So my car.. just like everyone else's has always experienced minor overheating issues in traffic where the temp gauge would creep up just a little bit (depending how long it's sitting) and then go back to normal once i would start driving. This has never bothered me as the gauge would pretty much never go past the 3/4 mark. (it would literally have to be standing still for 10 or 15 minutes in order to do that). Today this has gotten much worse. Standing at a light i could literally watch the gauge rise to 3/4 and beyond. I also noticed that the electric fan would only turn on when the a/c is on. It would not turn on when the gauge reaches 3/4 level as it is supposed to, nor with the heating on. Either way i noticed the electric fan doesn't do much to cooling my engine when it is overheating
So my question is, should i flush the cooling system before looking at the fan clutch if this has not been a problem in the past? Or is it more likely the clutch getting worse? I actually stuck a piece of pizza box into the fan to see how fast it was spinning with the engine overheating and the box brought it to a stop. What are the chances if being the waterpump or thermostat?
So my question is, should i flush the cooling system before looking at the fan clutch if this has not been a problem in the past? Or is it more likely the clutch getting worse? I actually stuck a piece of pizza box into the fan to see how fast it was spinning with the engine overheating and the box brought it to a stop. What are the chances if being the waterpump or thermostat?
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