markybhoy86 Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 alrighty, im living in Australia just now and bought a car today as a run around 1990 2.2 celica 5 speed manual everything seemed to be going great until i almost reached the house, noticed the temp gauge was almost in the red.... during the trip i noticed it move from half to 3/4s then it settled back down to half again. i turned the car off and opened the bonnet, there was some water coming from the tube that comes from the radiator (same setup as the supra) when i turned the car back on it was still hot but no movement from the fan. i also have no hot air from my vents. could this be the water pump? or thermostats? and is there any other possibilities and is there any easy way of checking before i pay out the teeth for a garage. as i said i just bought the car today, didnt take out a warranty because im not staying for long, the guy at the garage was a bit of a wank so i doubt ill have a leg to stand on if i was to take it back. cheers Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_b Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Is there much coolant in the system? My first guess would be an airlock in the cooling system. This will 1) prevent coolant from circulating properly, thus causing overheating, and 2) could prevent hot air from getting into the cabin. Could also be the water pump, but the symptoms of that are usually coolant loss in my limited experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan4 Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 My old celica's both suffered from broken thermostats, worth checking along with the obvious bleeding..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_b Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Yep, could be the thermostat that's stuck closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markybhoy86 Posted November 4, 2009 Author Share Posted November 4, 2009 A was hoping it would be somthing like that,where are the thermostats and where is the bleed point.could u talk me through it only ever done it to a Saxo,not sure if I done it right cheers for the replys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trebor69 Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Not had any experience with supra's yet but i have with plenty of other vehicles , and i'd have to agree with stevie b , sounds like youve got either an airlock or a blockage from something like radweld ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan4 Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 A was hoping it would be somthing like that,where are the thermostats and where is the bleed point.could u talk me through it only ever done it to a Saxo,not sure if I done it right cheers for the replys You wont find bleed nipples etc.... its a case of running it up with the rad cap off and heaters on until the fans cut in, but it doesnt always work in my experience. NA supra's i find are much easier to do by filling the system back down the top hose I have yet to work on a 2.2 celica but the 2.0 3S engined cars had thermostat on drivers side behind alternator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLicense Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 I'm not sure if the older Celica's had plastic end-tanks on the rad, but on my ST-185 micro-cracks had formed in them and meant it wouldn't hold pressure under load. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurgen-Jm-Imports Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 hi mark, how is it going mate, what did you do with your supra ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markybhoy86 Posted November 9, 2009 Author Share Posted November 9, 2009 cheers for the replys sorry i didnt get back sooner, cant get much internet access here. the guy took the car back the next day with a full refund happy days lol jurgen- supras in a container near my house back home, im only here until xmas, looking for a job just now, want to get into car mechanics- fed up with engineerin its destroyin my soul :L just the same old shit day in day out. hows things with u? business still good? M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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