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Ally Robertson Posted on Dec 03, 2017

Overflow bottle draining fast car overheating no damage to bottle

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You need to get a radiator pressure tester (can use loner tool program at either autozone or advance auto) and fill over fkow and pressurize system to find the leak

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Apr 07, 2009

SOURCE: air blown threw overflow tube, well it hurt anything

If your car is overheating and you are getting alot of air in the overflow tank. The air is caused by a blown head gasket the air is compression from the motor. Remove the spark plugs the one that is real clean is the one that the head gasket is leaking into. You should also be seeing white smoke out the tailpipe that is the antifreeze burning in the cylinder. When it burns it will clean the cylinder and the spark plug.Good luck I just had the same problem with a 3.1 in a Cutlass

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Sep 18, 2009

SOURCE: why is the coolant coming out of the overflow bottle

make sure there is no coolant leak. is the radiator fan running? it should run whenever the A/C is on. if not, that will be the problem. Engine running, A/C on, see if the fan is running, if not get a long rod, broom handle ect and tap on the motor, if it starts to spin or starts running, replace the fan assy.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Oct 30, 2009

SOURCE: overheating

Some bubbling may be normal. If it is overheating there may be air in the system and the hot coolant is not reaching the sensor, if this is the case you should bleed air from the system.

Coolant: Service and Repair
ENGINE COOLANT REPLACEMENT
1. Remove the radiator cap, the radiator drain plug and the rear heater unit drain plug (if equipped).
2. Drain the coolant into a container.
3. Flush the cooling system with water until all traces of color are gone.
4. Let the system drain completely.
5. Tighten the radiator drain plug and the rear heater unit drain plug (if equipped).
Caution:
^ The engine has aluminum parts that can be damaged by alcohol or methanol antifreeze. Do not use alcohol or methanol in the cooling system.
Use only ethylene-glycol-based coolant.
^ Use only soft (demineralized) water in the coolant mixture. Water that contains minerals will cut down on the coolant's effectiveness.
^ Engine coolant will damage paint. If engine coolant does get on a painted surface, rinse it off quickly.
6. Refer to the following chart and select proper mixture of the water and coolant.
Antifreeze solution mixture percentage
7. Pour the coolant into the reservoir up to the FULL mark.
8. Tighten the radiator cap.
Caution: e If the coolant temperature becomes too high, stop the engine to prevent it from overheating.
9. Start the engine and let it idle until the cooling fan operates.
10. After engine warms up, perform the following steps.
1. Run the engine at 4,000 rpm for 1 minute.
2. Run the engine at idle for 1 minute.
3. Repeat steps (1) and (2) several times.
4. Turn on the main and rear heaters and verify that heat is coming from heater vents.
11. Stop the engine and wait until it is cool.
12. Inspect the coolant level. If it is low, repeat Steps 7-12.
13. Verify there is no coolant leakage.

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  • Posted on Jun 22, 2010

SOURCE: water comes out of the over flow bottle(i checked the cap)

make sure you dont over fill the radiator bottle past max, something else to try is run the system with out the cap on for a few minutes at idle to expel any air pockets in your cooling system.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Apr 27, 2012

SOURCE: 2003 dodge stratus bubbling in the overflow, not overheating

May be a bad radiator cap allowing air through

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Lost the overflow bottle lid. could that make it overheat?

Nope. Your overheating is caused by other issues such as low coolant, bad thermostat, bad radiator, fan not working, etc. Till you fix it just turn your heater on full blast and open the windows to provide cooling of the engine and prevent major damage .
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ryder2011, An overheating situation where the coolant is pouring out of the overflow usually means that you have a bad head gasket. Combustion gases are getting by the gasket and heating the coolant in the water jackets by the cylinder head. The coolant heats up very fast and escapes from the overflow bottle. Having the head gaskets replaced should resolve this problem. Good luck with this.
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Radiator level light stays on and level is okay. Not overheating either.

there is a float in the overflow bottle that is stuck it might be bad but try tapping the overflow bottle with a hammer handle there might be an air bubble under the float sometimes tapping the bottle will make the bubble brake lose and come to the top.
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Were is the drain plug for the radiator located? Do you have to take the splash shield off to get to it?

Anything on the radiator is difficult to get to. I usually remove the small hose that goes from the overflow bottle into the lower radiator hose to drain the cooling system. If you look at the passanger side of the car in front of the wheel down at the bottom you will see where the lower rad hose goes into the radiator there is a tee where the small hose from the overflow tank comes in, remove the pinch clamp and pull the hose off, have a big pan ready because it will come out fast! Good luck. P.S. Please dont do this with the engine hot!
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Radiator over flow bottle fills with coolant.

There's nothing wrong with the overflow bottle filling with coolant, that's what it's there for. As long as it doesn't pour out the top it's fine.
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there is a coolant cap on the overflow bottle check it for seal
i'd just replace it
also if you put the new thermostat in backward the overheating would be significant
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