I bought this new jeep from USA in April and it arrived in July last month .At the port where's received the car they did the jumper because the battery was not properly fitted and so it could not start normally .With the jumper it came on and it was driving at low speed like 20 mph or less so I gave it to someone to drive it home until I get a mechanic to check it for me .On the way home I stopped them to check if there is no other problem .standing near the door of the driver and also touching the front sides I could feel heat , it was too hot and I said to him the car is too hot .He pointed the gauge to me and said the temperature gauge shows normal .
I said ok let's try continue going very slowly .After going like this for like 15 miles there was steam,hot water coming out.We switched off and waited until it cooled and open hood,no water in radiator and coolant radiator . So we use lot of tap water to fill up the radiator but not coolant Tried to switch on the car again but not possible because battery not fitted properly .
I called a mechanic .He checked and said the battery is not fitted correctly .he did it and the truck started normally .The mechanic asked me to do the test drive like 1/4 of a mile while he switched on the AC .when I was going for the test drive I saw the temperature gauge going up and when I to him he looked at the temperature gauge and said it looks like the termostart is gone .He asked me to drive like that until I reached home which was about 5 minutes away and take the car to his garage for servicing the next day .On my way home and driving now at normal speed , I switched off the AC and the temperature gauge was not high , it was just at normal point .
in the morning I opened the hood and saw that the coolant reservoir was empty so I added tap water .I drove the truck for like 10 miles but to check if it will get hot .But it wasn't hot .And I switched on the AC while driving ,again not hot .
I have realised now that when the engine is idle for the 15 minutes the car start to get hot and at 20 minutes idle it gets more hot .Also when the AC is on while idle it get hot quickly like under 5 minutes .Then I tried to do bleeding myself after reading about it from the Internet .i removed the radiator cap and switch the car on .During this bleeding process I added more tap water because the truck was getting hot .I stopped after like 25 minute because I wasn't sure of what I was doing and I feared causing bigger problem .
I called another mechanic to come and check it .After like 1 hour he went for a test drive and said it is normal now .When he came I touched the hood but the car was hot but he said these trucks do get hot ,and said it is normal .I don't think that is normal because the water in the coolant reservoir dropped and the mechanic came the next day to add more water but he used the coolant mixed 50/50 not tap water .
so guys after the long story the problem now is the truck gets hot when it is idle 10 minutes up with out AC on .But with AC on it will get hot more quickly
Anyone have idea .First mechanic who came to check said termostart and second mechanic said it is normal .I don't know who to believe .I also read in google that tap water can make the truck to get too hot .
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I said ok let's try continue going very slowly .After going like this for like 15 miles there was steam,hot water coming out.We switched off and waited until it cooled and open hood,no water in radiator and coolant radiator . So we use lot of tap water to fill up the radiator but not coolant Tried to switch on the car again but not possible because battery not fitted properly .
I called a mechanic .He checked and said the battery is not fitted correctly .he did it and the truck started normally .The mechanic asked me to do the test drive like 1/4 of a mile while he switched on the AC .when I was going for the test drive I saw the temperature gauge going up and when I to him he looked at the temperature gauge and said it looks like the termostart is gone .He asked me to drive like that until I reached home which was about 5 minutes away and take the car to his garage for servicing the next day .On my way home and driving now at normal speed , I switched off the AC and the temperature gauge was not high , it was just at normal point .
in the morning I opened the hood and saw that the coolant reservoir was empty so I added tap water .I drove the truck for like 10 miles but to check if it will get hot .But it wasn't hot .And I switched on the AC while driving ,again not hot .
I have realised now that when the engine is idle for the 15 minutes the car start to get hot and at 20 minutes idle it gets more hot .Also when the AC is on while idle it get hot quickly like under 5 minutes .Then I tried to do bleeding myself after reading about it from the Internet .i removed the radiator cap and switch the car on .During this bleeding process I added more tap water because the truck was getting hot .I stopped after like 25 minute because I wasn't sure of what I was doing and I feared causing bigger problem .
I called another mechanic to come and check it .After like 1 hour he went for a test drive and said it is normal now .When he came I touched the hood but the car was hot but he said these trucks do get hot ,and said it is normal .I don't think that is normal because the water in the coolant reservoir dropped and the mechanic came the next day to add more water but he used the coolant mixed 50/50 not tap water .
so guys after the long story the problem now is the truck gets hot when it is idle 10 minutes up with out AC on .But with AC on it will get hot more quickly
Anyone have idea .First mechanic who came to check said termostart and second mechanic said it is normal .I don't know who to believe .I also read in google that tap water can make the truck to get too hot .
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