The cooling system comprises many different components and any fault with one of them would cause overheating. What I am advising is based on the symptoms you have described. Listening to possibilities is a waste of time.
You need to diagnose the problem and find the cause.
When you add coolant, you need to bleed the system as well as there will be air trapped in system and under such circumstances it would continue to overheat. Did you close the radiator cap immediately upon topping up the coolant? If yes, it is not the correct procedure. After coolant is full, start the engine with radiator cap open. If coolant shoots up very high, it is a sign of a bad head gasket. If it only gushes out briefly, let engine run and keep topping up till level stops dropping.
If the cooling fans are not working, it would definitely result in overheating when driving slowly or at idle. While driving, moving air helps to cool the coolant passing through radiator.
Spewing everywhere indicates overheating and it could be due to a bad radiator cap.
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2017 AT 7:22 AM