Thread: Car gets too hot while in traffic

Originally Posted by Bio248

i have no clue what youre talking about and ive seen the ECU file..are we talking tranny temp? cause coolant gets to 210* all the time.

You have no clue about what part?

Originally Posted by TorqueAutoMotiv

seriously coolent is safe up til around 230-50 due to boilout basically depends what your antifreeze water mix is

Last time I filled the system, I used one gallon of antifreeze, two bottles of Water Wetter, then topped the rest off with water. I've only ever added water to the system when it needed it.

The coolant might be safe up to 250* but the car starts to shut down once the needle on the water temp gauge goes much higher than the 210* mark. So either the water temp gauge reads a lot lower than the actual water temp, or the computer has it programmed to cut power above 210*

Originally Posted by Viperkill97

really sound like your fans are going bad.

Checked the fans yesterday, both fans are on at idle and after shutting the car off. I can only assume they are both on while I'm driving too.

Originally Posted by TorqueAutoMotiv

could also be a clog in the rad or bent fins but doesnt sound that bad

Thinking a clogged radiator might be the culprit. Really need to do a flush out of the system and get my new thermostat installed.

Originally Posted by Pepino

I'd replace thermostat and flush/clean/flush/etc. I had a similar prob, but not near as hot. Drained dex out, flushed 2 times, ran a cleaner, flushed 2 more times and filled with prestone. Now my car never even gets to 195ish anymore, stays around 180 or below no matter what I do.

That's the plan soon as I get time hopefully next week. Til then I'll just cut the a/c off when sitting so it doesn't run too hot.