Oldsmobile Aurora
4.0L V8
dash lights = no
codes = no
work done to repair = new radiator, new water pump, replaced thermostat
tech = kk
question = the car was over heating and the low engine coolant message
kept displaying i was refilling it with engine coolant about 3 times a
week. i had a mechanic at a Cadillac dealership look at it for me and
he said it might be a bad head gasket or a leak he gave me those tabs
that u put in to seal the leak and it fixed it, well after about 2
months it started displaying the message again. i was getting ready to take
it cross country and didn't want any problems so i made an appointment
and took it in they pressure tested it and said i had a bad water pump
so i had it replaced the same day i got it back the message came back
on i took it back and they said there was air in the line and they
flushed it for me and once again that same day the message came back.
So
back to the dealer i went and now it was my radiator that was cracked so
i then had that fixed. i had also had a full tune up and oil change
and the thermostat replaced and i am still having problems with it o!
ver heating it seems like the hotter it is outside the faster it heats
up. Turning on the ac or the heat doesnt seem to help it and
dealership is trying to give me the run a around with it so i was just
wondering if you can think of anything that may be causing it. thank you
KK:
Sounds like the classic signs of head gasket problems. This is assuming
that the radiator fans are functioning normally.
The radiator leaking may have been the result of excessive presure in the
cooling system caused by combustion gases being forced into the cooling
system because of bad headgaskets. The coolant tablets may have helped
for awhile, but that is not a permanent fix
4.0L V8
dash lights = no
codes = no
work done to repair = new radiator, new water pump, replaced thermostat
tech = kk
question = the car was over heating and the low engine coolant message
kept displaying i was refilling it with engine coolant about 3 times a
week. i had a mechanic at a Cadillac dealership look at it for me and
he said it might be a bad head gasket or a leak he gave me those tabs
that u put in to seal the leak and it fixed it, well after about 2
months it started displaying the message again. i was getting ready to take
it cross country and didn't want any problems so i made an appointment
and took it in they pressure tested it and said i had a bad water pump
so i had it replaced the same day i got it back the message came back
on i took it back and they said there was air in the line and they
flushed it for me and once again that same day the message came back.
So
back to the dealer i went and now it was my radiator that was cracked so
i then had that fixed. i had also had a full tune up and oil change
and the thermostat replaced and i am still having problems with it o!
ver heating it seems like the hotter it is outside the faster it heats
up. Turning on the ac or the heat doesnt seem to help it and
dealership is trying to give me the run a around with it so i was just
wondering if you can think of anything that may be causing it. thank you
KK:
Sounds like the classic signs of head gasket problems. This is assuming
that the radiator fans are functioning normally.
The radiator leaking may have been the result of excessive presure in the
cooling system caused by combustion gases being forced into the cooling
system because of bad headgaskets. The coolant tablets may have helped
for awhile, but that is not a permanent fix
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