ITR.#1446

I am posting this for a friend. After driving for a little and getting the temps up he always bubbles coolant out the reservoir pretty bad. He has replaced the head gasket and thermostat but he is not overheating. He put in arp studs but didn't re-torque them or i told him he needs to get a better radiator. What do you guys think?

non-VTEC

sounds like he didnt bleed the coolant properly after installing the HG and studs.....

get him to bleed all the air out of the engine and make sure the cooling fans are working.

ITR.#1446

its fine when he idles wont over heat or bubble but happens after driving hard. I ll see if the fan is working.

edit: fan is coming on

Dartanian

How does the cap look? Boiling coolant is a sign of a pressure loss somewhere in the system.

ITR.#1446

i think he said he replaced it but its not oem that is true idk why i havent thought of that yet

Dartanian

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As long as it is 1.1 bar or more and functional, you should be fine. It wouldn't hurt to try a known good cap and see if the problem goes away.

ITR.#1446

yeah he said its new but i told him to switch it with his gf teg one to see if it helps, water pump is new......what else could the prob be ?