1g overheating.

[turbotalon1g]

my car overheats, fans turn on at 196, new 160 t-stat. WP has about 10k on it tops. koyo radiator, 1 12" and 1 10" fan wired to turn on like stock.


Whenever i drive around temps stay around 200 sometimes more, will go over 210 if i do a pull.

Don't know what else to do, gonna replace the cap with a 16lbs one and put in water wetter.

[Shane@DBPerformance]

Does your dash temp gauge go past straight up and down? Those would be normal temps on a 2G, maybe your sensor just reads a bit high.

[Kevin 1G Drummer]

Are you pushing coolant? When my car was pushing, it ran a little warmer than normal and would heat up after a pull.

[turbotalon1g]

i haven't found any coolant pushing.

Gauge is going straight up, but more importantly i am logging cruising temps of 200-206, it sucks last year i would cruise at high 170s, maybe 180s with the same setup.

I grabbed a coolant pressure tester hopefully tomorrow i can see if there are any leaks, the only thing i can think of right now is that i didn't turn on the heater when i filled the coolant this time around, but i am uncertain if i did or not.

[Halon]

Welcome to my nightmare. I will be ditching my Checker 160 thermostat and going back to an OEM Mitsu one as I have heard they just perform better. I will also be buying a new temp sensor.

Good luck man, I feel your pain.

[sleepydsm]

I sometimes also get a tiny bit higher coolant temps than I want (past the E lol) At what temp does the OE thermostat open?

[4g63tcrazy]

Sounds like the thermostat might be sticking. My friend's 2g used to run a little hotter once and a while and that was the cause..

[turbotalon1g]

Its a new stat, but yes it is a checker t-stat (beck-arnley).

Maybe i will have to go to OEM mitsu too.

B man what coolant sensor you gonna replace? I was thinking the one on the radiator because i don't know if my fans are turning on at low speed, just high speed.

[Kracka]

I've had good luck with OEM Mitsu and Napa 180* thermostats.

[A//// Guy]

200 or so isnt that hot. My car used to sit at around 210 during the summer, with AC on it would climb even higher, so I didnt use that often.

How many fans do you have? I think that was my problem.