I will tell you the truth.. this problem has me stumped. Definatly start with a new rad cap.. they are cheap enough.

 

So what happened to your car? Did you solve the problem already? Have you taken it to check?
It is a very weird problem, we could all learn a lot from this situation you are experiencing...

 

it has not overheated since then, but I'm also driving the car as little as possible right now. We've had a lot of cooler weather with rain (results from the hurricane) so it hasn't been nearly as hot as it had been. The problem seems to have worked itself out, but the overheating wasn't a daily thing, so I can't be sure if it's fixed or not for a little while. I hope it doesn't come back.

 

did you switch the cap?

 

yes. $5.99 at AutoZone

 

If it happens again, it wasn't the cap

I would return it, I mean, it's $5,99 for gods sake hail.gif

 

hows it running so far?

 

I have to report that it's been handling fine for the last few weeks. This REALLY upsets me that it was just the radiator cap. Had I known, I could have prevented a LOT of harshness on my engine sad.gif

I'll probably start changing my t-stat and radiator cap once per year, if not more. $9 could save a lot of heartache

 

how many miles does your car have?

 

98,500 sad.gif I'm not driving it as much b/c I don't want warranty to end 02.gif