How do you "Burp" the cooling system (3S GE)?

:nopityYeah well that's a pretty weeeeeeeeeeeezy excuse unless your older than me (52) in which case I apologize :ugh

Yes your fan should run constantly at least the one on the drivers side (north american market) with the T-stat sensor unpluged

If it doesn't spike then we need to test the sensor, but I do believe it's still going to spike

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I think you should give me a better idea of what you mean by spiking
-are you having to shut the car off to prevent the guage from going into the red ?
-if not is it cycling up and down regularly, is there a pattern or are the temp spikes completely random ?
-will it spike while just idling in your driveway ?

Change the guage......

 

I can't see how tightening that connector would help. If you unplug that sensor your temp guage should read cold not hot so if you have a bad connection the temp
should be dipping not spiking and according to the wiring diagrams that sensor only provides a signal to the gauge so it should not effect the ECU. But anythings possible
so I'd give it a try.

You must have a flow issue either coolant or air, I am still thinking it's your fan, even if it is running it may be on its way out. It may have worked okay during the winter
but now that the weather is warmer it can't keep up. It may also not be the correct fan, if it has been replaced in the past it may have been replaced with a fan from a
manual car which is alot less powerful. How does the radiator look ? Fins are fairly clean and air is able to pass through easilly ?

How wide is the motor on your fan ?


I don't take any chances, I don't have AC but I have still installed a second aftermarket fan
a huge dual core aluminum rad and run both fans constantly.

 

How old is the timing belt ?
I would take off the top timing belt cover and check the timing marks if your unsure of how old it is.
It is a possible reason for overheating and would explain poor engine performance and if
it jumps enough teeth it won't start.

 

Can't see it beeing the head gasket you said that a compression test showed 180 on all cylinders
and you did a pressure test on the cooling system and your not loosing coolant

 

Of course a weak battery could also cause your fan to perform poorly, lets hope a new battery solves both issues

 

good luck! damn 4 years...that's really short

 

Understandable if it's been standing for a long time, lead acid batteries need to be kept working hard for a long life.
Let them stand and they soon die, if you don't charge them within a short time they will not be able to take charge again.
It's a huge problem when manufacturers stockpile cars

 

Check the altenator plug, other than that you just have AC plugs and the T-stat sensor plug in that area

 

The most common 3sg(t)e ignition problem is a poor ground for the ignitor it must be physically grounded to the chassis
other than that check over the coil and distributor wiring

 

I'd check the EFI fuse and the 2 fuseable links on the positive battery cable

 

efi fuse


fuseable links are attached to the positive battery cable am1 & am2