- Nov 13, 2014
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After draining my coolant (from 50/50 to water with water wetter) during a tune-up I drove home (about 10 miles) I noticed the temperature rising higher than normal, it got up to about 3/4 of the way from the top while stopped but it would go down a bit while driving. The electric fan never turned on during this drive. Once I made it home I heard a noise coming from the under the hood (after I turned the car off) and figured out that the radiator fluid was boiling in the radiator and overflow tank. I never figured out what caused it to overheat and cause the radiator fluid to boil.
****Another note, I found a blown fuse where i believe the power was going to the electric radiator fan and swapped it out after the tune-up.***
Today I drained and refilled the radiator, adding water and water wetter, and took it out for a drive. While driving the engine temp gauge in the car stayed low at about the 1/4 for the first half of the 15 min drive. The fan never came on (it is wired to a switch that turns it off and on when working properly). I stopped midway through the drive to check to make sure everything was working ok, and didn't notice any issues. The temp rose up to the 1/2 mark and stayed around there until I got home. After this drive I also heard a noise coming from the engine bay (after I turned the car off), after investigation I found that the radiator has a crack on the driver's side end tank and is leaking. My question is, can these two issues be related? Could the radiator fluid not be circulating due to a faulty t stat? Should I just swap out everything (radiator, fan, t stat etc)? Could the crack on the end tank be due to too much pressure in the system? Could my fan not coming on have cuased this? Any insight is appreciated.
****Another note, I found a blown fuse where i believe the power was going to the electric radiator fan and swapped it out after the tune-up.***
Today I drained and refilled the radiator, adding water and water wetter, and took it out for a drive. While driving the engine temp gauge in the car stayed low at about the 1/4 for the first half of the 15 min drive. The fan never came on (it is wired to a switch that turns it off and on when working properly). I stopped midway through the drive to check to make sure everything was working ok, and didn't notice any issues. The temp rose up to the 1/2 mark and stayed around there until I got home. After this drive I also heard a noise coming from the engine bay (after I turned the car off), after investigation I found that the radiator has a crack on the driver's side end tank and is leaking. My question is, can these two issues be related? Could the radiator fluid not be circulating due to a faulty t stat? Should I just swap out everything (radiator, fan, t stat etc)? Could the crack on the end tank be due to too much pressure in the system? Could my fan not coming on have cuased this? Any insight is appreciated.