1997 Cadillac STS overheating

>I have a 1997 Cadillac STS that has been giving me quite some trouble
> recently with the cooling system. First, I had a leak in the radiator,
> so I have put in a brand new radiator, thermostat and hoses (I figured
> I would replace all those little things while Im at it)... I filled the
> system back up and it is now overheating,

Hi,
maybe, there is still some air in your system. put the car on a really steep
slope with front side uphill
(safety measures strongly recommended (,
open the radiator cap, let the engine run, squeeze all the hoses, then fill
in some more coolant.
Should be OK then.
Andreas
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Ken Abrams wrote:
> "Sinerviz" <kevinlawrence.RemoveThis@rogers.com> wrote
>
> > I have a 1997 Cadillac STS that has been giving me quite some trouble
> > recently with the cooling system. First, I had a leak in the radiator,
> > so I have put in a brand new radiator, thermostat and hoses (I figured
> > I would replace all those little things while Im at it)... I filled the
> > system back up and it is now overheating, yet there is no visible leaks
>
> I don't have an answer, as such, but I have a question that might point you
> in the right direction.
>
> On a system like that, where the pressure cap is on the overflow bottle
> instead of the top of the radiator, how does one go about getting the system
> FULL.......that is, get all of the air bled out?
>
> I don't know the answer. If you don't either, I'm guessing you didn't get
> the system anywhere near full and the apparent loss of coolant is really
> just trapped air finally making it's way to the overflow bottle.

Well, from what I was told, if you fill the system really slow, most of
the air should work it's way up as you fill it up. Now, when I was
filling it up, I only got two 3.78 litre bottles of fluid in there and
the system is supposed to take over 11 litres... I thought perhaps
there was just some fluid left in the engine that didn't get drained
when I disconnected the hoses. Now that I think about it, 4 litres of
fluid is a lot to be trapped in the engine when both hoses are
disconnected, so perhaps there was a lot of air still trapped. I can't
figure out where there is no air vent that I can use to let any air
out... there is supposedly a hose that goes into the overflow bottle
that is supposed to vent air, but it's not something I can open and
close manually so its tough to control. Anyhow, maybe I will just keep
filling it up for a bit and see if it stops going down. I will take
the advice of another user who suggested running the car while parked
on a steep hill, maybe this will help get air out.

Thanks very much! Will update if this works in case others run into
this problem.
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Well, the caddy is no longer overheating, however in a 20-25 minute
drive on the highway, to and from work each day is leaving me with
about a 1 litre (1 quart) of coolant that is disappearing. I still
dont see any signs of coolant leaking anywhere, and surely it can't
just be air still working its way out... I have added more than the
systems capacity since the original fill-up.

Any ideas as to where I would look for the possible cause of the
coolant dropping like this?

Thanks
Kevin
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Merry Christmas Nicky:

I agree with you about the leak-down test. The dyed fluid shoud be
able to substantiate the location of the leak. It is possible that a
pin hole in one of the replaced hoses may be the source of the leak.
That was the cause of the loss of coolant in from my 1995 STS. My
technician located the source of the leak, and then replaced the faulty
hose. Mission accomplished.

I hope that the head gasket is not the problem, since it is very
expensive for a shop to repair, or labor intensive (sp) for Kevin and a
buddy to replace.

Peace be with you during the holidays,

Famous

NickySantoro wrote:
> On 21 Dec 2006 21:35:57 -0800, "Sinerviz" <kevinlawrence.RemoveThis@rogers.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Well, the caddy is no longer overheating, however in a 20-25 minute
> >drive on the highway, to and from work each day is leaving me with
> >about a 1 litre (1 quart) of coolant that is disappearing. I still
> >dont see any signs of coolant leaking anywhere, and surely it can't
> >just be air still working its way out... I have added more than the
> >systems capacity since the original fill-up.
> >
> >Any ideas as to where I would look for the possible cause of the
> >coolant dropping like this?
> >
> >Thanks
> >Kevin
> You have a few possibilities. Check the pressure cap and the line
> running to the coolant recovery tank. Pressurize the system and look
> for leaks. Finally, consider the possibility of head gasket failure. A
> leakdown test would confirm this.
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Merry Christmas Nicky:

I agree with you about the leak-down test. The dyed fluid shoud be
able to substantiate the location of the leak. It is possible that a
pin hole in one of the replaced hoses may be the source of the leak.
That was the cause of the loss of coolant in from my 1995 STS. My
technician located the source of the leak, and then replaced the faulty
hose. Mission accomplished.

I hope that the head gasket is not the problem, since it is very
expensive for a shop to repair, or labor intensive (sp) for Kevin and a
buddy to replace.

Peace be with you during the holidays,

Famous

NickySantoro wrote:
> On 21 Dec 2006 21:35:57 -0800, "Sinerviz" <kevinlawrence DeleteThis @rogers.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Well, the caddy is no longer overheating, however in a 20-25 minute
> >drive on the highway, to and from work each day is leaving me with
> >about a 1 litre (1 quart) of coolant that is disappearing. I still
> >dont see any signs of coolant leaking anywhere, and surely it can't
> >just be air still working its way out... I have added more than the
> >systems capacity since the original fill-up.
> >
> >Any ideas as to where I would look for the possible cause of the
> >coolant dropping like this?
> >
> >Thanks
> >Kevin
> You have a few possibilities. Check the pressure cap and the line
> running to the coolant recovery tank. Pressurize the system and look
> for leaks. Finally, consider the possibility of head gasket failure. A
> leakdown test would confirm this.
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Sinerviz wrote:
> I have a 1997 Cadillac STS that has been giving me quite some trouble
> recently with the cooling system. First, I had a leak in the radiator,
> so I have put in a brand new radiator, thermostat and hoses (I figured
> I would replace all those little things while Im at it)... I filled the
> system back up and it is now overheating, yet there is no visible leaks
> anywhere when I look all around the engine compartment (when the engine
> running or turned off) ... There IS definitely fluid going somewhere
> though, but it is not into the oil... I did an oil change as it was
> about due and there does not appear to be any coolant in the old oil.
> I thought maybe it was somehow leaking into the combustion chamber and
> getting burnned off like this, but I was told I would see a white smoke
> or steam from the tail pipes and I dont have this either... I am at a
> complete loss as to what might be going on.
>
> Has anyone run into this before?
>
> Thanks for any help in advance,
>
> Kevin Lawrence
> kevinlawrence.DeleteThis@rogers.com
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Hello, I have a 97 Cadillac STS and I changed the water pump and the
thermostate. I fill the car with coolant and I have the same problem
its overheating. I have run the car with the termostate cap off to try
to bleed off the air and still it overheats. Just wanted to know if you
had any further info and did you fix the problem. Any advise would be
great.




Sinerviz wrote:
> I have a 1997 Cadillac STS that has been giving me quite some trouble
> recently with the cooling system. First, I had a leak in the radiator,
> so I have put in a brand new radiator, thermostat and hoses (I figured
> I would replace all those little things while Im at it)... I filled the
> system back up and it is now overheating, yet there is no visible leaks
> anywhere when I look all around the engine compartment (when the engine
> running or turned off) ... There IS definitely fluid going somewhere
> though, but it is not into the oil... I did an oil change as it was
> about due and there does not appear to be any coolant in the old oil.
> I thought maybe it was somehow leaking into the combustion chamber and
> getting burnned off like this, but I was told I would see a white smoke
> or steam from the tail pipes and I dont have this either... I am at a
> complete loss as to what might be going on.
>
> Has anyone run into this before?
>
> Thanks for any help in advance,
>
> Kevin Lawrence
> kevinlawrence RemoveThis @rogers.com
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Hi I also had a problem with my 1997 Eldorado Touring Coupe and it was
heating up when going fast but not going slow. So I took it in and they
said that I had a this that and everything else that you could think of,it
cost me over $2000.00 dollars and it still over heated so then they said it
was a head gasket and it would cost $4000.00 dollars to do both heads to
play on the safe side. I thought that was to much and found a retired
mechanic who did it plus a few other items for $2000.00 dollars but know
it drives perfect at high speeds and just goes over a pinch in the middle
of the heat guage needle,is that alright? Or should it be the same? Could
it be a air lock in the system or could it be the thermostat is sticking a
bit,heat valve,or clogged a bit?? please let me know and thank you!
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t-man <terryw47.RemoveThis@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote:
tm>Hi I also had a problem with my 1997 Eldorado Touring Coupe and it was
tm>heating up when going fast but not going slow. So I took it in and they
tm>said that I had a this that and everything else that you could think of,it
tm>cost me over $2000.00 dollars and it still over heated so then they said it
tm>was a head gasket and it would cost $4000.00 dollars to do both heads to
tm>play on the safe side. I thought that was to much and found a retired
tm>mechanic who did it plus a few other items for $2000.00 dollars but know
tm>it drives perfect at high speeds and just goes over a pinch in the middle
tm>of the heat guage needle,is that alright? Or should it be the same? Could
tm>it be a air lock in the system or could it be the thermostat is sticking a
tm>bit,heat valve,or clogged a bit?? please let me know and thank you!
tm>

The analog gage is fine but you don't see numbers.

You can monitor the coolant temperature on the DIC. Cycle thru it with the
Info button, it should be right after Battery Volts. It is not programmed
by the factory to show this info, though. Here is how, using your HVAC panel:

Yes = |Fan Up|
No = |Fan Down|

Ignition key in "Run" (engine may or may not run).

Hold |Off| & |Pass Warmer| simultaneously to start Diag mode.
Everything lights up on the IPC, then diag codes are rolling.
You may want to jot down the codes, but they are irrelevant for our
purpose. After going thru all codes, you'll get a prompt:

Prompt Answer

PCM? No
IPC? Yes <===
IPC DATA? No
IPC INPUT? No
IPC OVERRIDE? Yes <===
IPCS13 86 No
IPCS12 77 No
IPCS11 0 No
IPCS10 99 No
IPCS09 0 No
IPCS08 73 No
IPCS07 73 No
IPCS06 0 No
IPCS05 43 <==== At this point, with the |Pass. Warmer| button
change this number to 111.
Save this value by pressing and holding the |Front Defrost| and |AC| buttons
simultaneously until the number 111 on your DIC blinks once. Then enter "No"
(Fan Down). Answer with "No" to all remaining prompts, and exit diag mod by
pushing in the big |Auto/Temp| Dial or turning off the ignition.

Note: The IPCS** values appear in the trip odometer display.
Another note: By changing the "IPCS03 160" to 132 (w/ the
|Pass. Cooler| button, you can get rid of the Daylight Running Light "feature".

WARNING!!! Do not do it if you are not sure you *can* do it. If you screw up,
the IPC must be replaced. If you've started the process, and think you've made
a mistake or you want to abort it, hit the |Off| button, answer "Yes" to
the IPC CLEAR CODES? prompt, exit diagnostics and start over.
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Thanks for the info!!!!!
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sorry for my spelling and sorry tto tell u , but i had the same problem on my cadillac and i replace everything about the cooling system even i try the flush, but i find out tha it was the head gaskets , try to take it to the shop but it was way to spensive $2,300 so i say no and i did it my self but is a lot of work . but i got it fix good luck on that
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