My car heats up while stopped..?

[PENGUIN]

So yea and then when you go it cools off to normal, the fans do turn on... but idk i think the radiator cap is losing pressure...? or hopefully something is not wrong with the water pump? help me out dudes! lol ummm and does any one know if a radius rod from an sedan is the same for the coupe? thanks

[ExplodingCake]

Check your hoses for leaks.

[PENGUIN]

Check your hoses for leaks.

say there is a leak.... howd would that explain it?? Im going to check........

[wherm]

My bet was on water pump or fan. Fans work, so maybe water pump.

[93accordexcoupe]

that sounds like a loss in pressure in the hoses/radiator

[PENGUIN]

Ok well i just checked, and well i guess i didnt notice before because it was dark but the radiator got a leak on the top, ( again) sooooo im guessing thats what is .... Im really too broke to fix a water pump right now.

[ExplodingCake]

Where at the top?

cap? hose?

[zacatecas]

maybe blown HG?

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no maches ! not ablown hg! lol it leak at the top off the radiator, and the cap is like straight up anymore, its like sideways...

[ExplodingCake]

Change the cap , maybe it's worn out.

[PENGUIN]

how can u tell if it worn out? cause it looks fine, spring and everything..

[marquisdee1018]

Check the bottom of the cap and make sure that the rubber seal isn't torn.

[cloudasc]

I'm dealing with the same problem. My fans are working, but my temp guage is climbing, the radiator is new, so is the cap, my cooling system was pressurized to over 17psi, and held, and my compression check came back 185, 180, 185, 185. My guess is the thermostat itself. I ordered a mugen thermostat and fan switch, but the thermostat they sent me is WAY TO BIG, so its on its way back to be exchanged for the correct one. Every morning just top off your coolant and don't make any super long trips that require sitting at a stop for an extended period of time. What I believe is happening is a loss in flow rate with the thermostat at idle, and heat isn't getting dissapated, and your coolant is probably boiling inside the radiator and converting to vapor, then goes past your radiator cap when its pressure is met, and hot air bubbles will appear in your resevoir. An idea to help you if its your only car and a dd and you live in a warmer climate would be to lower the mix of anti-freeze to water. Water transfers heat much faster then anti-freeze, but the anti-freeze is used to help raise the boiling point of the mix, and contains anti-corrosion chemicals, and obviosly it lowers the freezing point. 30/70 or 40/60, but no less the 10/90 (to prevent corrosion)

Hope this helps!

[TypeG]

could also be the thermostat. later.

[PENGUIN]

it does.... but take into affect that my radiator is leaking... and the top hose is hot so the ther is not closed, soooo I going to see waht happen when i put an new radiator.