![]() ![]() I'm thinking put a new thermostat in it because maybe it's sticking or something?I don't like guessing at what part failed, there are simple tests you can do to zero-in on the issue. I wish I were one of them! So do you think that replacing the thermostat is the right thing to try next? Or could my radiator be bad? Or could it be multiple other things causing it? Thanks! I'm sure there is some women on here who are good at it too. I hate this car stuff! You men are so good at this sort of thing. I really need to get back to work so I can pay for any of this. I'm thinking put a new thermostat in it because maybe it's sticking or something? I hope that clunk noise didn't mean I blew my engine? I'm going to try to find a you tube video about how to replace the thermostat. but then it sucked it back in again after it had sit for a bit. The weird part is that the reservoir was way to full of fluid when it was overheating. It hadn't gotten all the way up to the H yet but when I got home and turned my car off it made this clunk clunk clunk sound. I pulled over and let it cool down for a minute and tried to drive back home. It was good for the first five miles or so but when I increased my speed it started to heat up again. I was driving it to work and watching the temperature gauge. So my question is can a bad radiator cap cause the car to overheat? And any advise on what may have caused it if not and what should I do now? Also do I really even need to replace the coolant temp sensor? I don't want to blow a gasket or anything like that. I need to know if I need to fix something else. Yeah!!! But I still have no idea why my car overheated. Put the coolant in and cap on and the engine light turned off. So I bought that and the cap and more coolant. They told me I had to replace the coolant temp sensor to get the check engine light off. Plus all of the coolant was missing from the reservoir all of the sudden. So I went to Auto Zone and they looked at me like I was crazy for thinking it was the cap. ![]() Not only this but the coolant reservoir was bubbling or air was blowing in it or something? So the guy said it was probably the radiator cap. It didn't over heat again but the engine light was still on. So I put coolant in it and drove it home. So I call this guy who is truly a genius when it comes to fixing things and he thought it was the thermostat but it wasn't. It chugged and the engine light came on so I pulled over and it was smoking and stunk. I'm trying to learn because it's expensive going to a mechanic. I'm a girl so i don't know much if anything about cars.
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