car gets hot when not moving

[ButtJuice]

fuck, I have that problem too.

[brickvolador]

If it is only getting hot when your not moving it is definitely your fan clutch. When you are moving air is passing over your radiator, everything works fine. When you are at a stop or in traffic no air is passing over your radiator, the coolant gets hot. If it was the pump or anything else it wouldn't happen only when stopped. Mine went last year and those are the exact symptoms

yup thats what happens to my car man! im going to get a new fan and see if that fix the problem...

THANKS MATES!!!

[e30rapidic]

I put on a euro valance and lip and noticed my temp rose more dramatically. After tearing my hair out I realised that neither one of them have cooling vents cut out. Between that and my bad fan relay, it could get pretty hot in warm traffic. A direct wired fan switch is good stuff. I leave it on for city driving and the needle stands bang in the middle. I'm going to keep the same setup with my S50 swap.

[tonywonder]

You should also check to see if your auxiliary fan is working. If the clutch fan is good it could be the aux fan is not switching on. If ur aux fan isn't turning on then it could be a blown fuse or ur temp switch.

[bmw325csi]

OMG everyone forgets about the number 1 reason this happens, THERE IS AIR IN YOUR SYSTEM. Bleed the mother phucker. I had the same problem, get all the air out of the cooling system first then look at the other culprits. I would try the rolled up news paper trick though just to be safe.

[brickvolador]

i bleed the system two times already i just changed the fan clutch and is all back to nomal again. yup it was the damn clutch lol :):) THANKS mates very helpful info!! :):)

[brickvolador]

fuck, I have that problem too.

change your fan clutch mate! :) i just changed and is all back to normal

[brickvolador]

You should also check to see if your auxiliary fan is working. If the clutch fan is good it could be the aux fan is not switching on. If ur aux fan isn't turning on then it could be a blown fuse or ur temp switch.

i dont have an auxiliary fan mate! i dont have ac lol

[brickvolador]

[QUOTE=e30rapidic;2454472]I put on a euro valance and lip and noticed my temp rose more dramatically. After tearing my hair out I realised that neither one of them have cooling vents cut out. Between that and my bad fan relay, it could get pretty hot in warm traffic. A direct wired fan switch is good stuff. I leave it on for city driving and the needle stands bang in the middle. I'm going to keep the same setup with my S50 swap.[/QUOTE

lol good thing you found out man! yeah i want to get one of those electric fans and put it were my ac fan was and run a switch and use it when its freaking hot! it gets pretty damn hot here in oklahoma. and yeah when racing :)

[brickvolador]

I put on a euro valance and lip and noticed my temp rose more dramatically. After tearing my hair out I realised that neither one of them have cooling vents cut out. Between that and my bad fan relay, it could get pretty hot in warm traffic. A direct wired fan switch is good stuff. I leave it on for city driving and the needle stands bang in the middle. I'm going to keep the same setup with my S50 swap.

lol good thing you found out man! yeah i want to get one of those electric fans and put it were my ac fan was and run a switch and use it when its freaking hot! it gets pretty damn hot here in oklahoma. and yeah when racing

[AndrewBird]

OMG everyone forgets about the number 1 reason this happens, THERE IS AIR IN YOUR SYSTEM. Bleed the mother phucker. I had the same problem, get all the air out of the cooling system first then look at the other culprits. I would try the rolled up news paper trick though just to be safe.

Air in the system will generally make it run hotter not only while stopped, but also while moving.

[ButtJuice]

I might go to a JY soon to look for a fan clutch, how hard is it to take that shit out? what tools are required?

[brickvolador]

Air in the system will generally make it run hotter not only while stopped, but also while moving.

yeah i think i have air in my system i still have the problem im going to bleed it again today!

[PNWDan]

yeah i think i have air in my system i still have the problem im going to bleed it again today!

grab the lower rad hose. If its cool you have air in there. It happened to me yesterday after I did my timing belt. Grab the hose and squeeze it to get the air moving while you bleed it. It takes several tries to get it all out.