Replaced the t-stat and was told I needed to bleed the system to keep it from overheating. I cant seem to locate the bleeder valve. This year probe has the Mazda engine in it.
SOURCE: Sunroof removal
I took mine off. I did rip about a inch on the carpet trying. There are 7 plastic fasteners that you need to pop off (used a long flat screwdriver). Once you take it off, you will see the 4 bolts under the sunroof that are on the bracket. You do not need to take of the tracking rail to remove the sunroof. Not too hard, just gotta try.
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SOURCE: location of thermostat
Did you run the engine with rad cap off & heater (not defrost) on while topping up the coolant. If not, do it & let it run that way until your rad fan comes on & off about 3 times, then top rad up to a inch or 2 from top, and put cap back on, & check level in return bottle.
SOURCE: overheating problem on a 1998 BMW 318ti
Perform a liquid block test (with the bottle of fluid over the radiator mouth.) If the blue liquid turns yellow or clear, you have hydrocarbons entering the cooling system (usually via head gskt.) If not, you have ruled out a costly repair.
Sounds like it overheats pretty easily, without t-stat! This block testing liquid is cheap, and will verify a suspected leaking head gasket without lengthy diagnosis. Hope it's better news, but good luck!
Tater Todd
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