It seems I can't go more than a month without this car needing a trip to the mechanic for something serious, and the latest problem is overheating. Yesterday it started to overheat and luckily I just happened to be right by my mechanic's house, so we popped the hood and the simplest thing we could think of was maybe a bad relay, so we switched some around since we didn't have the relay map (not knowing it is a hydraulic fan and not an electric one) and let the car sit 10 mins with the a/c on full blast and all seemed fine. So I drove it home, about 15 mins of highway, 15 mins of heavy traffic at a crawl, and 15 mins of steady 30-40mph driving with a few stop signs and red lights here and there. Temp never went above halfway. So now that we found out its a hydraulic fan, we realize that switching the relays probably didn't do crap and it was a stroke of luck that there were no problems on the way home. Now I fully expect it to overheat again soon.
So, with it overheating one trip and being fine the next, what may be the problem?
I'm hoping just a bubble that can be fixed by draining the system or a thermostat, but with my luck the fan or pump will be the problem and yet another $600 going into this thing
So, with it overheating one trip and being fine the next, what may be the problem?
I'm hoping just a bubble that can be fixed by draining the system or a thermostat, but with my luck the fan or pump will be the problem and yet another $600 going into this thing