just drove home form patriots win over miami
temp outside is 16F
no heat comes out and then after 10 minutes driving a warning came on that engine temp is high and drive moderately
any idea what this is???????????????????????????????
x5 is 12 months old
thanks for any help
dd
havent been getting heat for 1 week but tonight was first time i had a warning light
engine should not have been hot from only 5 minutes of driving in 16 degree weather
havent been getting heat for 1 week but tonight was first time i had a warning light
engine should not have been hot from only 5 minutes of driving in 16 degree weather
Water pump failure? When this happens the engine can heat VERY, VERY fast. Within a minute you can go from "ok" to "dead engine".
Once water stops circulating, the small volume within the engine overheats. Not getting circulation out of the engine to your heater core explains the lack of heat.
Did you stop driving????? You need to get it to the dealer.
A
PS What does 'patriots win over miami' have to do with the car?:rofl:
dealer tested it and believes that electronic control failed
but not 100% sure so they are doing test drive
we shall see
no smell nor sign of coolant leak
had 1 year/15k service only 1 month ago
dealer replaced water pump but still has engine warning
warning light for overheating still coming on after few minutes of driving
dealer replaced water pump but it hasnt stopped the warnings from coming back on
any suggestions????????????????
thanks!!!
dd
Not a mechanic nor a engineer here so my advice; take with a huge truck load of salt.
A) do you have sufficient coolant after you get the warning. If not, maybe a pinhole leak somewhere
B) It may be as simple as you need to burp the radiator, cause you may have air in your system. Their is a published DIY on how to bleed air from the system on either xoutpost or on here. Search is your friend.
sometimes the simplest approach is the best
we had a cnc machining center that had 10 repair guys look at it when it went down
someone then came from the japanese mfg company, looked at it, clicked a switch in the opposite direction and repaired it in 10 seconds!!!!!!!
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