Need help: temp. went up i think it just happened today, i was picking up my springs, i had the car running while im picking up the stuffs, i found out my temp gauage's needle went up the the 2nd top line, and went back down, ...up and down , up and down, so i stop at the gas station, and poped the hood, i put pressure on the radiator hose, it is sometimes hard and sometimes soft and the coolent tank still have coolent in it. and there is no coolent or oil on the floor. i dorve back home, and the needle stayed normal on the way home on the highway, didnt went up at all. but it went up again when i sit the car and let it run !! NEED HELP!!!i cant figure this out?is this a major problem that need to be fixed? i dont wanna overheated while im driving. Can i still drive it ? cuz i need the car for school ~~
is that all i need? not other issue like radiator?? i replaced the waterpump by the dealer like 20k miles ago. it has 118k mileage
Check your fluid level and make sure your fans are working before you do anything as it's free to do both of those. If that doesn't seem to be a issue then post back.
pm me... might be able to get a good price through my shop... also migth wanna get it checked... sounds like a sticking thermostat possibly... but who knows...
GUYS!!! i replaced by nathan today , but the car is still overheated.... and we figure out the Fans were working at all ......NEED HELP GUYS!!
thermostat was replaced and its still happening... did you replace all the fluids and check the fans like everyone else stated earlier? if so, your new pump could be bad still
the fans were not working at all ...my gf's Brother who is a Mitsubishi mechanic looked at it ...he used a pen with light bulb in it, when he touch the fuse plug, the fans worked fine, but put the reply fuese back in, the fans wont work ....new pump still bad ...?? i dont think the dealership have warranty for that,cuz its has 18k miles on the new pump !!
well i am positive the fans arent helping at all, i know my fans turn on and off frequently, and Eli's WRX fans are on and off ALOT, i would get the fuse situation figured out and get the fans working again, if it persists, i think the pump could be bad again.
my fans were working like 2 days ago, but today ...it was touching the red line almost, and the fans were not on at all.....and when nathan refill the coolent throught the cap hole , it did suck in the coolent, so i think the water pump worked. but im thinking to bring it in to the dealer tomorrow and have them check , but i still need advices from u guys!! ofcuz i dont really wanna bring it in to the dealership , cuz i know they would charge A LOT!!!!!!
Ok, just a little heads up. QUIT DRIVING THE CAR!! The fans kick on at 210-215. I have had my water temp up to 225 and my needle in the dash didn't move. I can only imagine what the water temp really is if you are pegging the needle in the dash. If you keep driving it with the water temps getting that hot, you will break stuff. Get the fans thing figured out. If you have power at the relay you should check power at the fain connectors. Also, make sure you are checking the correct side of the fan relay. One last thing, if your water temps go up, they should go back down while you are driving it. If they do not go back down at speed, you have some kind of blockage in your fan/radiator/ac condensor system. Russ
i think i drove the car with this issue for like 50 miles yesterday ...before i replace the thermostat....the temp went down while im driving.....but after replaced it , the needle stay still on second top line all the time on Highway, only went down when i was driving 45 mph!! my car sounds kinda weird now ...My ext. temp gauage's needle is bouncing all the time also some weird noise from underbody ...thats so weird
^ how? now one of the fan is on when the car is on cuz someone put a WIRE in the fuse box, but the car is cooling down a little while sitting but not driving PS i think im bringin it in to the dealership later and pay LOT OF LOTS of money ....im gonna cry lol
i will take my car down to Mntk suabru later today ...cuz BP subaru wont be able to check my car till next week !! hope i will make it down
guys this is a stupid question but i dont know what should i do ...im living in BP, should i bring it down to MINNETONKA subaru ? or just let the car sit in BP subaru till next week to look at it ?
bp morries has the same discount as mtk, might as well not risk hurting the engine by over heating it all the way here when BP is right down the road from you.
^ yea and i have the car sitting over at BP subaru but they wont be able to check it till next Tuesday i think
well after doing the thermostat and running it it still got hot while trying to find out what was making another noise... the coolant was definitely pumping thorugh the system so I dont think there is an issue with the waterpump... the fact that the fans DID NOT kick on at all the whole time it ran in my shop bothered me most... unfortunately I aint good with wiring stuff... so I sent him to the dealership as their daig equip will work it out better.... We started with the thermostat as that is usually the issue 90% of the time, but seeing as that didnt fix it I didnt charge him and sent him on his way... man I hate when the solution isnt found.... CHOKIN keep me posted..
Hey ...Nathan , its not ur fault , we all thought it was the thermostat, but actually was the Fans werent working ...now we both learn something ...yea..i will keep it posted while i found out the problem, hope guys here can fix it for me for cheap lol ..
guys it takes too long to wait for the dealer to look at my car, so i decided to bring it somewhere else...so i stopped at a mod. shop, and had they check out the car. The fans were workin suddenly( its weird,im pretty sure it wasnt kicking on at all) , but the car is still overheating ?? they couldnt figure it out ...they also found out the topper radiator hose was warm and hot, but the lower one is COLD!!! sometimes there is pressure in the topper hose ,sometimes doesnt. ...can you guys figure this out ? Need new head gasket?
thats hwat i told hiim in his pms today due to him saying the lower radiator hose has barely any coolant...... but the top does.... NOTHING GETTING THROUGH
Chokin, just calm down and bring to the dealership to look at it...Trust me you'll end up breaking something and costing more $$$ in the long run if you panic (like a chicken running with it's head cut off). It may cost $$$ or not depends if it is a head gasket issue etc. The Subaru Dealers have all the necessary tools to diagnose the problem...Just pay them and get the job done right the first time...Bring it to MKTA or BP for the MNsubaru discount I'm sure they will do there best... Remember a mod shop knows what will void warranties and some will know how to make your car into a time bomb...IMO I don't trust any local mod shops here, not just yet...
