Corolla 1997 high temperature/overheating issues

[dr. d]

Radiator Pressure Tester Kit

4000 kesos!!??
and all it will do, is confirm what TS already strongly suspects... that he had a leak.
and this gadget won't even give a clue where that damned leak is.

at that price, i want it to include hulk hogan's finger, pointing to the culprit!

[jick.cejoco]

That's not even professional grade. So you think technician tools are cheap?

[dr. d]

That's not even professional grade. So you think technician tools are cheap?

ah! a rhetorical question.

i'm just a car owner, not a fixit shop operator.
i don't stock up on too many tools now, as against years ago.
tanders na ako.. today, i'd rather bring the car to the shop, than crawl under 'er myself..
and i haven't seen that pressure tester in any of the shops i frequent..

but yes, i agree with you.. screwdrivers will frequently get the job done, even if they were made in china. but something more exotic like pliers and vise grip, dapat made elsewhere (USA, germany {yikes!}, even brazil).

[jick.cejoco]

I know, people look down on blue collar auto techs. But in the U.S. there's a handful who make a couple of six figure dollar income annually with low or no education loan to pay.

[dr. d]

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I know, people look down on blue collar auto techs. But in the U.S. there's a handful who make a couple of six figure dollar income annually with low or no education loan to pay.

i have a colleague...
he's a physician.. but he does sileline as a mechanic...
accredited by porsche.

tekateka..
balik topic na.
baka i-ban tayo ni...
for hijacking the thread..

[jick.cejoco]

Cars in a way are diverse and more complicated compared to humans. Humans and humanoids only come in male, female, gay, lesbian, trans***uals and bi***uals. Cars come in gasoline, diesel, hybrid, hydrogen and electric powered. Piston engine or rotary engine, front wheel drive, rear wheel drive, all wheel drive or part time four wheel drive. Front, mid or rear engine, manual, auto or CVT, a whole array of anatomy and layout. With humans you know where the brain is, where the heart is etc. etc.etc.

[dr. d]

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Cars in a way are diverse and more complicated compared to humans. Humans and humanoids only come in male, female, gay, lesbian, trans***uals and bi***uals. Cars come in gasoline, diesel, hybrid, hydrogen and electric powered. Piston engine or rotary engine, front wheel drive, rear wheel drive, all wheel drive or part time four wheel drive. Front, mid or rear engine, manual, auto or CVT, a whole array of anatomy and layout. With humans you know where the brain is, where the heart is etc. etc.etc.

humans come in one basic design, and with only four variants.. adult male, adult female, child male, and child female.
the rest are... political variations.
and after hundreds of years of scientific study, there has been no change in model design. not even a little bit!
and yet we still get things wrong!
heh heh.

[kevinworld]

Quick fix for overheating old engines
Change radiator
Change radiator hose
Change thermostat
Change coolant temp sensor

Done this to 3 cars. All running perfect ever since. Diy lang, watch YouTube.

[Corolla_rider]

Been experiencing high temperature or almost overheating of engine and the water in radiator gets emptied fast if I use my car in the morning and especially if its very traffic and hot weather. But when I use it at night I dont seem to have these problems at all. Can anyone explain this issue and help me out on what to do?

Let a trusted mechanic check the radiator and the air-conditioning system. There must be a leak. Are you sure, you check the water level? Don't rev the car too much when you start in the morning. Our hot weather is already convincing for the car to be warmed-up enough like 10 seconds. Takbo na pero syempre not that fast nmn. Ingat. Hassle yan pag tumirik so wag mo ng patagalin pre.

[jick.cejoco]

If you don't have access to a pressure tester, use a bright light color dye and add it inside the radiator. When it should leak, it will leave a trace