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Re: Overheating Motor
I think it may be origonal because my car had no service records when I got it. All I know is that its on its second OEM radiator because the upper rad support was previously fixed from a wreck. The car has about 159,600. Another thing is that it's raining out AGAIN so i'll see if it clears up later but if not it's sitting until I get this resolved.
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Re: Overheating Motor
Ok I cleaned out the coolant overflow tank and hose the best I could. I think i'm just going to get a new tank so it's super clean. I parked on a hill and let it warm up and filled it as Dave suggested. So far I added 1pt to the rad and about .5pt to the overflow tank. I then shut it off for a couple minutes to let things settle, then I drove it at operating temp about 15 miles down the road/back. During this I also blasted the a/c and heat for about 5 min a piece and they both worked perfectly. When I got home I let it sit at idle for another 5 min and the temp stayed where it always did at a little under the 2nd line from the top on the flag thing.
Pics. You can see little black specks in it and it looks dirty. I also forgot to mention the other day I accidentally pulled this off and plugged it back in. I pulled it off again today and pressed it on good just in case it's related. I have no clue what it is?
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Seth 94' Barcelona Red w/ Tricoat black 2-tone AWD Ls -Sold Mods:AWD conversion/4.44 swap by Budfreak, Custom red interior lights, Custom Satin black dash, Power mode switch, Cold air intake, Permecool tranny filter,Sony xplode 10" sub, Sony xplode 1000w amp, Blitz in-line driver, DDM Tuning 6000k HID's, New paint job/body work by me, 97' Grill, QC shift kit, 17'' MB Motoring rims, 15&20 min mod, front & rear urethane swaybar bushings, Custom fiberglass sub box, Custom red led a/c control unit, perrin lightweight crank pulley, Black wrinkle finish powdercoated intake manifold w/ clear hoses , 02' outback heated/power black leather seats Soon to come:Fiberglass hood, upholster ALL suede to black leather Past subies: 92' Pearl White/black top LS-L-SOLD 96' Legacy Outback-TOTALED 99' Legacy Outback Limited 30th anniversary edition-TOTALED 98' Forester L -Totaled Other toys: 99' Forester S -WRX brake upgrade, soon an 04 wrx motor swap 06' B9 Tribeca-Stock 1982' Yamaha xj650 Maxim Mods: work in progress Last edited by redlightningsvx; 08-02-2009 at 11:40 AM. |
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Re: Overheating Motor
Sounds good, keep a close eye on that gauge and check the coolant in the rad every morning before you start it to make sure it's not losing any.
That single blade plug, below the left side of the alternator is the Oil Pressure sender.
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Re: Overheating Motor
There is a good chance the A/C condensor heat sinked the radiator and essentially created a total loss of efficiency while idling. That caused the coolant to overheat and boil over and out of the overflow. keep an eye on it
Tom |
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Re: Overheating Motor
I'll definatly keep checking it. I ran it again about 30min ago at temp and it was normal.
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Seth 94' Barcelona Red w/ Tricoat black 2-tone AWD Ls -Sold Mods:AWD conversion/4.44 swap by Budfreak, Custom red interior lights, Custom Satin black dash, Power mode switch, Cold air intake, Permecool tranny filter,Sony xplode 10" sub, Sony xplode 1000w amp, Blitz in-line driver, DDM Tuning 6000k HID's, New paint job/body work by me, 97' Grill, QC shift kit, 17'' MB Motoring rims, 15&20 min mod, front & rear urethane swaybar bushings, Custom fiberglass sub box, Custom red led a/c control unit, perrin lightweight crank pulley, Black wrinkle finish powdercoated intake manifold w/ clear hoses , 02' outback heated/power black leather seats Soon to come:Fiberglass hood, upholster ALL suede to black leather Past subies: 92' Pearl White/black top LS-L-SOLD 96' Legacy Outback-TOTALED 99' Legacy Outback Limited 30th anniversary edition-TOTALED 98' Forester L -Totaled Other toys: 99' Forester S -WRX brake upgrade, soon an 04 wrx motor swap 06' B9 Tribeca-Stock 1982' Yamaha xj650 Maxim Mods: work in progress |
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Re: Overheating Motor
Acid test will be to go out and really push the car hard. Normal driving will not "expose" a HG issue. YT drove my car all the way from southern MD to NJ with no issues. It wasn't until he was pulling the engine that the HG issue became apparent.
-Bill
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Re: Overheating Motor
I did floor it at 60 for a good couple seconds but i'll push it a little longer tomorrow.
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Seth 94' Barcelona Red w/ Tricoat black 2-tone AWD Ls -Sold Mods:AWD conversion/4.44 swap by Budfreak, Custom red interior lights, Custom Satin black dash, Power mode switch, Cold air intake, Permecool tranny filter,Sony xplode 10" sub, Sony xplode 1000w amp, Blitz in-line driver, DDM Tuning 6000k HID's, New paint job/body work by me, 97' Grill, QC shift kit, 17'' MB Motoring rims, 15&20 min mod, front & rear urethane swaybar bushings, Custom fiberglass sub box, Custom red led a/c control unit, perrin lightweight crank pulley, Black wrinkle finish powdercoated intake manifold w/ clear hoses , 02' outback heated/power black leather seats Soon to come:Fiberglass hood, upholster ALL suede to black leather Past subies: 92' Pearl White/black top LS-L-SOLD 96' Legacy Outback-TOTALED 99' Legacy Outback Limited 30th anniversary edition-TOTALED 98' Forester L -Totaled Other toys: 99' Forester S -WRX brake upgrade, soon an 04 wrx motor swap 06' B9 Tribeca-Stock 1982' Yamaha xj650 Maxim Mods: work in progress |
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Re: Overheating Motor
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If you're worried about the HGs that much, then ill say what I always say (much to Tom's chagrin ), go get a block tester kit and test for exhaust gasses in your cooling system!! Believe me this has worked for me many times and has worked for at least a couple folks here on their SVXs.
Hopefully yours just turns out to be a lazy thermostat or something. |
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Re: Overheating Motor
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Of course this all happens with the engine running and the air conditioner set on a cold setting.
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...And the car in park!
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Re: Overheating Motor
Well I drove it up a couple steep hills and straight aways for about 30 min kepping it well above 3k rpms, then I let it sit and idle for about 5-10 min. NOTHING happend. So i'm just going to keep watching it and report back with some info in the next couple days.
PS. I just checked the coolant and I popped the cap off and it was a little over the fins and the overflow tank was above the full line about a thumbs lenth from the opening.
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Seth 94' Barcelona Red w/ Tricoat black 2-tone AWD Ls -Sold Mods:AWD conversion/4.44 swap by Budfreak, Custom red interior lights, Custom Satin black dash, Power mode switch, Cold air intake, Permecool tranny filter,Sony xplode 10" sub, Sony xplode 1000w amp, Blitz in-line driver, DDM Tuning 6000k HID's, New paint job/body work by me, 97' Grill, QC shift kit, 17'' MB Motoring rims, 15&20 min mod, front & rear urethane swaybar bushings, Custom fiberglass sub box, Custom red led a/c control unit, perrin lightweight crank pulley, Black wrinkle finish powdercoated intake manifold w/ clear hoses , 02' outback heated/power black leather seats Soon to come:Fiberglass hood, upholster ALL suede to black leather Past subies: 92' Pearl White/black top LS-L-SOLD 96' Legacy Outback-TOTALED 99' Legacy Outback Limited 30th anniversary edition-TOTALED 98' Forester L -Totaled Other toys: 99' Forester S -WRX brake upgrade, soon an 04 wrx motor swap 06' B9 Tribeca-Stock 1982' Yamaha xj650 Maxim Mods: work in progress Last edited by redlightningsvx; 08-03-2009 at 12:40 PM. |
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Re: Overheating Motor
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Re: Overheating Motor
Got a new OEM thermostat and gasket today at work, plus a jug of Subaru coolant. When I do this should I change the fluid or reuse the old and add accordingly? I changed the coolant a little over a year ago.
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Seth 94' Barcelona Red w/ Tricoat black 2-tone AWD Ls -Sold Mods:AWD conversion/4.44 swap by Budfreak, Custom red interior lights, Custom Satin black dash, Power mode switch, Cold air intake, Permecool tranny filter,Sony xplode 10" sub, Sony xplode 1000w amp, Blitz in-line driver, DDM Tuning 6000k HID's, New paint job/body work by me, 97' Grill, QC shift kit, 17'' MB Motoring rims, 15&20 min mod, front & rear urethane swaybar bushings, Custom fiberglass sub box, Custom red led a/c control unit, perrin lightweight crank pulley, Black wrinkle finish powdercoated intake manifold w/ clear hoses , 02' outback heated/power black leather seats Soon to come:Fiberglass hood, upholster ALL suede to black leather Past subies: 92' Pearl White/black top LS-L-SOLD 96' Legacy Outback-TOTALED 99' Legacy Outback Limited 30th anniversary edition-TOTALED 98' Forester L -Totaled Other toys: 99' Forester S -WRX brake upgrade, soon an 04 wrx motor swap 06' B9 Tribeca-Stock 1982' Yamaha xj650 Maxim Mods: work in progress |
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