1999 contour overhating thermostat has been changed

[madd802]

1999 contour with a v6 overheats when u drive for a very short period of time the thermostat has been changed and its full of anti freeze it has 176,000 miles just not sure what else to do ? any help would be awsome

[SUPERDAVE22]

Take off coolant cap(when not hot)and run see if u can tell if there is a flow. Coolant level should drop when thermostat opens. Could have air in system, or bad waterpump. IF COOLANT IS MOVING YOU MAY HAVE A COOLING FAN ISSUE

[madd802]

the fan is kicking on but ill try to c if the antifreeze goes down when the thermostat kick in when we replace the thermostat we put the old one in boiling water to c if it opened and closed and it did so the thermostat was no bad

[bruce24444]

I had the same problem with my girlfriends car. The fan would cut in but it would still get hot and then it would either stall or be very sluggish.

I changed the fan temp control switch and the engine temp gauge and it seems to be working better but still have a a minor overheating issue on really hot days.

You should also see if there is a bunch of dirt and bugs stuck between the tranny cooler and the radiator. I blew this out from the bottom and you wouldn't believe the crap that came out.

[JoeShmoe]

Well my 98 v6 doesn't heat up but my light for the coolant stay constanly on.

• Water pump belt snapped
• Caused my coolant reseroir to break
• Caused car to overheat
• I had to replace the thermostat, tempature sensor, reservoir, and belt.

Light turned back off for about a week and came back on after that. It will turn off sometimes after driving for 5 minutes. Any ideas