Turasleon
Jul 16, 2009, 10:42 AM
Okay, so, a few months ago I bought a '95 Grand Am with 80,000 miles. The day I bought the car, it began to overheat, and I noticed there was no coolant in the chamber. Easy fix.
Car went a few days without incident, and began to overheat when stopped, but cooled while I drove. Checked, fan wasn't working. Got it changed.
Car still overheated, now it just happened while I was driving regardless of my speed. Got the thermostat and water pump changed.
A few weeks later, car went from half heat to almost red lining in a matter of thirty seconds, turned out the radiator had a crack that expanded, blowing a hole in the radiator. Had that replaced.
Kept two bottles of antifreeze and jugs of water in my car to keep filling up the antifreeze to make sure I had enough in the tank. Was fine for a week, then the Low Coolant light turned on. Car was leaking antifreeze from under the cap. Fan also apparently isn't working again, going to test it this weekend when I can have the tool available.
Any suggestions as to what could be the problem? I really appreciate the help.
Car went a few days without incident, and began to overheat when stopped, but cooled while I drove. Checked, fan wasn't working. Got it changed.
Car still overheated, now it just happened while I was driving regardless of my speed. Got the thermostat and water pump changed.
A few weeks later, car went from half heat to almost red lining in a matter of thirty seconds, turned out the radiator had a crack that expanded, blowing a hole in the radiator. Had that replaced.
Kept two bottles of antifreeze and jugs of water in my car to keep filling up the antifreeze to make sure I had enough in the tank. Was fine for a week, then the Low Coolant light turned on. Car was leaking antifreeze from under the cap. Fan also apparently isn't working again, going to test it this weekend when I can have the tool available.
Any suggestions as to what could be the problem? I really appreciate the help.