this has happened serveral times already..
i boosted for around 30 seconds maybe?? then once i stop my car and let it idle, it will over heat to almost the H word...

then i turned my heater all the way up, it goes down right the way....

it has happened few times already.. and i have no idea why..

blown headgasket???

help plz !!

thanks

 

you mean you stayed floored at full boost for 30 seconds straight?? how many psi?? what kind of radiator are you running?? pop you rad cap when it idles to see if it bubbles up or check your oil for coolant if it is the headgasket.

 

no it's not stayed floored for 30 seconds, it's random.... not even stayed floored for 10 seconds...
it's like 0 to 60 MPH...

it's a D16z6 with greddy turbo, and should be at 5.5 psi, but i think it's going to around 7 psi, and i have no idea why, the autometer boost gauge sucks...

you mean after the engine is cooled down, then i pop my rad cap, right??

i have checked my coolant for oil, and it's very normal.... but i never heard i can check my oil for coolant... how???

it's a stock radiator... single core with no a/c...

i was thinking of upgrading to a integra radiator.. but i am short on cash..

thanks !

 

I have a nice used Integra radiator. PM me: I'll give you a good price.

 

You have to drain your oil to check it for coolant. I'd swap your radiator for the integra unit, and if it still overheats swap to a lower temp thermo or modify it so water always runs through it. It sounds like you just need bigger radiator though. To check your coolant or air you let your car idle until it's at operating temperature then 'very' CAREFULLY open the radiator and look for air bubbles coming up. If you see any then you need to bleed the air off and find out if you have a somewhere. Usually you'll find leaks by the heater hose or on the intake manifold.


[Modified by tzsir, 11:18 PM 1/7/2003]

 

it sounds like my headgasket...
i remember i have seen coolant from my oil on my last oil change..

but i am not too sure, coz that bowl i used might be dirty and might contain some anti-freeze...

i will check my oil with a clean one next time, then i can see what to do...

but the integra radiator is still a needed thing??

thanks

 

water pump. happened to my friends d16z6.

 

ok...
how hard is it to replace a water pump?
how much for the parts?

how can i check to make sure it's the water pump



[Modified by TurBoXBirD16, 11:02 PM 1/7/2003]

 

do a compression test first, you might have more problems then you think....