HELP...MY CAR WONT WARM UP!!

[cinderellasoldier]

Hey, I have noticed lately that my cars temp level is not rising. well today the wife got in and ed it early and drove it about 15 minutes or so and it never got warm and the heat isnt warming either.

I am thinking thermostat, anyone had this issue before?

[maxnix]

I am thinking you are on to something!

When is the last time you flushed the cooling system?

Pretty easy to replace after the center ornamental cover and its bracket is removed

Good time to convert to an OAT coolant, also. Pull the radiator and straighten fins, back flush it and the AC condenser for rocks, clean the intervening space between them and replace the foam blocks on the radiator. If maintenance has not been so good, might want to replace the sacrifical anode (metal tube) on the lower hose also.

Oh, and check you fan very carefully for fractures.

[Jesda]

How old is your t-stat?

[Infinitiguy19]

Hey, I have noticed lately that my cars temp level is not rising. well today the wife got in and it early and drove it about 15 minutes or so and it never got warm and the heat isn't warming either.

I am thinking thermostat, anyone had this issue before?

Does the gauge finally move when the engine is warm?

[oldmako]

Also check the condition of the rad cap and coolant level itself. The spring mechanism in the cap needs to be free.

Even if the T-Stat is crapped out, the car ought to warm up eventually. Capiche?

[cinderellasoldier]

Yeah it did warm up eventually, but only a little bit and the heat inside the car was real weak. It was flushed last year sometime. I replaced the t-stat a little bit ago, made an instant difference...found the problem! lol

thanks!

[maxnix]

I replaced the t-stat a little bit ago, made an instant difference...found the problem! lol

I presume you mean a earlier today when you say,"I replaced the t-stat a little bit ago"? OEM?

[cinderellasoldier]

yeah, aft

I presume you mean a earlier today when you say,"I replaced the t-stat a little bit ago"? OEM?

yes, after i got some advice

[maxnix]

yeah, aftyes, after i got some advice

So good, that would have been today. OEM, I hope! But now you know if you have to replace a third party one.

Stay cozy.