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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 03:25 PM
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Ok everytime I drive for like 5 to 10 minutres my temerature gauge goes all the way passsed high and I just got a new thermostat and it still does it and also smoke comes out of the antifreeze holder and I always put bottlewater in the radiator and it still over heats help me out pleasee


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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 03:28 PM
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Sounds like a bad headgasket from the information given.
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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 03:29 PM
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Never let the engine temp go past 1/2. Otherwise, irreversible engine damage may be done. Also use 50:50 coolant in the cooling system.

Did you bleed the cooling system? Is the engine leaking water?
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Old Jan 11, 2011 | 10:32 AM
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Compression check the motor after looking for leaks, and re-bleeding.

The fact you let the motor overheat may have already destroyed your head gasket and possibly warped your head. The issues will remain until those are now fixed, too.
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Old Jan 11, 2011 | 04:53 PM
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You're always putting water in, so it's leaking? Find the leak. It's probably a big leak.
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Old Jan 11, 2011 | 08:06 PM
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head gasket...
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Old Jan 11, 2011 | 11:30 PM
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Probably head gasket, but the only way to be sure is to pull the head. Depending on the motor, it may be cheaper to just replace it.
you're looking at head bolts, gasket, machining the head. That's easily a couple hundred. a Z6 can be about that and have less down time.
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Old Jan 12, 2011 | 08:02 PM
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Default Re: temperature gauge

thanks guys for the replys, but my gf's dad checkd out my radiator and the motor on the radiator doesn't work so that why its been heating up cuz the motor wouldnt turn on when it goes over half way but my motor is fine( it hasn't been a lot time since its happening), so im gunna get the radiator motor and im pretty sure thats the reason why its keeps on passing the middle mark
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