HELP before I set fire to the mechanic

[chuck4345]

ok my wife has an 03 mustang gt (I know this is a gm forum) so 2 months ago the car started to run hot but the temp gauge would stay around normal but it would get so hot steam would pour out of hood and raditior would boil over so we took it to a shop they said the intake gasket was blown so fine $ 400 later it doing fine saturday same thing started happening My wife took it back they said same problem but this time the thermostat was bad and thats what caused the intake gasket to blow AGAIN $400 later again and today monday my wifes calls me its doing it again she sent me a pic and coolant is on top motor and steaming anyone got anythoghts on the problem beside the shop is full of idiots

[Spaz]

don't take it to that mechanic for starts...

[SiggyZ]

Does your wife always go by herself?

[cammed goat]

Mechanic is a DUMMKOPF. Go to a different mechanic. Is he ASE?

[chuck4345]

Does your wife always go by herself?

yea I work a ton of hours and all weekends and yea they are certified mechs used them for years

[SiggyZ]

That could be the problem then and ASE certified doesn't mean squat.

yea I work a ton of hours and all weekends and yea they are certified mechs used them for years

[chuck4345]

I get it but anyone got any ideas on why the car is doing that other than the dbag working on it?

[Mike97dakota]

i had a mustang before the truck what a pos

[cammed goat]

That could be the problem then and ASE certified doesn't mean squat.

Well, true. I am trying to get mine, but when I work on a car I leave no stone unturned. Pissed my old boss off, but fk him.

[cammed goat]

Check around water pump and thermostat housing for starters. Work your way down from there.

[310stanger]

questions...... do the fans come on? Verify that. We now know that it has a good thermo in it. Is the radiator obstructed? I've found plastic bags blocking all the airflow over the radiator. Is there a blown headgasket? As far as the temp gauge, its an innacurate pos but if the car is boiling over it should indicate that the car is running that hot but the needle being in the red. Probably needs a new coolant temp sender is my guess. The sender doesnt work, not sending the signal to the relay for the cooling fans to come on. Therefore the car always thinks the engine is running cool, when its not. The car gets hot but those fans are never switching on.

list of things to check

1. cooling fan relay/relays ie high and low speed
2. cracks in the intake manifold for shits and giggles. its plastic
3. cooling sendin unit for temp gauge
4. proper airflow across the rad
5. bad fans themselves

[SiggyZ]

You just try to be the best mechanic you can. All I'm saying is it doesn't take much to be ASE certified. I've had several mechanics tell me this. It's more hype than anything else.

Well, true. I am trying to get mine, but when I work on a car I leave no stone unturned. Pissed my old boss off, but fk him.

[310stanger]

You just try to be the best mechanic you can. All I'm saying is it doesn't take much to be ASE certified. I've had several mechanics tell me this. It's more hype than anything else.

ASE certificates are good for when you run out of toilet paper. Its just a way for people that dont know what they are doing having a piece of paper that will enable them to try and demand more money.

[chuck4345]

questions...... do the fans come on? Verify that. We now know that it has a good thermo in it. Is the radiator obstructed? I've found plastic bags blocking all the airflow over the radiator. Is there a blown headgasket? As far as the temp gauge, its an innacurate pos but if the car is boiling over it should indicate that the car is running that hot but the needle being in the red. Probably needs a new coolant temp sender is my guess. The sender doesnt work, not sending the signal to the relay for the cooling fans to come on. Therefore the car always thinks the engine is running cool, when its not. The car gets hot but those fans are never switching on.

list of things to check

1. cooling fan relay/relays ie high and low speed
2. cracks in the intake manifold for shits and giggles. its plastic
3. cooling sendin unit for temp gauge
4. proper airflow across the rad
5. bad fans themselves

1 just repaced 6 months ago
because fan was out
2 and 3 i will tonight
4 did that to
5fan is new too

the dbag mechanic said the temp gauge didnt register because all the fluid was leaking out which only left steam to be registered and steam doesnt register

[Conflict]

They probably didn't replace the Thermostat, that could easy cause that, that $2 part is often overlooked

[Smittro]

I don't know a whole lot about Mustangs but to me, it sounds like an air pocket is either trapped somewhere, or the water pump is taking a shit on you, or both..Have you ever had the cooling system flushed out? Can you verify that the new fan is actually comming on?

[chuck4345]

I don't know a whole lot about Mustangs but to me, it sounds like an air pocket is either trapped somewhere, or the water pump is taking a shit on you, or both..Have you ever had the cooling system flushed out? Can you verify that the new fan is actually comming on?

yes the fan is coming on i watched it. no its never been flushed . she just called and said steam is coming out of two hose one near the back of the motor towards the firewall and one towards the raditor. the fluid is on top of the motor I talked to a mech her at work he thinks head gasket from a warped head from being so hot god I hope not

[Smittro]

yes the fan is coming on i watched it. no its never been flushed . she just called and said steam is coming out of two hose one near the back of the motor towards the firewall and one towards the raditor. the fluid is on top of the motor I talked to a mech her at work he thinks head gasket from a warped head from being so hot god I hope not

Step 2: Trade in on new or newer Mustang or F-bod..

[cammed goat]

yes the fan is coming on i watched it. no its never been flushed . she just called and said steam is coming out of two hose one near the back of the motor towards the firewall and one towards the raditor. the fluid is on top of the motor I talked to a mech her at work he thinks head gasket from a warped head from being so hot god I hope not

Check all the hoses as well. You might have loose hose clamps. Have the hoses been replaced at all?

[chuck4345]

Check all the hoses as well. You might have loose hose clamps. Have the hoses been replaced at all?

no hoses have been replaced