Overheating

[sweetenr]

I recently just had my fuel pump replaced in my 94 Camry. Now my car is overheating. I checked to make sure that it is not leaking. Do you have any idea what could be wrong?

[kkeb]

I'm no expert, but when my car was overheating, turned out to be the head gasket. Do you notice white exhaust? Does it come and go? Good luck.

[Brian R.]

First check the radiator when the engine is at operating temperature to see if there are hot and cold spots. If not, replace the thermostat. If that doesn't fix it, replace the water pump.

If the radiator has hot and cold spots, then it is partially blocked and needs to be flushed or replaced.

Check to make sure your radiator fan is turning on when the engine gets hot. If not, troublshoot the fan circuit as in the '94 maintenance and repair manual at the top of this forum. Download it and decompress it.

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=425159

Good luck - I'm outa here for the night...

[vicchang]

Originally Posted by sweetenr

I recently just had my fuel pump replaced in my 94 Camry. Now my car is overheating. I checked to make sure that it is not leaking. Do you have any idea what could be wrong?

Your fuel pump shouldn't have too much to do with overheating.

1. Check your coolant level in the reservoir. Make sure it's correct.

2. If you changed the coolant recently, you may have to bleed the system to get out the air trapped inside.

3. Be careful with this task, don't burn yourself! With the radiator cap off, start the engine and let it idle to reach working temperature. Observe the coolant in the radiator, it should begin to flow. If not, either your thermostat or water pump is bad. I would suspect the thermostat first.

[MRWSM]

My parents 2000 Camry has the same overheating problem, which resulted in the engine locking up. The problem with a lot of cars is they have aluminum blocks and heads, doesn't take much to cause damage. They swear they didn't let the car over heat, but still the damage was done and thousands of dollars spent fixing the engine. I personally had my radiator have a catastrophic failure on my BMW, it's crazy how they make these radiators out of plastic, and Toyotas apparently are also plastic radiators. Nothing but quality.

[Toysrme]

Woot plastic! Like everyone else that makes cars.
Alu tends to warps when it overheats. Iron tends to crack. Ya, big difference in damage caused LoL! I'll take Alu. all day long simply because it shaves 150-300lbs of the weight of the same engine built in iron.

Ya know if you flush the coolant with the correct kind every other year, change the thermostat, radiator cap<s>, & water pump on schedule.... It doesn't matter if it's a plastic tank radiator with an iron block and aluminum heads. You won't have a problem. heh.



sweetenr like Brian advised you. Download the repair manual. Check the fan is operating correctly, thermostat & that the radiator & water pump are not damaged.

[MRWSM]

The last pontiac I had went over 300,000 miles with the original radiator and I didn't have to baby it either they have metal radiators, I sold that car last year. I think the BEHR radiators that they put in BMW's and many japanese cars are defective from the start. Here's a thread showing how many people had the same problem I had.

http://bimmer.roadfly.com/bmw/forums...4216982&page=1

Also

http://home.earthlink.net/~hainesinutah/radiator/

[sweetenr]

Originally Posted by sweetenr

I recently just had my fuel pump replaced in my 94 Camry. Now my car is overheating. I checked to make sure that it is not leaking. Do you have any idea what could be wrong?

I just want to say thanks for all the responses. I changed out the thermostat and the car is running fine. Thanks again.

[Brian R.]

You're welcome

Good job