tstylez Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 ok so i recently purchased a 94 csi hatchback for dirt cheap and i knew it had engine problems i took it to a family friend who is a mechanic and we thought we found the problem put in thermostat new head gasket new hoses new water pump and i still have the same problem whenever i take it for a little bit of a thrash it overheats on me does anyone know what could be the problem? is it the engine? it's only done 160,000km as well no matter what i seem to do it just goes back to the same thing would an engine swap solve this? if so what is recommended if someone could help me out it would be appreciated thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungi mods Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 ok so i recently purchased a 94 csi hatchback for dirt cheapand i knew it had engine problems i took it to a family friend who is a mechanic and we thought we found the problem put in thermostat new head gasket new hoses new water pump and i still have the same problem whenever i take it for a little bit of a thrash it overheats on me does anyone know what could be the problem? is it the engine? it's only done 160,000km as well no matter what i seem to do it just goes back to the same thing would an engine swap solve this? if so what is recommended if someone could help me out it would be appreciated thanks radiator flush...could be blocked ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tstylez Posted April 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 radiator flush...could be blocked ? yeah i did that as well. it was fairly blocked lol. everything seemed fine till i got it home. then the temperature gauge jumped up it's fairly frustrating and the only response i got from the mechanic was 'drive it normally' i've driven older vehicles with more kms on the clock and i've never had it happen to me before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexxi[ke35] Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 Maybe your temperature gauge is broken :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLW42 Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 yeah i did that as well. it was fairly blocked lol. everything seemed fine till i got it home. then the temperature gauge jumped upit's fairly frustrating and the only response i got from the mechanic was 'drive it normally' i've driven older vehicles with more kms on the clock and i've never had it happen to me before if you have flushed your radiator already check your thermostat it could be sealed shut! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drc_ke20 Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 manual gearbox or automatic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tstylez Posted April 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 it's an automatic i was abit blunt on the details so i'll add a bit more so its a 1994 corolla csi ltd hatch and it had engine problems to begin with so first just flushed out all the old water it was all orange, clearly from the owner running it on water all these years so waited till it wasn't so bad then installed a thermostat as it didn't have one previously and new head gasket as the old one was pretty much non-existant due to the corrosion all was well for maybe 30-40 minutes drove into the city and then one of the hoses burst because running it on water destroyed it, so i bought new hoses installed them then took it back to the mechanic and he noticed that the water pump was fairly battered so he replaced it and at the same time he used that solution to flush out all the bullshit that could be sitting there then drove it home it was ok. went to pick up a mate and noticed the temp was flying up again one of the welds in the pipes was f@$ked, leaking everywhere so took it back to the mechanic and he fixed that i got it back today and all was well till literally 2 streets away from home i punched it on a round about and when i left it, the temp jumped up again got home, checked under the hood and it was just bubbling, no leaks at all. i looked at what some of you have said and i'm guna take it into consideration but is it possible that due to everything else being corroded by long usage of water that the radiator could be in the same state as some of the parts were? so should i replace the radiator? or could there still be a blockage somewhere? or is everything just so far gone that i should just look for a new engine? i was actually considering to upgrading to a 4A-GZE, but if it's not the engine and it's something else screwing up on me i don't know if i want to spend stupidly any advice is appreciated thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BReNt Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 Does the fan work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tstylez Posted April 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 Does the fan work? yeah the fan works fine everything seems to be fine untill it cops a bit of a beating lol but it's not even an extreme beating, i drove it for like 20 minutes today giving it every so often to check if everything is ok and it was fine till the home stretch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLW42 Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 have you checked the thermostat to see if it is sealed closed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tstylez Posted April 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 have you checked the thermostat to see if it is sealed closed? yeah i'm checking that tomorrow morning, hopefully that can resolve something =] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapper Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 got home, checked under the hood and it was just bubbling, no leaks at all. bubbling? bubbling where? cheers, Slapper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tstylez Posted April 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 bubbling? bubbling where? cheers, Slapper i really don't know the name of it lol that white plastic looking container Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLO-030 Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 coolant overflow bottle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tstylez Posted April 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 coolant overflow bottle? i believe so lol the whitish container on the right side i'm not too sure about the terms =[ lol it was just bubbling and boiling i'm most likely changing the thermostat in a short while and if that doesn't fix it i'll prob replace the radiator could that be it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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