylinder after a coolant service.
Brian I always love your videos.... having a sense of humor is always necessary especially working on Subarus. LOL... again your videos are always extremely helpful keep up the good work.
Thanks Mike- I sure appreciate it!
My car was overheating at idle due to a leaking head gasket. I just put a couple holes in the thermostat like you did and it works great. Thanks! It will give me more time to get the head gaskets replaced.
Hey Brian, On vehicles that tend to be problem childs I have put a single 1/8" hole in t-stat flange before to aid in bleeding and never had any negative effects form it. I think the technical name for the "bubbler" is a jiggle pin ;) (just some useless knowledge) Any how an the early 00's soobies do you remove the bleed hole on the top of the passenger side of the radiator to let air out or pull a hose off the throttle body to let air out? Just curious. --Eric O.
Do we subscribe to all the good channels together? :)
DE Nichols
One sarcastic reply suggestion: can you subscribe to your own channel? ;)
I'm thinking we do...
Vastly underrated comment. Thanks Eric.
Thanks Brian found your vid at Bout 7 pm after struggling to bleed a 1993 liberty after installing a timing kit , ended up drilling the thermostat as per your advise solved the problem for now many thanks. Gordon
Brian, you are freaking Rock Star brother! Thank you so much for doing all this and sharing your knowledge. I definitely don't have the do-re-me or gumption to take on the head gasket right now, so this is a precious piece of advice. Thank you again.
I made my own funnel with a standard wide mouthed funnel from a hardware shop and a rubber bung to fit inside the neck, old Phillips screwdriver stabbed into the top of the bung to form a handle, two wraps of insulation tape around outside of funnel neck to form a tight seal, total; cost $4.50. Love the videos btw Brian.
Include a pic
Thanks for this video, I have now learn something about the hi speed fan not kicking up
Dude The stuntman crack at 1.22 was hilarious. U crack me up.
WOW I watched 3 other same subject videos. I did the drill method shown at the end. Now I get some more miles cheaply. THANKKKKSSSS
Also, on 90's subarus there is an air bleed plug on the passenger side top of the radiator to properly bleed the air out of the system.
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Thanks brian ive been enjoying your videos for a while. I watched a video a few weeks ago about drilling sheet metal or thin plastic brass ect... without it being drawn up by the bit . The guy in the video said to purposely dull the bit first.
Have you ever had the bucket overflow? I had it happen twice and it can get really messy. I keep a shop vac standing buy just in case I tries to happen again. I try to keep it about 1/4 full and add fluid as needed as it sucks it in, but sometimes when I assume an air bubble flash steams the level rises really quickly and overflows. I've also thought about making a bigger bucket.
Thanks,
Chris
Hey @briansmobile1 , first off just wanted to thank you for making your videos. You've helped me on a ton of repairs/maintenance over the years!
On to my main question, I have a 2000 Legacy GT and recently replaced the timing, water pump, & thermostat. Was getting mild overheating in really hot weather sitting in traffic and came to find out it was due to my fans not kicking on. Read temps reporting from ECU vs the gauge and they would never go above like 176. Swapped temp sensor and now my problem is opposite. My gauge IMMEDIATELY goes to middle when I cold start the vehicle and then gradually just pegs to as hot as it will go after the car running for maybe 2-3 minutes tops. ECU read out from OBD II almost never goes about 195. While driving the car it heats up in traffic but fans kick on when they should and drops it down to 194 as it should. Although when driving consistently it continues to heat, got it to 212 before turning on heat to cool it down. Any ideas on my issue? Any help is MUCH appreciated, thank you!!!
I've watched the other video you linked to and I watched this one, I appreciate all of the time, effort and quality you put into these videos. All of that said, and with all due respect, there's one thing I have to disagree with you on. I believe that that thermostat is of the standard wax-pellet design, the wax-pellet via it's thermal expansion properties, opens the thermostat at the proper temperature and that spring is there to help close the thermostat.
So cool to see credits say thanks for 100k subs and now he is @ nearly 500k wow man good shiz
By drilling the holes and putting off doing the head gasket are you going to end up doing more harm to the engine ? my subaru is showing signs that the head gasket is going you give a great description on your older video which is exactly like mine. My car is going good but it heats up from time to time and needs to be topped up with coolant once or twice a week. I have also found a slight leak from the radiator
For my Ford F150 that doesn't have a radiator cap but instead has a coolant holding expansion tank (sort of like a windshield washer tank) the burping process is a little different. the problem is air can get trapped in the heater core because its higher than the coolant tank. So I jack the front of the truck up as high as it will go (floor jacks, ramps, lift) and the back end as low as it can go. Remove the coolant fill cap (similar to a radiator cap), start the engine and let it run for 30-40 mins and get real hot. Squeezing the radiator hose helps purge a lot of trapped air. It will bubble for a while until the cooling system is purged. Then no more 'waterfall' sound can be heard from the heater core in the cabin. Damn i should have just made a video on it, this was a lot of typing. Take it easy
Ozzstar What year is your F150? I'm having broken head gasket type symptoms on my 1998 Expedition. I'll give your method a try, hoping it's just trapped air. I have that same "waterfall" sound.
It's a 1997 with a 4.6L V8
Thanks for the info either way- it's always useful to know that you should have the air exit at the highest point so get the burping hole as high as possible! However it works on your vehicle!
Thanks. This exactly the problem I'm trying to fix.
Thanks heaps for showing all the trick to get the forester back on the road cheers
also you can take the upper end of the radiator hose off and back fill it we had same problem with the old 2.8 carping motors
Good video and timely. I burped my 95 legacy and im still getting water rushing noises through the heater core. Not sure what it could be. I dont appear to have coolant loss only hair loss at this stage, worrying how to fix it.
Sweet video! Thanks for showing us!
Thanks for the info I didn't have the funnel or the cash to get one so I just invented something that worked like it using a 2liter bottle and it worked out fine
Great video and thanks for it. I just bought a 2003 Legacy L and it has the sloshing sound and sometimes it does fine with heating and then next min (when sitting still) it starts to get hot. Would this burping issue be there if the head gasket has already been replaced? Thanks for your time and assistance
My 07 Tribeca is back at the dealer for the third time, originally for a head gasket job with that classic head gasket failure you named in another video, gasses in the water jacket but no water in the cylinder.. I notice you don't have any videos on the 6cyl EZ30 engine.
Hey Brian, I think that is a wax pellet style thermostat like most cars. There is wax inside the housing that expands when heated. That pushes the plunger and opens the valve, which is held closed by the spring. The expansion happens when the phase changes from solid to liquid: so in a small temperature window the valve goes from closed to open. By changing the wax, you can change that temperature.
Yep, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wax_thermostatic_element
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First line in the Wikipedia site.
@ 3:39 you can see parts of the spring contracting at different rates by how it was heated. The hotter parts of the spring, contracted greater than the area which wasn't heated as fully.
Yeah, steel will do that when you heat it with a torch. Its just a simple steel spring.
with a section that isn't tempered the same as the rest now... so it will pull sideways.
Really good info and descriptive video, thanks!
Brian,
I watch a lot of your videos. I just replaced my torque converter on my 2001 Subaru Forester. After everything was put back together, I tried starting it up. No go. I found that my air intake/throttle body is blowing backwards. What did I do wrong? Please help!😕
I have a 94 Accord that began to overheat following timing-component change (done by me). Will that funnel work if it's NOT the head gasket? It got worse so I think it IS the head gasket but not 100% sure. Also I believe the reason the thermostat opened is you heated the sensing-bulb inside the spring...I've had the sensing bulb fail on one before...
Brian, good luck on the move! Godspeed.
Agreed Shaun. Moved myself recently. It's a bear....plus, couldn't move straight to a house I want so I have the full true move-in yet to come. Argh!
By the way, it took a full day just to pack my automotive supplies and tools. For something that was a small percent of a household wow. No wonder this DIY is going pro.
my 03 legacy 2.5L, popped a heater core hose... replaced the hose. for the life of me, I could not stop it from overheating, Never past the 3/4 mark on the temp gauge) after replacing the hose... with this tip, I bought a new thermostat. getting ready to put it in! how ever, I gotta but a new rubber ring. the old one is expanded (swollen) to large. Great tip for the BURPING the air out. will try it tomorrow, When I get the new gasket for the thermostat and put it in.. my stat is the vertical style. Thank you very much for your help.. its been Driving me crazy.. p.s. I tested EVERYTHING, NOT HEAD GASKET, WATER PUMP, Has to be Trapped air... again thanks. will see what happens tomorrow. todays date is 4-24-24
Man, I know that feeling. If this doesn't work for whatever reason- drill a small hole at the top of the thermostat plate just under the rubber seal if the thermostat doesn't have a bubbler hole already. If it has the bubbler, make sure the hole is at the top when you install it.
also got a check engine light p0483 which is cooling relay system
Thanks for the tricks to get past potential head gasket leaking into the coolant. I picked up an abused beater 2004 Subaru desperate to get out of rentals and not wanting to spend any more on the car than absolutely necessary because a dry front diff and burnt tranny fluid indicates abuse and there is no reason for that with todays access to info for a perfectly healthy guy. I have to re- pull the housing and thermostat and see if I over tightened and cracked the housing, did the gasket not reseal despite trying to clean it, and\ or did I bend the thermostat flange popping out the guts to run without the spring and test if the system was otherwise working.
Are you located near Baltimore or have any contacts here?
Just did headgaskets on a 2004 outback with EJ25 NA engine. Car runs great but still has some issue with gurgling sounds at heater cored. We had flushed and reverse flushed the heater core, block passages, and put in a brand new radiator.. Still having an issue. Seems fine for awhile, but then temp starts creeping up to 215, lower hose cold. We ran without the thermostat to get the car home and the temp stayed a constant 130 degrees with 45 degree ambient temperature. When we had the heads off, the block read just over the limit for flatness. Could it really be that this didn't allow a new gasket to seal correctly? No vapor from tailpipe, no seepage anywhere, so could it be that we are blowing combustion gasses into the coolant passages?
What do you do with the coolant in the funnel? Should it be disposed or can it be reused?
Do you by any chance use Subaru coolant? Ive heard many differnt answers about thus question but am not sure if Peak from the auto store works just as well or not.
I subscribed. My brother worked for Subaru. He's in the states and I'm in Puerto Rico now. I bought a 97 Subaru legacy outback and had to do the head gasket seal....didn't got water pump but, I did got a new thermostat. Just got the car today and the temperature thin on the dashboard is not working when it was working perfectly before. I don't trust the mechanic, sometimes cheap costs more. Could I be a fuse ? Or do you recomend to do the burp thing? Please help😥
How long will the drilled out thermostat last? How much time does this buy you before the head gaskets will fail?
You mentioned this method (i.e., the bucket) is only helpful for the old style thermostat mounting? I have an '06 2.5L Outback which seems to be running with some air in the cooling system, very occasionally overheating. Just had the head gasket replaced early this year. Thoughts on whether the radiator bucket would help fill the system correctly, even with the new style thermostat mounting?
Hey so this was very helpful but I wanted to ask when if it just keep bubbling
Hi Brian, I have question I have 2003 Subaru outback 2.5 l and i would like to try the thermostat trick, I was wondering do I drill holes through the gasket or just put gasket back on after I drill the holes ? Thank u
Hey @briansmobile1 so I have been having issues with overheating but my main issue is the fans NEVER kick on. I got an OBD II bluetooth scan tool and as I let the car heat up the gauge reads out hot (which it definitely is) but the readout off the OBD port was only reading a max of 180 degrees and would fluctuate constantly mostly around 170 though. Would this mean my temp sensor is bad? Praying its not head gasket, not seeing any coolant leaks anywhere....
Thanks for this video. helped me burp my H6, esp with 180 degree thermostat!
Thank you for making this video and taking the time to explain the vertical vs horizontal thermostat issue. My '98 Forester has the vertically oriented kind. :( Btw, be careful testing thermostats (that you are actually going to use) with a blowtorch rather than hot water because you could mess up the heat treatment of the spring. Thanks again.
Thank you for the video and very informative. I have a 2013 Subaru outback, my antifreeze is leaking from the top holes, hitting the fan and going everywhere. I tighten the ring around the holes and replace the holes and replace the fan is self the radiator valve still have the same problem you have any suggestions please
Brian I have a 1998 Subaru legacy postal wagon I just bought, timing belt broke anyways I want to buy a rebuild kit for it but can't find any kits for that year model it's a 2.2L any ideals where I can buy one ? thanks jeff
Brian, My daughter has a 95 Subarau Legacy Outback and we recently replaced the radiatior, all the hoses, and the thermostat and it continues to overheat. There are no signs what so ever that are any head gasket issues. We have also burped the system numerous times. I don't know what else it could be?
Hey do you have a guide on how to burp a turbo model? Should I be burping it from the coolant tank at the side of the intercooler?
Hi! Don't you have to turn your heater on full blast to open the thermostat and get the bubbles out as I hear sloshing in my dash and feel the bubbles are up there.
Been waiting for a trans fluid change on a 05 Subaru Outback, but couldn't wait no more. I found by putting a hole in the bottom of the filter and pullin the drain bolt at the same time you can get a little over 7 qts out. Oh I also jacked the pass. side up so the tires were 6-7"s off the ground. I in another 40K I will change it again.
mine too i just did the TB and WP shoot my temperature is passed 3/4 mark. Good video let me try it i got the burping kit.
Hi Brian...just a quicky and apologies if this has already been answered somewhere, I have a 2003 Sub' Forester, I'm replacing the Thermostat with a genuine Subaru part, when installing which way should the Air Bubbler (jiggler pin) device be facing, I think that was my problem when I first replaced the thermostat with a generic OEM one...Thanks - Clint Melbourne.
Thanks Brian! Helped alot.
I have a 06 forested. a couple months ago I noticed coolant weeping out of the too of my radiator. not at the cap but along the top all the way across and is have to top off weekly. now all of a sudden my temp will spike while driving and level off at a stop. I'm totally confused.
I have a 98 subaru outback ej25d dohc and it over heats, when ever i take off the radiator cap off water/coolant spills from it. I dont think its a head gasket issue or etc. Theirs no leaks none. Just got done replacing the thermostat and was flushing my coolant system, thats when it started to spill water/coolant from the radiator.
What do you think of blue devil and other head gasket "fixers"?
Doyou gthink drilling about an 1/8" air bleed in the thermostat housing might work?
I have a 97 Subaru Legacy wagon and its overheating but the reservoir isn't emptying out now and it overheats almost within the first 5 minutes of running it down the road and it overheats almost within the first 5 minutes of running it down the road prior to this it was losing a reservoir of coolant every 60 miles maybe but it wasn't leaving it out on the ground or losing it anywhere on the engine or at the head gasket I didn't notice.
one month to a couple days ago it would randomly start overheating driving on the road but if I coasted got a min and let the rpms down it would return to the normal temp on the gauge almost in a minute?
during that time as well IDE smell coolant but not for more than a minute as well and at none of these points had it begun to smoke or visually lost coolant other than in the reservoir and now the radiator only ?
I have that same funnel, it works great.
I don't really awnt to do the head myself on the VVT 2.5 engine. Any suggestions?
The spill free funnel is one of the best tools I have.
Where is thermostat located. Thank you
Is it better to burp from the coolant expansion tank on turbo models, rather than the radiater??? Thanks in advance
I did this whole project to get the burps out. I got that filter and used it for 15 to 20 minutes with the engine running..... at 20 min. the engine was still burping.... it never stopped burping. the oil is clean the trans oil is clean and the radiator water is clean.
I can't find what is causing the burps
I have the same problem. I believe it is because the blown head gasket is introducing combustion gasses into the coolant.
The list for consequences for drilling your thermostat at 6:22 really had me laughing. Yes, yes, logical as I read, and then the jokes, but true answers. Thanks Brian! I remembered to like the video at that point. :)
DE Nichols "
Just did timing belt, water pump, thermostat. I could not get the thermostat to open after adding coolant, squeezing tube, refilling, etc. All with the heat on. Upper radiator line hot, bottom one cold. I then followed the tube from water pump up over the engine into the firewall. Took the tube off at the fire wall. It was empty. I put a funnel on it and poured coolant in until it eventually came out the radiator cap, which was open. This solved my problem. I was able to pour in about a third of a gallon. Basically I primed the system from the pumpand upwards into the engine.
This was a 98 legacy outback.
what about the hose to the reservoir tank , want it just go into the tank, i raised mine up as i was burping, tank also has a small hole in it to allow water to escape, I made my funnel and held the hose up?
1997 legacy change antifrezze and stat, drove for about 6 hours gauge was good ,then gauge when 3quarter up dont smell any coolant,check radatior still fill what could it be?
Thank you for this im so nervous i lost my home and job due to medical reasons and need to drive 2600 miles to a safe place. 99 forester overheats uphill pretty bad. Replaced radiator cap seemed to help but bought a new thermostat and just so afraid to put it in and make it worse.
Why did U say 2003 was a bad year for Subaru. Am concern coz my mum,s car is a 2003 Subaru Legacy. Thank for the answer.
any ideas on whats happening with my 98 subaru with the 2.2 l engine. everytime i bleed the system i run a few cycles, when there isnt much bubbling i put the rad cap on and let it cool and come back to top it of from the overflow tank. but i still have stiff hoses on my lower and upper rad hoses and my heater core hoses as well. my heater works and my temperature guage is at normal temp no over heating issues whatsoever. but when i bypass the heater core with a connector my hoses are not stiff just a lil. so i replace the heater core but still i have stiff hoses. no headgasket, thermostat no blockage. i dont know whats the problem.????
Do you know if it's possible to update the EJ251 with the old style pump and vertical thermostat to the newer style EJ253 pump like you've shown? I know it would likely require a hose swap or two, but the mounting looks identical
+DiligentTom You probably could!
So, I did this and works perfect no overheating any more but engine light came on P0128 - Coolant Thermostat - Below Temp. Then after a while it went away on it's own. Will see if it comes back again. I was thinking if it comes back maybe I will plug one of the holes with a screw so instead of 3 holes it will have 2. Any idea if this will work?
Hey Brian,
My name is Noah, I'm looking at getting a 2000 outback soon with no known repair history as a project.
Is it possible to get an updated "horizontal" water pump/thermostat housing, and install it in place of the old "vertical" style?
I have a subaru legacy L 2.2 l 1996
It has overheated twice, I haven't burped the system yet, but every time I drive I hear the bubbles. Just got a new thermostat and will install in two days or so. Vehicle is okay in short distances. I basically stop the car and let the fans run to cool down the engine and it works fine again without overheating for a while. Any signs to watch out for to know if its a head gasket?
Any tips? Thank you
So the drilling of the holes in the thermostat wouldn't work for the water pump / thermostat combination you have in the video? the newer model pump shown? mine is like that a 2008 legacy with head gasket creating air and overheating.
Hey Brian, my sister had a timing belt, water pump done. She picked it up amd drove it 5 mins and it pegged HOT. She took it back guy said oh it needed to burp the system. He added more antifreeze and it the guage went down. The engine didnt feel HOT like the guage had said. Did the car overheat and cause damage in this situation?
Thanks
Hola briansmobile1, tengo un subaru outbac 2003 2.5 ej251 y hace unas semana cambie el refrigerante y termostato. Lo conducir en cuidad y nunca dio signos de calentamiento hasta que un fin de semana que salí de viaje a la playa con peso en el porta equipaje y todos sus asientos ocupado y en rectas no tena inconvenientes pero al momento de tomar un pendiente larga y pronunciada comenzaba a subir la temperatura. busque un taller y sacaron el termostato "este tenia mucha silicona". después de no tuve problemas al regresar a mi hogar. Pero ahora se viene el invierno a mi país (Chile) y se demora en tomar temperatura de trabajo por lo que tiene mas consumo de bencina. Voy a intentar de hacer 3 orificios al termostato (es el mismo termostato que muestras en el video) y espero solucionar este problema. No veo burbujas ni intercambio de refrigerante/aceite en sus respectivos sistemas. Saludos.
You are much appreciated, thanks!
I have a 1999 legacy outback replace timing and belt pump I have the spill free rad bucket I cant get to prime the system it have hot heating coming from the heating I dont see any signs of head gaskets problems car only have 152000km
What do you use for Oil Pan gaskets? You mentioned it briefly in one of your videos, tried to find it to no avail...
Mike King permatex black silicone
Hey Brian, I have a 98 Ram 1500 318 I just can not get to purge. No core leaks and it's been flushed. Any suggestions?
Your awesome and very informative thank you
Lol, great video btw briansmobile1! @ 6:18 you forgot to put "Headache leading to possible migraine", "high blood pressure", "loss of appetite/money" on that list, lol ^.^
What if its just the thermostat though? Are you saying the thermostat wont go bad? Mine just overheated and it blew cold air but then after a min or two blew hot amd the temp went back down and it ran perfect on the way home. I believe its my thermostat only.
I lost an engine due to a blockage in the thermostat hole. Zero flow through the radiator means the thermostat wont open.
You end up with pressure buildup and coolant exiting the system.
Worth noting is the temperature sensor can still read normal throughout this process.
I did a 200 mile road trip and this happened. I got to the top of a large hill, and the car shut down. Engine dry and smoking, headgasket blown. Temperature reading normal the entire time.