sentra overheating - blasting heat alleviates - what the prob?...
i have a nissan sentra gxe - 2001 - my dealer has soaked me enough with repair charges i thought shouldve been warranteed, so I'd like to handle this myself. the car seems to overheat after about 15 mins of driving (needle goes up pretty close to the H)- if I blast the heat, it comes back down to where it should be.
Could it be as simple as a thermostat? if so, where would i find it in my car.
i have a nissan sentra gxe - 2001 - my dealer has soaked me enough with repair charges i thought shouldve been warranteed, so I'd like to handle this myself. the car seems to overheat after about 15 mins of driving (needle goes up pretty close to the H)- if I blast the heat, it comes back down to where it should be.
Could it be as simple as a thermostat? if so, where would i find it in my car.
Any help is much appreciated.
Thermostat or check the coolant?
I know that sounds obvious but some people forget about that.
-Greg
I agree, it is most likely the thermostat.
It is located under the water neck, where the upper raditor hose goes into the engine.
Troy
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Last edited by KA24Tech : May 12th, 2004 at 01:54 PM.
Thanks Troy and everyone else - I'm checking it out tonight - its been over 80 degrees the last few days here in MA- i can do without blasting the heat.
Scott
Last edited by scottagher : May 12th, 2004 at 02:11 PM.
i have a nissan sentra gxe - 2001 - my dealer has soaked me enough with repair charges i thought shouldve been warranteed, so I'd like to handle this myself. the car seems to overheat after about 15 mins of driving (needle goes up pretty close to the H)- if I blast the heat, it comes back down to where it should be.
Could it be as simple as a thermostat? if so, where would i find it in my car.
Any help is much appreciated.
I am having the same problem. How did the helpful tips workout? Was it the thermostat?
i have a nissan sentra gxe - 2001 - my dealer has soaked me enough with repair charges i thought shouldve been warranteed, so I'd like to handle this myself. the car seems to overheat after about 15 mins of driving (needle goes up pretty close to the H)- if I blast the heat, it comes back down to where it should be.
Could it be as simple as a thermostat? if so, where would i find it in my car.
Any help is much appreciated.
My friend just had this happen to his Ford Contour and even though they're not really comparable the same things make them get hot so it could be a water pump because that's what his was. If that doesn't work it is probably a thermostat or radiator problem but it's best to have somebody look at it because I can admit that I know very little about cars except what I have experienced myself or read and I'm not that adept at diagnosing car problems. I hope you get it worked out and I hope I don't have that problem because I'll have to go slap the dickhead service manager at my local Nissan Dealer.
My Girlfriend's 01 sentra is doing this same problem.
Symptoms: It overheats for no appearant reason, does it more when it is cold outside. When it starts to overheat the Heat does not work, it just blows cold air. Antifreeze is new, full, no appearant leaks.
Already done:
Water Pump
3 coolant flushes
2 new thermostats
Next Idea:
Some kind of temp sensor, already ordered
Dealer service writers have said they've never heard of this but I think they are scraping the bottom of the barrel on new hires lately.
Cooling systems arent rocket science, its one thing or the other, right? Tab A into Slot A kind of stuff, I always thought. I never had a rice burner i couldnt easily diagnose the cooling issue.
i have the same issue with my 05 sentra.. i have changed about 20 thermostat. changed water pump. and radiator and about 10 coolant flushes.. look into the head gasket. my head gasket blewout and becasue of that i needed a new engine. thank god its under the warranty... im picking up my car after 1 month from the dealer ship in ny. actually more than a month. soo look into that its a faulty head gasket. no heat in winters and sometimes the heat came but then left. hoep this help.. ope fully no one else has to go through this.
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