salvicrashdrive
LVC Member
Hello everyone, I've read the forums for a while now to get help with stereo and window actuator issues, they've always been quite helpful. This is my first posting. I used to be an avionics technician both in the military and on the civilian side, but I must admit when it comes to cars I'm completely clueless.
I have an overheating problem on my ls. I've read the forums on overheating and even though I've gathered quite a lot of info I wanted to give you guys the symptoms to make sure I'm heading the right way.
I have an ls 2000 v6. My degas bottle got cracked. I took it to the shop and they replaced it without attempting to find out what had caused it to break in the first place.
About two blocks away from home it started overheating again, I could smell like burning antifreeze coming from the vents; Turned the heater on max which made the needle come back to the middle and made it home. Popped the hood and realized the liquid in the degas bottle was basically boiling. I could also hear a boiling sound coming from the engine itself. Called AAA and got the car towed to a different shop. The reservoir got cracked again so they changed it along with the t-stat and the gasket. They said they had inspected the cooling system and that everything appeared to be fine.
I headed on a 380 miles drive back home (from Berkeley CA to Los Angeles) and about 30 miles into the drive the needle started to creep up again I called the shop and they said to turn the heater on and to continue if the needle came back down. It did and my drive went uneventful after that, although I kept the heater on at max. This morning I was gearing up to drain the fluid and bleed the system. Drove to the dealer (3 miles) to get some coolant. I had the ac at max trying to see if it overheated, everything ok. On the way back about 1 mile from my house it started to overheat again; I turned the heater on for about 5 minutes and turned it back off to see if it was trapped air in the system. I went around the block about 5 times and the needle didn't come back up. When I got home I popped the hood and again heard the same boiling sound from the engine. Also inside the car I smelt the same smell again. Does this sound like air in the system? or do I have bigger problems? Thanks a lot everyone and sorry if I wrote a lot, I wanted to give you as many details.
P.S. could you also tell me where the radiator draincock and the pressure relief valve are. Thank you.
I have an overheating problem on my ls. I've read the forums on overheating and even though I've gathered quite a lot of info I wanted to give you guys the symptoms to make sure I'm heading the right way.
I have an ls 2000 v6. My degas bottle got cracked. I took it to the shop and they replaced it without attempting to find out what had caused it to break in the first place.
About two blocks away from home it started overheating again, I could smell like burning antifreeze coming from the vents; Turned the heater on max which made the needle come back to the middle and made it home. Popped the hood and realized the liquid in the degas bottle was basically boiling. I could also hear a boiling sound coming from the engine itself. Called AAA and got the car towed to a different shop. The reservoir got cracked again so they changed it along with the t-stat and the gasket. They said they had inspected the cooling system and that everything appeared to be fine.
I headed on a 380 miles drive back home (from Berkeley CA to Los Angeles) and about 30 miles into the drive the needle started to creep up again I called the shop and they said to turn the heater on and to continue if the needle came back down. It did and my drive went uneventful after that, although I kept the heater on at max. This morning I was gearing up to drain the fluid and bleed the system. Drove to the dealer (3 miles) to get some coolant. I had the ac at max trying to see if it overheated, everything ok. On the way back about 1 mile from my house it started to overheat again; I turned the heater on for about 5 minutes and turned it back off to see if it was trapped air in the system. I went around the block about 5 times and the needle didn't come back up. When I got home I popped the hood and again heard the same boiling sound from the engine. Also inside the car I smelt the same smell again. Does this sound like air in the system? or do I have bigger problems? Thanks a lot everyone and sorry if I wrote a lot, I wanted to give you as many details.
P.S. could you also tell me where the radiator draincock and the pressure relief valve are. Thank you.
