I was going to KFC to get some chicken, driving casually no high revs. Outside temp is somewhere in the high 60 degrees to low 70. When I got to the drive-thru, I noticed my temp rising. Then I started seeing smoke in the engine. So I backed up and parked in the parking lot and opened up the hood. the overflow tank was overflowed thats what is causing the smoke to come out. I got a lot of coolent on the engine causing it to smoke. Now am I overheating or am I suppose to dump out the fluid in the overflow tank once in awhile? This is the first time this has happened to me ever since I had my turbos installed.

I am running the Greddy kit with Unichip. The radiator is still stock. What do you guys think might have happened? I will be calling my shop on Monday and ask them myself.

 

I would think you have air in the lines.

 

How do I fix problem?

 

do you have the factory service manual? if not pm me your email address and i'll send you the info you need.

 

how long has the kit been installed? how long were you driving it before you stopped? i would doubt you have air in the lines or you would have had this happen right after having everything installed. sounds more like a thermostat (if you hadn't driven very far till it happened) or a prob with the fans not turning on and heated up when you came to a stop.

 

for what it's worth, the service manual has listed for the symptom of overflowing resevoir tank, that the items that should be checked are if exhaust gas leaks into the cooling system, which can be caused by cylinder head deterioration or cylinder head gasket deterioration.

 

It has been installed for over a year. It was like down the street from my house. That was my first time driving it that day. I think it might have to be something with the fans or something. I will dump out the overflow tank tomorrow and see if the fan is working or not. I will have to give it a couple of test drives down the block to see if it heats up. what do you suggest I do?

 

Hmm I thought you just got your motor rebuilt?

 

if it goes straight to hot on your temp gauge then it is a prob with the thermostat opening. if it gets to operating temps and the gauge planes out for a while or stays steady during normal driving conditions but heats up when stopped it is your fans. if the gauge is anywhere past normal operating range and your fans don't come on when stopped, then there is a prob with them somewhere.

 

u got p&p in the heads? it could be a crack on the cylinder wall or in the runners of your heads. Or it can be just a blown head gasket. Check your radiator hoses while the car is working. If they are harder than normal (compare it with another car) then it is a blown headgasket. Also check if u can smell gas in the water of radiator.

 

sup man, choopak remember 3gnmedia.com. Thought you already blew up a motor?

 

This is after the built motor. I do notice my temp going down a little when I am driving. But on a stop, it goes back up. I don't think its a blown head gasket. I don't smell gas. Sup boosted, I remember you.

 

when it starts heating up, stop and make sure your fans are turning on.

 

You recently had your motor built, and so its most likely just air in the cooling system. I have seen instances where the coolant temps will be fine for several weeks, and then all of a sudden, your coolant temps will rise due to the air pockets in the cooling system. This would be my first step in checking this out.

Nearly every instance of engine overheat can be traced back to air pockets in the cooling system, or a headgasket issue. But if you were just cruising around when this happened, its unlikley that its a headgasket.

 

I doubt it is a head gasket issue since I haven't driven the car the whole day. It was the first time I drove the car that day and I took it easy. So how can I resolve the problem with the air pocket in the cooling system? Do I just let it sit for awhile or do I have to flush it out or something.

 

I went to check to see if the fans are running or not, and it was. So I topped off the radiator with water. I filled about a gallon of water! I didn't know it was that low. Well after I filled it with water, I drove it around the block. The temp was fine for about 5 mins then it started like how it was before. Ted from Scott Performance told me to turn on the heater. When I did, I left it on for a long time and it did not blow out hot air. So I told him my situation, and he said most likely I have an air bubble in the system. So by this week, I will have my friend bleed the coolent system and try to see if it will do anything.

What do you guys think?

 

+1 esp after a rebuild

 

Sounds like a good idea. A spill funnel will be your best friend, when you do the bleeding process.

 

i didn't realize you had just had your motor put back togehter, sounded like it was awhile since then. there is also an air bleed in the back left corner (pass. side) it is on the top of the hose going to the heater core and it is undone with a phillips screw driver. try opening that and the radiator and running the car and turning the heater on and off. keep it at a steady 2500rpms and it will burp most of the air out. that is how i got my air pockets out.