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Toyota Echo is overheating, almost?
Just got this 2003 Echo with 142k today, which had been sitting for 3 months. I changed the oil, coolant and plugs today. Tonight it was 104 degrees outside and I was idling a lot and the coolant temperature got to 216 degress (using scanguage) which is higher than my other cars ever get. The engine overheating light did not come on but the a/c got less cool. Is this anything I can address, or is it inevitable with this car in this weather?
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- Tom MLv 41 decade agoFavorite Answer
That is probably a little hot even for that ambient temperature. Be sure that the cooling fins in the radiator and ac condenser are not restricted. Be sure that the cooling fans are coming on as they should. Be certain that you have the coolant completely filled. Did you put in pure antifreeze? It does not carry off heat nearly as well as a 50/50 mixture with water. If all of that is OK, the next thing to do is to try a new thermostat, it's easy and cheap to replace.
Source(s): Toyota mechanic - 1 decade ago
wow thats weird but then again it does have 147k miles on it and it has been sitting for 3 months... check to see if you put the oil in the right place or something maybe you didnt put enough in??? try just getting a real quic check up from jiffy lube or something i dont know what else to tell you but ur pretty stupid to buy an 03 echo with that many miles on it in the first place... i think u should get rid of it and get a car that you can test drive before you buy it
