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1996 Chrysler Sebring overheating
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Srbrown
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Sep 15, 2014, 10:17 AM
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1996 Chrysler Sebring overheating
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I have a 1996 Chrysler Sebring that is overheating.. I would hear it bubbling but the gauge never showed it as hot only midway. I put on new thermostat still did the same thing I then put on new radiator, still runs hot but now gauge shows it running hot but after it overflows and cools off it is still full of water. What do I have or check next? Please help me this car only has 95000 miles on it. lol
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Tom Greenleaf
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Sep 15, 2014, 12:42 PM
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Re: 1996 Chrysler Sebring overheating
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1st you should be using a mix of antifreeze and water not just water. You say you hear it and doesn't show loss of level so doesn't add up to me quite yet on that. Now with new thermostat and radiator is apparently overheating suggests it isn't really full of coolant. It must be full at the radiator first then when known full at reservoir which can be tough to do and may not have a fill cap at radiator so require extra efforts up to vacuum fill sometimes.
Fans must come on if really hot enough. If this uses a hose to recovery tank and pressure cap is on that tank with a leak in that hose it will not draw in coolant and might bubble hot to that tank but not draw back coolant when it cools as it should.
Must know fans work, coolant full for real and a pressure test that holds (engine off) for a reasonable amount of time. If not find out where it's leaking. If it holds and truly filled with fans then move on to know if it's really flowing thru upper hose to radiator and returning cooler coolant and the real temp with an IR thermometer knowing where what temps should be where and if they are.
At some point start checks for combustion gasses getting into cooling system and things that suggest a head gasket problem.
Avoid real overheating in any case as no vehicle is exempt from serious problem from that alone,
T
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Srbrown
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Sep 17, 2014, 11:42 AM
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Re: 1996 Chrysler Sebring overheating
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Thank you I am so scared its a head gasket but I have seen no evidence of any thing in the oil when I check it. When I release pressure valve on radiator cap the water goes to the overflow container and the temp gauge goes down. Of course when it cools the water goes back into radiator but I will check to see if the water antifreeze ratio is correct. Once again thank you.
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Srbrown
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Sep 17, 2014, 11:44 AM
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Re: 1996 Chrysler Sebring overheating
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Oh and yes the fan does come on
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Tom Greenleaf
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Sep 17, 2014, 2:47 PM
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You are probably really overheating so whatever the original cause head gasket(s) easily fail and expect it. They do NOT have to put coolant in oil or blow coolant out exhaust to be bad. Any which way they seal could leak.
Hey - mix of antifreeze you wouldn't know now except for checking what freeze protection it's at now and look at locked chart up top of this section and you'll then know what it is.
99.9 % or so call for a 50/50 mix which gets you -34F protection. Some cases (not likely) will call for weaker mix or stronger if subject to extraordinarily cold temps for Winter. Way too strong in very hot climates is not good. Antifreeze itself/alone does not transfer heat well which is why it is mixed,
T
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Srbrown
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Sep 17, 2014, 7:26 PM
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Re: 1996 Chrysler Sebring overheating
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We'll guess I'll take it to shop and get a pressure test. What exactly do I need to ask for?
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Hammer Time
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Sep 18, 2014, 1:57 AM
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What you would ask for is a correct diagnosis for overheating. Don't tell the shop hop to do their job.
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Srbrown
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Oct 4, 2015, 6:56 AM
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Re: 1996 Chrysler Sebring overheating
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It was my water pump replaced that and all is well
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Tom Greenleaf
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Oct 4, 2015, 7:05 AM
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Wow - Over a year later and you now say it's fixed and hope long ago.
I'll close thread as solved to keep spammers out. YOU can ask any moderator to re-open it upon request,
T
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Discretesignals
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Oct 4, 2015, 9:08 AM
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Re: 1996 Chrysler Sebring overheating
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Better late than never.  Thanks for following up on this.
Since we volunteer our time and knowledge, we ask for you to please follow up when a problem is resolved.
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