HELP!!!!!!!!, one of those overheating problems Options

[Theshanon]

Sorry guys i tried to search but nothing came up!!

ANYWAYS, so my car is infact over heating.

First week i noticed this- K!!! so about a week ago my temp gauge started acting up....it would rise..then when i turn my heater on it would drop. Couple days later my heater would no longer work, so i checked my coolant and barley had anything left so i topped it up. Everything seemed fine for a bit, then a day or two after my temp gauge reach above 'H' and i pulled over and it sounded like my head was boiling a nice pot of soup. I waited a bit and quickly released the rad cap. It steemed for a bit (obviously) and i toped it off with coolant and it ran fine for a day or two. So today on my way to work i ended on heading back home on a flat bed. My temp gauge stayed at above 'H', no warm air....i topped it of with coolant, and i donno where it goes :| its hard for me to tell if theres a leak...and i hope its not my head gasket?

[Theshanon]

haha thank i was just kidding though, its late and cold....its been running for the past 3 minutes now and the fan isn't coming on

You've definately got a leak somewhere.. You should not have to continue refilling it. Also check and make sure your water pump it flipping open that is a huge reason you would have boiling coolant. changing a water pump valve is fun and easy try and check that. When at idle you should hear something click and open your fans will get faster and your idle will drop a wee bit. Check that.

- Matt

hmmm but can't there be a possibily that the coolant is burning off?? but yeah i'll check harder for leaks

[Jeunesse]

haha thank i was just kidding though, its late and cold....its been running for the past 3 minutes now and the fan isn't coming on

You've definately got a leak somewhere.. You should not have to continue refilling it. Also check and make sure your water pump it flipping open that is a huge reason you would have boiling coolant. changing a water pump valve is fun and easy try and check that. When at idle you should hear something click and open your fans will get faster and your idle will drop a wee bit. Check that.

- Matt

hmmm but can't there be a possibily that the coolant is burning off?? but yeah i'll check harder for leaks

Isn't the fan supposed to turn on automatically when it heats the proper temp? Check your temp guage again and make sure it doesn't go to H or you might damage your engine. If the fan doesn't turn on check the fuse... That happened to me once... i checked everything and replaced a lot thinking those were the faults and when I checked the fuse its busted. Too late, after spending around 40$ on other parts rather than just 2$ on fuses.