My cars taking to long to heat up?

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01-29-2013, 02:29 PM

cslix

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My cars taking to long to heat up?

My car takes about 15 minutes for me to get any decent heat.. I noticed the meter takes a long time to reach between cold and hot.. I checked the anti freeze the other day and noticed it needed some so i added but still takes a while to get heat? Is there any easy trick to bleeding it possibly my problem?
BTW in a month ill probably flush the whole radiator but for now I just need my heat in this 11degree new jersey weather lol. THANKS

01-29-2013, 03:01 PM

kevinmalec

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My stepper motor is going out on my thermostat gauge. It only moves if it is 60 degrees or higher. The fan still kicks on and everything is working properly, so I am not worried. My RPM and fuel gauges are also not working properly.
Unfortunately, this is a common issue with the 2005 model.

01-29-2013, 04:07 PM

cslix

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Originally Posted by kevinmalec

no but i dont get heat

01-30-2013, 02:51 PM

cslix

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whats the radiator trick to bleed it?

05-09-2013, 02:16 PM

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I had the same problem this past winter. My coolent was a bit low. Topped it off and it took care of the issue. As for why my coolant was low I later discovered it was my plastic thermostat housing about to blow apart. Happened in a wendy's drive-thru was pretty fun haha