Hi all, a few questions...I have a 240,000k's 2.5L 96 Outback Legacy that has a slight overheat issue when I come to hills. The waterpump and thermostat were replaced not long ago and I just replaced the radiator with a brand spanking new one. However i still see a slight overheat on hill climbs. I did overheat the transmission not so long ago and was wondering if this could cause the symptoms I see. The AT light doesnt do anything weird though. There are no bubbles in the coolant overflow when i shut the car down. Changing out the AT fliud is on the list of things to do this weekend. thanks.

 

marc.

To what extent does it overheat?

Hi all, a few questions...I have a 240,000k's 2.5L 96 Outback Legacy that has a slight overheat issue when I come to hills. The waterpump and thermostat were replaced not long ago and I just replaced the radiator with a brand spanking new one. However i still see a slight overheat on hill climbs. I did overheat the transmission not so long ago and was wondering if this could cause the symptoms I see. The AT light doesnt do anything weird though. There are no bubbles in the coolant overflow when i shut the car down. Changing out the AT fliud is on the list of things to do this weekend. thanks.

 

marc.

Is there any residue in the overflow tank?

if you're replacing the ATF yourself plan on doing it a few times as one drain doesn't get nearly all of the fluid out. i do three drain and refills over a couple days myself.

 

as for the overheat - how long ago was any part of the cooling system opened? you may have some pockets of air in the cooling system. others have had issues with getting all of the air out.

 

replace all of your radiator caps. i think yours only has one.

with that many miles i would suspect that you have clogged radiator. That would cause the tranny to over heat and the car to run hot on hills.

 

nipper

looks like he already replaced that nipper:

I just replaced the radiator with a brand spanking new one.

looks like he already replaced that nipper:

 

oopsy Probably an aftermarket cooler wouldnt hurt.

 

nipper