Q: My vehicle is taking a very long time to reach normal operating temp. and then over heats.

asked by on June 08, 2016

I had a coolant leak from the upper coolant hose on the radiator and before I was able to fix it my ex boyfriend opend the coolant reservoir while the car was running. As soon as I drove it after that the car began to over heat. I have currently changed the radiator , thermostat and the water pump. All one after the other with very little driving in between and the car is still overheating. I have burped the system for air I am now at a loss. The fans turn on when the car reaches normal opeating temp as well.

My car has 135000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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