water temp gauge rising, overheating help

[night240]

okay I recently got back my car back from the shop. My shop did put new thermostat, new radiator cap and coolant is fine, but why is my cluster temp needle going up when I'm driving? Is my temp sensor bad? my car is stock KADE.

[badbob2121]

water pump?

did they bleed the coolant correctly?

[night240]

water pump?

did they bleed the coolant correctly?

I'll ask them tomorrow.

[LoserCard]

I vote that they didn't bleed it properly.

[night240]

okay well update water pump okay, thermostat new, a/c fan and consener are good too and radiator cap new and I asked if they bleed it properly ? they did so...what could be wrong?

[DanThaMan]

lol of course they are gonna say they "bled it properly" I would double check... park facing up hill and bleed it again.

[OutToWinPAHC]

They didn't bleed it correctly.... If you repalce the CTS you still need to bleed. Having the front of the car up is way critical.

Bleeding coolant
Defiantly fix the gauge and bleed the coolant, but if the header is getting really hot it could be a clogged cat.

coolant temp sensors are about 10-15 bucks

Coolant bleeding

Jack the front of the car up front tires off the ground 4-6 inches.
Take off radiator cap
Take a 2 liter pepsi bottle cut it in half and use some black electrical tape and wrap the bottle neck a little, or get a cooling funnel
Flip it around and place the bottle neck were the radiator cap was at. Pinch off over flow line if not using the funnel.
Now start filling it with coolant about half way
Remove bleeder screw
Close bleed screw after you get a nice even stream of coolant
Squeeze the upper, and lower lined and burp out the air
Add antifreeze until you over fill the rad by a quart
Turn the heat on full blast
Start the engine and let the engine run after 3-10 minutes the thermostat will open and suck in the excess antifreeze (ambient temp affects time)
Fill it again but with about a half of quart.
Let it run until no more bubbles come out. Squeeze hosed time to time.
Replace cap, unclamp overflow hose and then shut off the engine, fill over flow 1/2 to 3/4

Coolant funnel (best to have)

[OutToWinPAHC]

Post two, make sure the fan is working. And make sure the water pump is good. If it still overheats you need to pressure test the system.

[OutToWinPAHC]

Post 3, please keep titles on point I changed the title because it was retarded.

[night240]

Post 3, please keep titles on point I changed the title because it was retarded.

thanks OutToWinPAHC for changing the title. I hope I fix it tomorrow.