G22_Powered_YA1

OK so heres the deal, every time im stopped and idling at a light or something the water temp just keeps going up slowly, I hit full HOT the other day pulling in for some gas............ upon further review, ive found that the secondary cooling fan doesnt wanna ever spin, the one on the driver side is always on with the motor, but the passenger side one is still, it used to turn on while the cr was off and still hot to cool it down, not any more, and when I start moving again at a decent pace the water temp slowly goes down again

well we ran the engine poped the hood, then we flick the fan a little, it works, its SLOW as hell though, slow enough that my dad stopped it with his finger

so the real question is, does anybody have any idea whats goin on???


for the record coolant level is good and even the overflow tank is within the normal area

saiko_cl_duck

sounds pretty simple to me, your fan is on its way out the door. Check your thermostat also, could be fan went out and now that you've hit hot, your thermostat could be mildly toasted.

G22_Powered_YA1

yeah I was thinking I might just go out and replace the fan motor, ill check the thermostat too while im at it, I guess it is an excuse to flush my cooling system anyways, im long overdue for one

CLsurfer

Sounds like these guys covered it. One other question- this car has not had any work done to it since it was last running while NOT overheating, correct?

G22_Powered_YA1

not really, installed an underdrive pulley, but that shouldnt mess with the coolant at all since the water pump is internal

CLsurfer

cool. in that case, the above recommendations are what I would check out. Make sure your radiator and hoses are hot when the engien is running. Eliminates system clogs, thermostat, and water pump from the equation.

peace

white2.2cl

also make sure u got oil in ur car and if the fans not running while ur over heating tap the back of the motor of the radiator fan with something hard it`ll usually crank right up sometimes the motor gets stuck has happend to me