99 Protege overheating
 

Hey there thanks for looking at my post, anyway i have a 99 Protege ES and it just started to overheat but i dont have a clue of what to check cause is not leaking coolant all is doing is after a 20 min drive the water in the reservoir starts to boil and after the engine cools off theres no water in the reservoir nor the radiator if u had a problem like this before please let me know so i dont go around buying all kinds of parts for it
well thanks in advance for ur assistance

RE: 99 Protege overheating
 

It the problem happening when going down the highway or while sitting in traffic at low speeds?

RE: 99 Protege overheating
 

either way it will overheat but the weird thing is that it wont leak coolant anywere except from the small hose on the reservoir but thats what that hose is there for, ive been thinking on replacing the radiator or get it cleaned cause it might be clogged but if u all have a different answer and know a better way to fix it i will appreciate the comments and again thanks in advance

RE: 99 Protege overheating
 

Is there a lot of miles on the car? I would first consider replacing the thermostat if it happens at any speed. It is likely not opening all the way to allow proper coolant flow. It would be a good idea to replace it anyways.

RE: 99 Protege overheating
 

well thats a good one cause the car has about 109000 miles ill be getting that thermostat. thanks

RE: 99 Protege overheating
 

well i replaced the thermostat and the radiator cap and now it doesnt over heat while parked but when im running and dim doing about 60mph its starts to overheat and after i parked the car the water in the reservoir is boiling
The cooling system is not leaking i already check all the hoses and i really dont know what else could it be
please if u have any idea what could it be let me know i really appreciate the cooperation and fast response
Thanks to all

RE: 99 Protege overheating
 

It is possible the radiator is restricted too. It seems like the radiator should last a little longer though. I bought mine with 150K and had to replace the radiator because of this problem.

RE: 99 Protege overheating
 

well thanks i guess ill have to buy one lol thanks for the response

RE: 99 Protege overheating
 

well moderator thanks for the quick response every time i post something.
i already have the car running fine and is not overheathing anymore but i have a simple question
when the car is running on normal temperature, where is the temperature needle supposed to be in the temperature gauge.
mine right now is a little under the middle, but i dont remember is that where is supposed to be and thanks again in advanced
by the way is a 99 protege ES

RE: 99 Protege overheating
 

The gauge should read about 3/8 ths to 1/2 way up the scale. My car reads about about 3/8 ths of the way up during the cold times and about 1/2 way during summer with the a/c on. This is with South Texas temps.