em1effekt

i was cruising with a couple of friends tonight...
and i started to notice at the end of our cruise..when i pulled over
my temp needle was going up..not all the way...but just a bit...when i step on the gas pedal reving my engine the temp needle goes back to normal....

this ever happen to anyone? what could it be? =[

motor is a b20v turbo...dont know whats going on everything seems normal
radiator is good..no smoke coming from anywhere..

Former User

Low on coolant? Have you bled the cooling system?

em1effekt

havent bled it..havent done nothing to it because im pretty much clueless about whats wrong with it..

itsnotfast

Top off your coolant and look for bubbling.

em1effekt

wouldnt the air bubles come out through that tank if i had any..?

itsnotfast

Not unless its reaching the pressure needed to force the spring up in the rad cap. I think most caps need 12-16 lbs to open into the overflow bottle.

em1effekt

ohh okay....any where i can find how to bleed the cooling system?

itsnotfast

Just take the cap off and let it run for about 30 minutes, this will allow any air bubbles to escape the system. If the air bubbles don't seem to stop, you may have a bad head gasket.

em1effekt

wouldnt i have white smoke coming from somewhere if i had a bad head gasket..
and its new =[

em1effekt

going to bleed the system tomorow..

em1effekt

on second thought i am going to do that rite now..

itsnotfast

You wont always get a bunch of white smoke. If its a small enough leak, you may not see any smoke at all.

em1effekt

when i went to do that rite now...i saw what seems to be oil between the head and block...under the cam gears..i will post a pic up in a couple of minutes..

itsnotfast

Is there any oil in the coolant reservoir? You said this motor is boosted, its possible that the head lifted and stretched the head bolts. This may be the cause of the oil leak and the over heating.

Former User

Bleeding may take 20-30 minutes:

1) Park the car on an inclined driveway with the front end higher than the rear.

2) Push the dash heater lever/**** to MAX heat.

3) Follow the directions in the diagram below

em1effekt

i took the cap off..turned the car on for about 20 to 30 mins now...turned off the car..closed the radiator...and now the temp needle seems to be staying in the middle..

em1effekt

this is where i see the oil...seems to be coming from the valve cover i am guessing...or the cams somehow...

itsnotfast

Could be cam seals or valve cover gasket.

em1effekt

thats weird cus they are new =[

itsnotfast

When you put the valve cover gasket on, did you apply some permatex where the outter cam caps meet the head on both sides of all 4 outter caps?

em1effekt

i didnt put them on...a shop did...is there a way to check or do you have a pic of how they look...cause its also leaking from the other side....like the other end of the head..but i cant tell from where it looks like the vtec solenoid but could be coming from where the cams are too..

itsnotfast

There should be some RTV type sealant coming out from under the edge of the valve cover in these spots. You can see the cam caps a little better on the right side of the head.

em1effekt

oh..yes there is..it looks like silicone or something rite...gummy looking or something rite...yes it has that..

itsnotfast

Yea. Make sure all of the valve cover bolts are tight enough. It could be a faulty cam seal.

em1effekt

okay ill check that out..if not i will replace the cam seals..again..