oil change + sea foam = over heating!?!?
#1
oil change + sea foam = over heating!?!?
thought i was doing a good thing for my car, but now idk whats going on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
so this morning i got everything together to change the oil, when it started to rain.
ran dwn to the local shop, and they changed it for me.
the oil i used is castrol syntec 5w-30, and the filter a fram high mileage
so, i had some sea foam from last week, and never got around to putting it in.
well, ive never done seafoam, but i tryed to stay to the directions.
pulled the vacuum line off my intake right behind the EGR, on the back side of the engine.
i mis-read the can, and let is suck up half of the 1pint can, real real slow, prob took 5min or a little more.
the directions say 1/3 of a pint.
well, cut the car off, shined up some of the chrome while i waited 5min.
re-started the car, fired right up, no problem, smoked for maybe 3-5min. not even real heavy like ive seen all other cars.
so once it had almost stoped, i reved it a few times, then me and my girlfriend went to meet up with her brother and get a bite to eat.
well, as i was letting the car idle, waiting for her brother to show up, i clicked on the A/C.
well prob 2min pass by, i look down at the rpm's and mention how it seems to idle better when i notice my car is 1 bar below the top mark for 270, or w/e the top temp is on a stock gadge.
cut off the a/c, killed the car, when i got back on the road, it cooled down after about 5min of driving. stoped at a fast food place, and the 5min in line for food, it shot back up again...........(a/c wasent on, so thats not it)
what could be causing this? maybe the oil's to thin?
is it the sea foam? (cars running fine, dident notice a single thing different)
all fluids are toped off, and look fine.....
i need advice, as this is a pretty serious problem.
radiator was flushed about 2mths ago, so i know the fluids fine....... ill check it tommarow, maybe its to thick, idk.
any help would be great.
thx (sry for the long read)
so this morning i got everything together to change the oil, when it started to rain.
ran dwn to the local shop, and they changed it for me.
the oil i used is castrol syntec 5w-30, and the filter a fram high mileage
so, i had some sea foam from last week, and never got around to putting it in.
well, ive never done seafoam, but i tryed to stay to the directions.
pulled the vacuum line off my intake right behind the EGR, on the back side of the engine.
i mis-read the can, and let is suck up half of the 1pint can, real real slow, prob took 5min or a little more.
the directions say 1/3 of a pint.
well, cut the car off, shined up some of the chrome while i waited 5min.
re-started the car, fired right up, no problem, smoked for maybe 3-5min. not even real heavy like ive seen all other cars.
so once it had almost stoped, i reved it a few times, then me and my girlfriend went to meet up with her brother and get a bite to eat.
well, as i was letting the car idle, waiting for her brother to show up, i clicked on the A/C.
well prob 2min pass by, i look down at the rpm's and mention how it seems to idle better when i notice my car is 1 bar below the top mark for 270, or w/e the top temp is on a stock gadge.
cut off the a/c, killed the car, when i got back on the road, it cooled down after about 5min of driving. stoped at a fast food place, and the 5min in line for food, it shot back up again...........(a/c wasent on, so thats not it)
what could be causing this? maybe the oil's to thin?
is it the sea foam? (cars running fine, dident notice a single thing different)
all fluids are toped off, and look fine.....
i need advice, as this is a pretty serious problem.
radiator was flushed about 2mths ago, so i know the fluids fine....... ill check it tommarow, maybe its to thick, idk.
any help would be great.
thx (sry for the long read)
#2
RE: oil change + sea foam = over heating!?!?
bad water pump, sticking thermostat, clogged radiator
I always start by changing the T-stat. go with a 180°
If that doesnt work, drain your coolant into a clean container so it can be reused, and flowtest the radiator. (put a garden hose into the top hose) If the water doesnt come pouring out the bottom, you have a clog
if both of those check out.... WP time!
I always start by changing the T-stat. go with a 180°
If that doesnt work, drain your coolant into a clean container so it can be reused, and flowtest the radiator. (put a garden hose into the top hose) If the water doesnt come pouring out the bottom, you have a clog
if both of those check out.... WP time!
#4
RE: oil change + sea foam = over heating!?!?
Like adder said flush your rad to start with. With what he said i will also put water in the bottom of rad and cover the hole and flush it out of the top also.
#6
RE: oil change + sea foam = over heating!?!?
thermostat was changed 4mths ago, did the oil change first, then the half can of sea foam into the vaccum, and not into the oil.
guess i can try checking the radiator, but what else could cause this? i cant think of anything
guess i can try checking the radiator, but what else could cause this? i cant think of anything
#8
RE: oil change + sea foam = over heating!?!?
seeing as it is summer now, these kinda things will start to show up with the rising temps. but i know in my fox, i had the same problem, if i sat too long it would climb Fast and once i hit the freeway i was fine and the temp dropped. i went and pulled my radiator took it to a radiator shop and they do something to it, i believe it's something like an acid bath and mine was clogged up BAD they said. it cost me about 70 bucks and after that i naver had it heat up on me like that again. seeing as it colled off once you started driving i wouldnt say it was due to a water pump or a thermostat. the radiator, or the fan are the parts i would look at
#9
RE: oil change + sea foam = over heating!?!?
well considering the car sat for 3+ yrs, and ive been slowly replacing EVERYTHING on it, none of these would surprize me too much.
i dont belive its the radiator, i had that flushed, about 2mths ago, idk, might have to check that out.
as far as the fan being bad.......... how do i check that?!
the radiator is an aftermarket aluminum radiator, i know nothing else about it, so i dont think its old enough to be cloged/need an "acid bath"
how do i test the water pump?
i dont belive its the radiator, i had that flushed, about 2mths ago, idk, might have to check that out.
as far as the fan being bad.......... how do i check that?!
the radiator is an aftermarket aluminum radiator, i know nothing else about it, so i dont think its old enough to be cloged/need an "acid bath"
how do i test the water pump?