Blueneo03: few more updates on the inside
Overheating checklist 101
*Radiator Cap.
*Thermostat.
*Thermostat housing (gasket?).
*Leaks (Heater hoses, radiator hoses, water pump, etc)
*Replace the radiator.
*Radiator Cap.
*Thermostat.
*Thermostat housing (gasket?).
*Leaks (Heater hoses, radiator hoses, water pump, etc)
*Replace the radiator.
boostless_98 wrote:I want to hear wat everyone has to say on the idea of right hand drive neon conversion. I know it can be gotten from australia.
Ianguilly wrote:Just drive from the passenger side.
are you just filling it through the overflow? because thats what you need to be doing.
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possible. or it could just be an air pocket if not filling through the overflow. but to be safe pull the oil dipstick and see if it smells like chocolate milk. if so blown head gasket
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yeah u have to let it heat up with radiator cap on. that way no new air bubbles form. once it starts to overheat just a little shut it off and ass it cools it will suck the coolant out of the overflow. when i did mine i had to do this a couple times and refill the overflow a couple times. so try that. but if your radiator cap is bad it wont allow it to suck the coolant into the system as it cools just so you know. as for a possible blown hg, its really not that bad to smell the dipstick. it will be the easiest way to tell though. but if your oil looks milky at all then it has coolant in it so it would be a blown head gasket. i dont know when your last oil change was but you could always change the oil and watch it drain out to see if it still looks like oil. if its extremely runny and white at all then you have coolant in the oil. try letting it warm up with cap on first though and see if that works.
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If your head gasket is bad you will have one of two things, a Leak or white smoke from your exhaust.
Sounds to me like you need to replace your radiator. Do you know how old it is? The tiny OEM radiators on the neon are very lucky to survive 5-6 years. They clog easy, especially if you have ever used hose water or tap water to top it off.. Chlorine, lime, etc in the water will build up in the radiator.
Sounds to me like you need to replace your radiator. Do you know how old it is? The tiny OEM radiators on the neon are very lucky to survive 5-6 years. They clog easy, especially if you have ever used hose water or tap water to top it off.. Chlorine, lime, etc in the water will build up in the radiator.
boostless_98 wrote:I want to hear wat everyone has to say on the idea of right hand drive neon conversion. I know it can be gotten from australia.
Ianguilly wrote:Just drive from the passenger side.
I've seen cars that have blown head gaskets and don't have either of those problems.BaLLisTiK wrote:If your head gasket is bad you will have one of two things, a Leak or white smoke from your exhaust.
Sounds to me like you need to replace your radiator. Do you know how old it is? The tiny OEM radiators on the neon are very lucky to survive 5-6 years. They clog easy, especially if you have ever used hose water or tap water to top it off.. Chlorine, lime, etc in the water will build up in the radiator.
also check your trany fluid if its an automatic to make sure it did not bust inside the radiator and your leak would be there. but yeah if u have a blown head gasket you will have a leak somewhere even if it is internally. but it wont smoke unless your getting antifreeze into the combustion chamber somehow.
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