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Old 05-25-2004, 05:30 PM
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i have a d16z6 turbo charge boosting at 7 1/2 and i don't know my car was fine for like 3 months then somehow it just start overheating. the water meter goes up slowly then for like 1 to 2 minutes it goes back down like crazy. does it all the time. first i firgure it might be the radiator. but um.. didn't happy b4 and i'm not even burning tire. so it think it's the water pump and if it is where can i get one and what brand.
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yeah make sure those radi hoses are all hooked up and goin right, and make sure the radiator itself is all good in the neighborhood. haha. good luck.
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SEARCH FUNCTION IS YOUR FRIEND.....why because i did a write up on why stuff heats up!
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probably a leaking headgasket from all the boost
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it seem to me like none of yall know anything. i believe the water pump fail. cause my water meter goes up and down like crazy...
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but before you do go and change the water pump, you may just want to check the simple things like the thermostat, hoses, MAINLY the radiator. Unless it is wasy for you to do the water pump then by all means.
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i already did all of that, and yes i change the coolan...
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just checking.. you bled the system good right?
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let the engine warn up. turn the heater to max on hot. and bled it till there was no air.....
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by VtecbOi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">it seem to me like none of yall know anything. i believe the water pump fail. cause my water meter goes up and down like crazy...</TD></TR></TABLE>

haha, you are an idiot.

no help for you
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i had the same thing happen to me, except w/o turbo. mine was a sensor near the head, that was not telling the fan to come on! could be on urs??
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Emerika &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">probably a leaking headgasket from all the boost</TD></TR></TABLE>

i bet
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When does it go up and when does it go down?
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