Using litre water a day.whether thats in steam or splatter,evaporation im not sure.water boils in reserve tank due to pressure.cap holds pressure.thermostatt ok.Could it be that my fans arnt working,not drawincold air thru radiator.Have been told by mechanic its the head gasket.But no visible signs in emissions.When starting temp gauge seems to come up to normal to quickly.Then starts to climb up.By coasting downhills to lessen engine load I can get temp to drop a wee bit.This indicates a fan problem does it not.Any helpful advice greatly apprteciated.
franc123,
Mar 20, 7:08am
And the engine is! Also how many years since the radiator has been removed and professionally cleaned!
tigerflower,
Mar 20, 7:44am
radiator was professionally done 2 yrs ago then car put in storage until beginning march.the engine is 4 cyl 2 litre.Has been some corosion inradiator but has been thoroughly flushed out.]not professionally].
tigerflower,
Mar 20, 7:49am
water is circulating whole of radiator so seems to be no blockage.
franc123,
Mar 20, 7:59am
So have you noticed the fans turning on and off! If they are then the head gasket or head would have to be suspect, get it teekay checked to confirm.
ash4561,
Mar 20, 10:35am
when its cold take the radiator cap off and check the amount of little bubbles coming to the top of the radiator until the water starts getting hot and coming over the top turn it off then and put the cap on and check the same thing with another car counting bubbles to see if its the head gasket. more bubbles could mean head gasket.
jprparts,
Mar 20, 6:48pm
got any fins left on your water pump ! seeing lots of pumps with the impellers rusted off.
intrade,
Mar 21, 4:55am
jup and headgaskets blow out on these plus the valves are shimmed on 3sfe engine heads dont crackas easy like on other toyotas . whole job with valve adjustement be q good 1600$
tigerflower,
Mar 21, 7:26am
having a look at pump this weekend.
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