Engine overheating

Ensure radiator fan(s) are coming on properly, if so the thermostat needs removed and tested

Have your coolant system pressure checked for a head gasket problem.

Try the thermostat 1st - you must first take the cover off of the motor. Then with a 5/16 socket take the entire ac tubing off starting from the intake on the upper left hand corner of the motor. Then right up under the container labeled torque remove the screws with the 5/16 socket and a 3/4 extension be careful not to stripp the screws. If water start to drain a little thats okay. You should hear a little air escape due to the pressure coming off of the thermostat.

Do you see the fluid circulating in the reservoiron the passenger sde? If you dont then you could have a faulty actuator. The actuator is located on the side of the cooling pump on the the passenger side. It looks like the power steering pump since you have 2 of them. The one on the drivers side is for the steering. Remove the actuator and try mnually applying power and see if it responds? If it does not then the actuator is no good.

Kind of hard to tell. Can you hold your computer closer to the car so mine can see it better?

Actually, the hardest part of solving coolant leaks is figuring out the cause, and yours should be pretty easy if it is running out that fast. If you dump in a gallon of water, and it is gone in less than a minute, it is fairly likely it is not due to a leaking water pump. They rarely leak that fast unless this has been going on for a while and has steadily gotten worse.

A ruptured heater or radiator hose is a better suspect. Core plugs can corrode through too, but usually not in 12 years. You may be able to get a clue by observing how much water you have to add to get the level to the top of the radiator. Most large engines' systems hold around three gallons of coolant. If you wait for the leaking to stop, then have to add only half a gallon for the leaking to start again, the leak is near the top of the engine. If you fill the radiator, then it leaks enough to cover your driveway and run out to the street, the leak is down lower.

For real slow leaks you can do a pressure test to make it show up. For really slow leaks we add a small bottle of dark purple dye, then search a day later with a black light. The dye will show up as a bright yellow stain that can be followed back to the source. For a fast leak you have to rely on looking.

Is the cooling fan turning on? When you sit idle, there is no air flow through the radiator. As a result, the cooling fan should come on to help cool the engine coolant. Once you are moving again, the air flows through the radiator cooling it down.

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You may need to bleed the coolant system. Fill the system and have the heat turned all the way to the hottest setting. This allows collant flow through the heater core. With the radiator cap off start the car and bring to operating temperature. Top off coolant and drive for a few miles. Allow to cool and repeat procedure.

Is it leaking anywhere? If not and it wasn't doing that before you replaced the housing-could be air in the system -try bleeding it out