mohamedeladawy@hotmail.com Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 sounds like my car. waterpump? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latinopikachu Posted May 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 yesterday it was about 80, and on sat it was the same, maybe a little warmer. but it was horribly muggy. stupid question, just asking to make sure; but water is ALWAYS flowing through the heater core, correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohamedeladawy@hotmail.com Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 yes. i think when u turn on the heater, u just turn on a fan that blows onto the heater core. or something. as for increasing the temp of the heat, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latinopikachu Posted May 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 yeah I thought so. just chekcing to be absolutely sure. my dad said that sometimes theres an air bubble in the heater core, and running the heat "circulates the water more" i was like but i thought it was always circulating? Is there any way to force the radiater fans to always run? i'd really like that extra bit of comfort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renboy Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Coolant is always circulating through the heater core. The hoses for it bypass everything, including the thermostat. If your car overheats when stopped, and then starts to cool as you drive (or rpm's increase), then generally that means your waterpump is on it's way out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latinopikachu Posted May 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Well you see it doesn't do it ALL the time. It only does it on rare occasions. DAMN just something else to repalce. Looks like im going to have to take it back to those idiots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohamedeladawy@hotmail.com Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 its a millenia. what DID u expect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renboy Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Whose the bigger idiot, the mechanic, or the person that habitually brings them money? Quit being a pussy and change it yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latinopikachu Posted May 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 silence renboy, the water pump, are you crazy. i have to do the timing belt as well, and i don't have you or MTS nearby to fix any of my mistakes. i need this car 5 days a week, no ifs ands or buts. so saturday its going to the dealer and im going to cough up $1100 for them to do belts and pump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renboy Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 It's not that hard, just take it one bolt at a time, and you already know where it is, and that every bolt that comes out needs to go back in. Not to mention you have a copy of the factory repair manual...I don't see the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MazdaMomma Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 lack of confidence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renboy Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 lack of confidence. That's just a polite psychologists way of calling someone a pussy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latinopikachu Posted May 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 i dont have a copy of the REPAIR manual, i have a "1995 New Model Overview." i lost my 1999 workshop manual. and besides. if ti was the water pump, it would overheat at EVERY stop sign, in EVERY traffic, AND leaking coolent right???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renboy Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 Out of curiousity, how do you misplace a workshop manual? It's not like it's a set of keys or a watch, the thing is huge...you could kill someone with it. If it's leaking then it's completely shot. That means there's basically no pressure and all the coolant is running out of the weeper. Yours may simply be on it's way out. The impellers on the pump deteriorate and no longer push as much coolant as they should at any given speed (rpm). Once you accelerate the impeller speeds up and more coolant is pushed. If it heats up when stopped, and falls again when moving, then 95% of the time it's the water pump. Driving with the ac on can confuse this as the ac forces the second fan to come on, which cools the warm coolant more that when only one fan is on (obviously). And also the ac raises the idle, which makes it push more coolant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MazdaMomma Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 lack of confidence. That's just a polite psychologists way of calling someone a pussy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mts Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 Sure is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latinopikachu Posted May 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 Out of curiousity, how do you misplace a workshop manual? It's not like it's a set of keys or a watch, the thing is huge...you could kill someone with it. its called "moving from dorm to home," it got misplaced somewhere during that process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mts Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 SHITTY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renboy Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 That sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mts Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 Look for another Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latinopikachu Posted May 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 quiet you, soon. and it doesn't do it CONSISTENTLY. i would think if it was the water pump it would do it at every stop light (AC off), and when idling. but it doesn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mts Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 If it is the water pump... it should be getting more common... I would bet that since you just had a coolant flush that there was air trapped around the sensor and giving false readings... OR you have a bad sensor... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MazdaMomma Posted May 9, 2007 Report Share Posted May 9, 2007 possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohamedeladawy@hotmail.com Posted May 9, 2007 Report Share Posted May 9, 2007 i really think its the water pump as most of em fail. if u had coolant issues b4, wats to say the main PART of the system wouldnt fail? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latinopikachu Posted May 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2007 it had better last until 100k because thats when im going to do the 100k service Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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