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Car Forum / BMW Cars / May 2006

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Replaced Coolant Reservoir...Still leaks!

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Utopian2630 - 29 May 2006 18:13 GMT
Hi everyone,
I have been experiencing some overheating problems on my 94 318
convertable.  Last Thursday the reservoir next to the rad was replaced,
and everything was pressure checked so I thought I was good to go.
Over the weekend the car ran fine, however today while running to the
grocery store the car started to overheat again!   I got the car back
to my house, let it cool down for a bit and after noticing that coolant
was leaking, topped off the system with 50/50 coolant.  After putting
more coolant into the car I let the car run and noticed the temp
started to climb.  However when I drove the car around the block for a
while, the temp started to drop to about half way.  Its about 90 here
today with a pretty high level of humidity.  I dont know if that has
anything to do with it, but i find it odd that coolant is seeping from
the car and the temp drops to normal once the car has been driven
around the block.

Any ideas as to what might be wrong???
Jeff Strickland - 29 May 2006 20:31 GMT
You are describing what happens when the fan clutch is toast.

While the car is standing, the fan clutch is required to hook up the fan and
move air past the radiator. When the car is moving, the fan clutch is no
longer important because the car's moving down the road will force air over
the radiator. When the air is moving, the temp drops, when the car stops
moving the temp climbs.

> Hi everyone,
> I have been experiencing some overheating problems on my 94 318
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>
> Any ideas as to what might be wrong???
 
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