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Old Sep 13, 2013 | 11:31 AM
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Took to dealership said pressure tested fine. But 3 days latter overheated again. I had bad fans fixed those. I installed z1 motorsports silicone hoses.

I used the spill free funnel to bleed and this time the water level in the funnel rose by like 2-3 inches what would cause the level in the funnel to go up rather than flow normally?

Now after shutting down the level went back to where it was originally

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Old Sep 15, 2013 | 06:11 AM
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Next time you run it, feel your coolant return hose. The big z shaped hose that goes from the engine to the bottom of the radiator. If that hose is cold or not as hot as the rest then it's your thermostat. I just replaced mine last week.
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Old Sep 15, 2013 | 01:02 PM
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Mine did the same when I changed my radiator, fans and hoses. It originally was just gonna be the fans, but I pulled the upper radiator hose during inspection and noticed the neck literally crumbled, so I found an aftermarket aluminum one for cheap. I had filled the funnel about half way, and as I reved it, I noticed it started spilling out of the funnel. Also, when I was using the funnel, I noticed the funnel adapter caps didn't fit the Mishimoto radiator perfectly, so I just filled it up and closed it.

I started the car, held the rev's around 2,500 for a minute, went to the bleeder screw (Just inside the firewall on the heater hose) and unscrewed it ALMOST completely, closed it back, then went back to reving it to 2,500. When I went back for the 2nd time, a tiny bit of coolant came out, so I closed it. All is well.

FYI, my lower hose didn't start getting warm till about 20 min after first starting the car. I was worried for a while but it took a while for the coolant to finally circulate.

Hope you get/got it resolved.
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