overheating.. what can be causing it

dmb_jlv · 11-04-2009, 02:49 PM

I have a 89 Toyota MR2. i just recently changed the thermostat. what could be causing too much pressure to build up in the radiator cap and making it pop off to let steam out

toyotaspeed90 · 11-04-2009, 03:26 PM

bad cap
air trapped
head gasket

muffinman · 11-04-2009, 03:28 PM

when you did the thermostat did you bleed the system?

dmb_jlv · 11-04-2009, 03:28 PM

yea i already changed the radiator cap. what do i do to check if there is air trapped? and also if it was a head wouldnt it have smoke come out of exhaust and have a "milky" substance

dmb_jlv · 11-04-2009, 03:29 PM

no i didnt bleed the system... how can i do that and whats the easyiest way

it was overheating every now and then before i changed the thermostat

muffinman · 11-04-2009, 03:33 PM

there are three locations to remove the air

top of the rad
heater valve in frunk and
thermostat housing

dmb_jlv · 11-04-2009, 03:37 PM

how do you actually bleed the system?

muffinman · 11-04-2009, 04:29 PM

my carpron acct is not working for some reason so i'll post this as an attachment. this explains how to fill the system.

dmb_jlv · 11-04-2009, 04:32 PM

wow.. i hope it is easier than it looks lol...

would this work too??? The simple way to change your MR2 coolant.

muffinman · 11-04-2009, 04:41 PM

use the clear hoses on the rad and the heater valve. just leave them open as you fill it. make sure you also open the one on the thermostat housing. it's not as hard as it sounds.

dmb_jlv · 11-04-2009, 04:41 PM

is that website that i posted.. is that the same thing... ? just different outline

muffinman · 11-04-2009, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmb_jlv

is that website that i posted.. is that the same thing... ? just different outline

yes.

the attachment i posted is from the owners manual.

dmb_jlv · 11-04-2009, 04:45 PM

oh gotcha.. no wonder it looks like that haha... alright well i guess i will just try doin that.. and hopefully that will fix it...

do you know what else could be causing the bubbling

muffinman · 11-04-2009, 04:47 PM

just do the simple stuff first and hope for the best.

dmb_jlv · 11-04-2009, 04:47 PM

yea that is true.. haha

that would be why we did the radiator cap and thermostat first..

Medusa · 11-04-2009, 05:23 PM

Always start with cheapest and easiest, then try cheapest and harder, then move on to the expensive but easy stuff. Hope to god that you don't have to move onto the expensive and difficult stuff...

The cheapest and easiest thing would have been bleeding your system.

dmb_jlv · 11-04-2009, 05:27 PM

yea well honestly i had no idea about bleeding the system.. so now that will definitely be the next thing i try...

i have to check my fans too, to make sure they are working..

about how long does it take to bleed the system

Medusa · 11-04-2009, 05:29 PM

Maybe 15 minutes.

dmb_jlv · 11-04-2009, 05:30 PM

oh wow.. ok well that isnt hard at all.. ok. well hopefully it will work :|

MR JAS · 11-04-2009, 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmb_jlv

no i didnt bleed the system... how can i do that and whats the easyiest way

it was overheating every now and then before i changed the thermostat

well theres your problem

11-04-2009, 02:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
dmb_jlv Some Skills Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 64 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	overheating.. what can be causing it I have a 89 Toyota MR2. i just recently changed the thermostat. what could be causing too much pressure to build up in the radiator cap and making it pop off to let steam out

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11-04-2009, 03:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
toyotaspeed90 No Skills Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bellingham, WA Posts: 422 Thanks: 0 Thanked 32 Times in 32 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	bad cap air trapped head gasket

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muffinman Brain Surgeon Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 1,797 Thanks: 24 Thanked 102 Times in 99 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	when you did the thermostat did you bleed the system?

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dmb_jlv Some Skills Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 64 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	yea i already changed the radiator cap. what do i do to check if there is air trapped? and also if it was a head wouldnt it have smoke come out of exhaust and have a "milky" substance

11-04-2009, 03:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
dmb_jlv Some Skills Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 64 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	no i didnt bleed the system... how can i do that and whats the easyiest way it was overheating every now and then before i changed the thermostat

11-04-2009, 03:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
muffinman Brain Surgeon Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 1,797 Thanks: 24 Thanked 102 Times in 99 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	there are three locations to remove the air top of the rad heater valve in frunk and thermostat housing

11-04-2009, 03:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
dmb_jlv Some Skills Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 64 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	how do you actually bleed the system?

11-04-2009, 04:32 PM	#9 (permalink)
dmb_jlv Some Skills Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 64 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	wow.. i hope it is easier than it looks lol... would this work too??? The simple way to change your MR2 coolant.

11-04-2009, 04:41 PM	#10 (permalink)
muffinman Brain Surgeon Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 1,797 Thanks: 24 Thanked 102 Times in 99 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	use the clear hoses on the rad and the heater valve. just leave them open as you fill it. make sure you also open the one on the thermostat housing. it's not as hard as it sounds.

11-04-2009, 04:41 PM	#11 (permalink)
dmb_jlv Some Skills Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 64 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	is that website that i posted.. is that the same thing... ? just different outline

11-04-2009, 04:45 PM	#13 (permalink)
dmb_jlv Some Skills Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 64 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	oh gotcha.. no wonder it looks like that haha... alright well i guess i will just try doin that.. and hopefully that will fix it... do you know what else could be causing the bubbling

11-04-2009, 04:47 PM	#14 (permalink)
muffinman Brain Surgeon Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 1,797 Thanks: 24 Thanked 102 Times in 99 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	just do the simple stuff first and hope for the best.

11-04-2009, 04:47 PM	#15 (permalink)
dmb_jlv Some Skills Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 64 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	yea that is true.. haha that would be why we did the radiator cap and thermostat first..

11-04-2009, 05:23 PM	#16 (permalink)
Medusa Cage Fighter Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 620 Thanks: 9 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Always start with cheapest and easiest, then try cheapest and harder, then move on to the expensive but easy stuff. Hope to god that you don't have to move onto the expensive and difficult stuff... The cheapest and easiest thing would have been bleeding your system.

11-04-2009, 05:27 PM	#17 (permalink)
dmb_jlv Some Skills Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 64 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	yea well honestly i had no idea about bleeding the system.. so now that will definitely be the next thing i try... i have to check my fans too, to make sure they are working.. about how long does it take to bleed the system

11-04-2009, 05:29 PM	#18 (permalink)
Medusa Cage Fighter Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 620 Thanks: 9 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Maybe 15 minutes.

11-04-2009, 05:30 PM	#19 (permalink)
dmb_jlv Some Skills Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 64 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	oh wow.. ok well that isnt hard at all.. ok. well hopefully it will work :\|