RADIATOR (COOLING SYSTEM)
Complaint
Engine overheats
Engine overcools
Symptom and possible causes
1. Not enough engine coolant
2. Radiator core clogged with dirt or scale
3. Faulty cooling fan
4. Defective cooling fan relay, or open- or short-
circuited
5. Defective ECM
6. Defective ECT sensor
7. Clogged water passage
8. Air trapped in the cooling circuit
9. Defective water pump
10. Use incorrect coolant
11. Defective thermostat
1. Defective ECT sensor
2. Extremely cold weather
3. Defective thermostat
4. Defective cooling fan relay, or open- or short-
circuited
5. Defective ECM
SERVICING INFORMATION
Remedy
Add coolant.
Clean.
Repair or replace.
Repair or replace.
Replace.
Replace.
Clean.
Bleed air.
Replace.
Replace.
Replace.
Replace.
Put on the radiator cover.
Replace.
Repair or replace.
Replace.
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