hey, this is kind of a stupid question my car has started overing heating bad if the thing idles for ten minutes its boiling any ideas?

 

are the fans runing? is it low on coolant? you men when its cold and then runs for 10 mins it is aready boiling?

 

is your air dam still there? My friends airdamn came off one day and its surprising how fast these cars can over heat without an airdam.

 

i second that on the airdamn you need this no mater what! mine came off a few weeks ago and i couldn't drive around the block before it started over heating like crazy. check to make sure none of your coolant lines are pinched closed. there's some sleeves you can get from your basic autosupplier that help keep the hose open on tight bends if you need them. they're like 5$.

 

First: check coolant level,
Second: make shure the fan/fans are coming on,
Third: take the t/stat out and replace it,
Forth: come back and tell us if it is still doing it.

Hope it helps.

 

how hot are we talking about here? boiling at 212 or 220? you are running 50/50 anti freeze right? and buy a new radiator cap!

 

i have done everything i can think of changed t/stat, waterpump, flushed the system, the air dam is still there(and works fine as far as i can tell) fans are fine and it still goes from cold to about 220 in about ten minutes
would the radiator cap make that much of a difference

 

yes it isnt as cold in NC so i could see it getting warm pretty quick and yes a radiator cap will allow the motor to boil at a lower temp than the system is designed to maintain as in your fans turn on at 238* and cool til about 195 and as we all know water boils at 212 but with anti freeze and a 15psi rad cap that will raise to over 260... sorta like a pressure cooker the pressure raises the boiling point of the water ...

 

You've covered most of the bases so far. I'd next check airflow through the radiator and water flow through the cooling system. You can pull off the top radiator mount to have a look between the condenser and radiator. It will get clogged up with trash over time. Make sure you've got the right water pump for your belt routing and water is flowing through the radiator.

 

Only the most commonly overlooked component of the cooling system. If the cooling system does not go under pressure, the coolant will not stay in the system.
Heck, I hear that radiator caps are pretty cheap and easy to replace ...
Don't feel bad if that's the problem, you won't be the first.
If the system goes under pressure with the fans on and loses coolant then the head gasket(s), water pump, or radiator is bad.

 

Is the engine actually heating up that much, that quickly or are you relying on a 20 yr old dash temp gauge? Try to get an acurate temp reading - I would not rely on a dash gauge.
Corky

 

thanks ya'll it was the cap and i had to do a little work on the fans