So our van the meter is all the way to the H. it is smoking a little. I turn the van on and it automatically shuts off. Could the thermostat cause this problem? One mechanic said we need a new motor.
Hello and thank you for watching. Yes bad faulty thermostat can make your van to run hot. But the fact that your van is smoking is concerning. Is it smoking from the engine bay or out the exhaust pipe on back? Either way that can be that you ran the engine too hot and you blew a engine gasket.
@@RonDIYMods It was smoking from the front. It has been ticking but I heard that was from the lifters. The van still drove fine. The van did keep loosing coolant.
@@michelledunn987ok the smoking might just be the coolant. Do you have any check engine. Check where your coolant is leaking from. Check your coolant levels. It could be your water pump, thermostat, coolant fan, or your just loosing coolant from radiator or a ripped hose.
@@RonDIYMods It’s been saying catalytic converter but the exhaust place said it wasn’t that. It is saying temperature sensor, and I think the coolant sensor. I read where a guy replaced everything and 2 thermostat and finally he bought the OEM thermostat and that was the problem all along. I was just trying to get another opinion before I spent money on getting the thermostat fixed.
If I remember correctly, my thermostat was stuck open giving me the P0128 code by not allowing the engine to get up to temperature within the required time according to the ECM and as you can see in the video, the bleeder cap was leaking.
@@RonDIYMods Thanks for replying - the P0128 code is definitely an interesting code. The fact that the housing leaked is another interesting issue (never see that on a vehicle with steel cast housing). Did you have to reset the code to get the rad fan to come on when it reached temperature or did the vehicle reset? AC Pressure Switch, Ambient Air Sensor, Coolant Temperature and Thermostat all possible causes of this code.
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So our van the meter is all the way to the H. it is smoking a little. I turn the van on and it automatically shuts off.
Could the thermostat cause this problem? One mechanic said we need a new motor.
Hello and thank you for watching. Yes bad faulty thermostat can make your van to run hot. But the fact that your van is smoking is concerning. Is it smoking from the engine bay or out the exhaust pipe on back? Either way that can be that you ran the engine too hot and you blew a engine gasket.
@@RonDIYMods It was smoking from the front. It has been ticking but I heard that was from the lifters. The van still drove fine. The van did keep loosing coolant.
@@michelledunn987ok the smoking might just be the coolant. Do you have any check engine. Check where your coolant is leaking from. Check your coolant levels. It could be your water pump, thermostat, coolant fan, or your just loosing coolant from radiator or a ripped hose.
@@RonDIYMods It’s been saying catalytic converter but the exhaust place said it wasn’t that. It is saying temperature sensor, and I think the coolant sensor. I read where a guy replaced everything and 2 thermostat and finally he bought the OEM thermostat and that was the problem all along. I was just trying to get another opinion before I spent money on getting the thermostat fixed.
Thanks for all your help very much appreciated.
How does a thermostat housing leaking translate into a bad thermostat. The housing might be having an issue.
If I remember correctly, my thermostat was stuck open giving me the P0128 code by not allowing the engine to get up to temperature within the required time according to the ECM and as you can see in the video, the bleeder cap was leaking.
@@RonDIYMods Thanks for replying - the P0128 code is definitely an interesting code. The fact that the housing leaked is another interesting issue (never see that on a vehicle with steel cast housing).
Did you have to reset the code to get the rad fan to come on when it reached temperature or did the vehicle reset?
AC Pressure Switch, Ambient Air Sensor, Coolant Temperature and Thermostat all possible causes of this code.
@@meemyself5679 Yes right after I completed the repair I reseted the code.
Hello, I thought the engine had to be running and heat on for the best coolant bleed ??
@@MrNeonizm yes that procedure is necessary when you do a full coolant flush.
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