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Toyota Sienna Overheating by jazzyluv28(m): 10:00pm On Jan 09, 2016

Hello all,

I am need of advise here,just got a Toyota Sienna 2004 model, but I fathomed that it is extremely overheating.
At first the Temperature meter wasn't working so I scanned it and got a error saying the Cooling System wasn't working, after checking the mechanic discovered that the cursor was really bad,we changed it and the meter started working.

After driving it for a while the reading on the meter went after half and to the red line...

Things I noticed was, upon starting the car the fans don't roll,not until the AC is put on.
Once am in traffic the temperature goes up again.
The Check Engine symbol was showing statically,but after putting the cursor is was now blinking all through.

A mechanic is asking me to remove the Thermostat and I have read here that it is not ok to remove.

Please advise me...

Re: Toyota Sienna Overheating by kingreign(m): 10:48pm On Jan 09, 2016

jazzyluv28:
Hello all,

I am need of advise here,just got a Toyota Sienna 2004 model, but I fathomed that it is extremely overheating.
At first the Temperature meter wasn't working so I scanned it and got a error saying the Cooling System wasn't working, after checking the mechanic discovered that the cursor was really bad,we changed it and the meter started working.

After driving it for a while the reading on the meter went after half and to the red line...

Things I noticed was, upon starting the car the fans don't roll,not until the AC is put on.
Once am in traffic the temperature goes up again.
The Check Engine symbol was showing statically,but after putting the cursor is was now blinking all through.

A mechanic is asking me to remove the Thermostat and I have read here that it is not ok to remove.

Please advise me...

your fan isnt suppose to come on immediately your engine is started till it gets to a certain temperature.
As for the Check engine light blinking, its a sign of a misfire.
The check engine light is suppose to be off and not illuminated.

run away from that mechanic, if you're in Abuja contact Mike 07034581213,
if your'e in Lagos contact Gazzuzz
www.nairaland.com/gazzuzz

they'll be of immense help to you.

Re: Toyota Sienna Overheating by jayuuk: 11:44pm On Jan 09, 2016

No matter what you hear, do not remove your thermostat, please great auto minds in the house kindly assist,Oga sienna, oga ikenna, Oga Gazzuz God bless you, you saved me on a similar issue on the phone few days ago,please come to his rescue before his car will be taken to a point of no return by mechanics.

Re: Toyota Sienna Overheating by GAZZUZZ(m): 5:32am On Jan 10, 2016

Does car overheat with a.c on?

Re: Toyota Sienna Overheating by autologic: 5:45am On Jan 10, 2016

jazzyluv28:
Hello all,

I am need of advise here,just got a Toyota Sienna 2004 model, but I fathomed that it is extremely overheating.
At first the Temperature meter wasn't working so I scanned it and got a error saying the Cooling System wasn't working, after checking the mechanic discovered that the cursor was really bad,we changed it and the meter started working.

After driving it for a while the reading on the meter went after half and to the red line...

Things I noticed was, upon starting the car the fans don't roll,not until the AC is put on.
Once am in traffic the temperature goes up again.
The Check Engine symbol was showing statically,but after putting the cursor is was now blinking all through.

A mechanic is asking me to remove the Thermostat and I have read here that it is not ok to remove.

Please advise me...

check the fan speed and also try to wash off all clogged dirt on your radiator and condenser.

Re: Toyota Sienna Overheating by jazzyluv28(m): 6:12am On Jan 10, 2016

GAZZUZZ:
Does car overheat with a.c on?

Yes if am caught up in holdup as this was what happened to me yesterday. Instead of the AC to be cooling,it was just blowing out air,den after heat.

Re: Toyota Sienna Overheating by jazzyluv28(m): 6:15am On Jan 10, 2016

autologic:

check the fan speed and also try to wash off all clogged dirt on your radiator and condenser.

OK I would do that today in few hours,cause I noticed red mud soil color on the engine side. So maybe the radiator is blocked, cause there is no leakages of water from hoses.

Thanks

Re: Toyota Sienna Overheating by jazzyluv28(m): 6:16am On Jan 10, 2016

jayuuk:
No matter what you hear, do not remove your thermostat, please great auto minds in the house kindly assist,Oga sienna, oga ikenna, Oga Gazzuz God bless you, you saved me on a similar issue on the phone few days ago,please come to his rescue before his car will be taken to a point of no return by mechanics.

Ok....noted it's is even stated in the manual not to remove the Thermostat.
Thanks

Re: Toyota Sienna Overheating by GAZZUZZ(m): 6:54am On Jan 10, 2016

jazzyluv28:

Yes if am caught up in holdup as this was what happened to me yesterday. Instead of the AC to be cooling,it was just blowing out air,den after heat.

REMOVE THERMOSTAT and test vehicle.

Re: Toyota Sienna Overheating by jazzyluv28(m): 9:03pm On Jan 11, 2016

GAZZUZZ:

REMOVE THERMOSTAT and test vehicle.

I washed my radiator yesterday and was dirty,but the overheating persist, tried to remove the Thermostat,it was also discovered that the Thermostat had been removed.
Now am been advised to get a double fell radiator.

Pls what is the advise?

Re: Toyota Sienna Overheating by bravolad(m): 9:25pm On Jan 11, 2016

jazzyluv28:

I washed my radiator yesterday and was dirty,but the overheating persist, tried to remove the Thermostat,it was also discovered that the Thermostat had been removed.
Now am been advised to get a double fell radiator.

Pls what is the advise?

Install a new thermostat & revert the fan to the original settings. Ensure you use recommended coolant. If overheating persists, there's a possibility your water pump is faulty. Assessing the water pump is a tedious job that requires the removal of the timing belt & can only be done by a professional mechanic. There's no reason to change your current radiator except it's faulty.

Continuous use of that vehicle in its current state can damage your engine & result in an expensive fix. A stitch in time saves nine.

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Re: Toyota Sienna Overheating by honmusa(m): 9:49am On Jan 12, 2016

jazzyluv28:

I washed my radiator yesterday and was dirty,but the overheating persist, tried to remove the Thermostat,it was also discovered that the Thermostat had been removed.
Now am been advised to get a double fell radiator.

Pls what is the advise?

All the crude method of overheating suppression which includes removing thermostat ,installing double cell radiator ,running of fan direct has way of reducing your engine life span on the long run apart from high fuel consumption your car will be experiencing while in perpetual open loop condition .
Don't waste your hard earned money on double cell ,instead look for the root of the overheating .
And don't attempt to install any thermostat or install the fan correctly until u have fix the overheating issue so as not to aggravate the overheating issue the more.
The first procedure to diagnosis overheating issue is to look for a reputable workshop to run a cooling system pressure test. this equipment will check the integrity of the cooling system for any issue that can lead to overheating ranging from any internal to external leak .
contact autologic @ 08061166316 to diagnose and fix this issue .they have the right equipment.

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Re: Toyota Sienna Overheating by ufuoskilala(m): 4:49pm On Jan 23, 2016

My Guy pls not remove your thermostat,try to change your coolant, go and buy the oranginal coolant the problem will be solved,

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Re: Toyota Sienna Overheating by carblognaija: 12:43pm On Jan 24, 2016

If the thermostat is removed, please replace it and I advice you get a double cell radiator. Use hot steam and blow your condenser and fan.
I don't recommend removing thermostat anyway but most people that do it, don't even know they now have to connect the fan directly. But like I said, I don't recommend it but if you must drive the car without thermostat then connect the fan directly so that once you start the car, the fan kicks in but again two things will happen. You will reduce the efficiency of the engine and also reduce the fuel economy.

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Re: Toyota Sienna Overheating by jazzyluv28(m): 12:58pm On Feb 05, 2016

Thank you all for your contribution on this thread, GBU y'all.
By and large the Overheating has stopped ,after a great help from HONMUSA who followed me up on what to do, he has a special kit that check for source of Overheating in any car, it was after we used the kit that the over heating/reduction on water in radiator stopped completely and i have replaced the thermostat in the car....God Bless You @honmusa.
He is not all after money, but very professional in dealing with customers and also vehicle, we need more of them in this country.

Thanks

Re: Toyota Sienna Overheating by chukel(m): 4:14pm On Feb 05, 2016

jazzyluv28:
Thank you all for your contribution on this thread, GBU y'all.
By and large the Overheating has stopped ,after a great help from HONMUSA who followed me up on what to do, he has a special kit that check for source of Overheating in any car, it was after we used the kit that the over heating/reduction on water in radiator stopped completely and i have replaced the thermostat in the car....God Bless You @honmusa.
He is not all after money, but very professional in dealing with customers and also vehicle, we need more of them in this country.

Thanks

u have said nothing. We learn in this forum. What was the cause of the overheating. Telling us that there is a special kit that checks for overheating in any car is balderdash. Anyway, thanks honmusa for the help. What was the cause of the overheating?

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Re: Toyota Sienna Overheating by honmusa(m): 8:45am On Feb 06, 2016

jazzyluv28:
Thank you all for your contribution on this thread, GBU y'all.
By and large the Overheating has stopped ,after a great help from HONMUSA who followed me up on what to do, he has a special kit that check for source of Overheating in any car, it was after we used the kit that the over heating/reduction on water in radiator stopped completely and i have replaced the thermostat in the car....God Bless You @honmusa.
He is not all after money, but very professional in dealing with customers and also vehicle, we need more of them in this country.

Thanks

thanks.

Re: Toyota Sienna Overheating by Originalsly: 11:04am On Feb 06, 2016

So what was the cause of the problem?....and what was done to solve it? Hmmm.... I thought we were here to share car issues and learn how to overcome them.

Re: Toyota Sienna Overheating by Ladipodeal: 11:16am On Feb 06, 2016

@honmusa and jazzyluv28 you guys should inform us what the problem was, and how it was solved so we can learn from it. The equipment used in testing got a name too so please share.

Or the post is meant to be PR stunt for honmusa

Re: Toyota Sienna Overheating by jazzyluv28(m): 9:16am On Feb 16, 2016

Ladipodeal:
@honmusa and jazzyluv28 you guys should inform us what the problem was, and how it was solved so we can learn from it. The equipment used in testing got a name too so please share.

Or the post is meant to be PR stunt for honmusa

At all....i neva knew him before now...I actually neva believed him when he said he has a kit that would locate the source of the overheating in my car,I lackadaisically went and I was surprised.
Try call him to know more

Re: Toyota Sienna Overheating by inventory(m): 1:57pm On Feb 16, 2016

[quote author=GAZZUZZ post=41832002]Does car overheat with a.c on?
Bros I recently changed my ABS of sienna 2000 model when the speedometer dose not work.. but since the change of the abs my sienna started consuming fuel and doing black smoke.... since then i hav been doing try .and error... but my new mechanic said the car BrainBox need to be change again.... i want help will fault brain box cause this?

Re: Toyota Sienna Overheating by GAZZUZZ(m): 4:05pm On Feb 16, 2016

inventory:
started consuming fuel and doing black smoke.... since then i hav been doing try .and error... but my new mechanic said the car BrainBox need to be change again.... i want help will fault brain box cause this?

you replaced the abs pump, and the above happened? You need another mechanic.

Re: Toyota Sienna Overheating by inventory(m): 10:02pm On Feb 16, 2016

GAZZUZZ:

you replaced the abs pump, and the above happened? You need another mechanic.

Yes... the new mech is the one said i need to change the car brainbox.

Re: Toyota Sienna Overheating by USPlaceofAutos: 3:42pm On Feb 17, 2016

Think www.usplaceofautos.com/products/fluids-and-chemicals for treatment that provides resistance to corrosion in the engine cooling systems. Stop #OverHeating in cars.

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Re: Toyota Sienna Overheating by GAZZUZZ(m): 5:46pm On Feb 17, 2016

USPlaceofAutos:
It might be frm d engine probarbly d oil try Duramax Engine oil it helps

your duramax ~~palm oil~~ engine oil is not the solution to his problems.

Re: Toyota Sienna Overheating by blazetitov: 1:45pm On Feb 19, 2016

GAZZUZZ:

your duramax ~~palm oil~~ engine oil is not the solution to his problems.

Re: Toyota Sienna Overheating by honmusa(m): 7:58am On Mar 04, 2016

Ladipodeal:
@honmusa and jazzyluv28 you guys should inform us what the problem was, and how it was solved so we can learn from it. The equipment used in testing got a name too so please share.

Or the post is meant to be PR stunt for honmusa

the root of the overheating issue is that the car is having a hidden leak and the most leak on cooling system can be very hard to locate when the car is working @ high temperature because the leaking water tends to evaporate .
The only way to diagnose is to simulate the condition at low temperature so that u can clearly see coolant actually coming out .
A cooling system pressure tester was used for this simulation ,also thermostat was replaced and the continously running radiator fan was reconnected to run on the default mode so that it can be controlled by the fan ECU. End of Overheating !!!!

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Re: Toyota Sienna Overheating by cmoney22222: 4:31pm On Mar 04, 2016

Nice one

honmusa:

the root of the overheating issue is that the car is having a hidden leak and the most leak on cooling system can be very hard to locate when the car is working @ high temperature because the leaking water tends to evaporate .
The only way to diagnose is to simulate the condition at low temperature so that u can clearly see coolant actually coming out .
A cooling system pressure tester was used for this simulation ,also thermostat was replaced and the continously running radiator fan was reconnected to run on the default mode so that it can be controlled by the fan ECU. End of Overheating !!!!

Re: Toyota Sienna Overheating by cmoney22222: 8:06pm On Mar 06, 2016

How do one locate you honmusa.

honmusa:

the root of the overheating issue is that the car is having a hidden leak and the most leak on cooling system can be very hard to locate when the car is working @ high temperature because the leaking water tends to evaporate .
The only way to diagnose is to simulate the condition at low temperature so that u can clearly see coolant actually coming out .
A cooling system pressure tester was used for this simulation ,also thermostat was replaced and the continously running radiator fan was reconnected to run on the default mode so that it can be controlled by the fan ECU. End of Overheating !!!!

Re: Toyota Sienna Overheating by honmusa(m): 8:16pm On Mar 06, 2016

cmoney22222:
How do one locate you honmusa.

I operates from two offices in Lagos ,Gbagada and Alagbado ,call 08061166316

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