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Not yesterday. But during the heating up issue prior to the radiator fix I checked and I assume it does. Nothing out of the ordinary. How does the thermostat come into play? Can it cause this situation. When I bought the car about 3 yrs back, it didn't have one. I installed a new one like 2.5 yrs back..

So I did this on Saturday. Radiator was removed and flushed. Added new coolant. Well, I have good news and bad news. The good news is the heat level is at the usual half way mark when I did few average long runs. The bad news is not always, last evening the traffic was terrible and after like a one hour drive on traffic I found the heat level rising above the half way mark and going up till about 75%. I noticed its coming down and going up within 50%-75% for sometime until I had reached home. Any clue? All the above instances I had A/C ON.

I saw your reply last evening and went to a Radiator service spot today morning but since it will take like couple of hours and I badly needed the car with me, I'm planning to do this over the weekend. Running without A/C at the moment. Thanks. Great. Yes, should do that as well. Thanks. Interesting. So I will try this today before flushing and servicing the radiator which I planned to do over the weekend. Thanks.

Water pump was replaced like a month back during an oil leak repair. I was told it should be replaced. I had heating issues sometime back and the coolant overflew. The radiator fan was the culprit and replaced. Filled water and didn't fill coolant after that. I was waiting till all these repairs out of the way. 1. Yes 2. Yeah, something like that. More than 2kms I assume. 3. around Maradana it starts rising above halfmark and reaches like 90% by the time I hit Bamba. One thing I noted, coolant/water doesn't overflow or get reduced after checking later. 4. I think it was worn out. 5. Yes. It's FULL. Thanks for the concern guys. I just want to figure this out. I kinda have lost faith in ppl I know. Even would appreciate a right place where I could check all these than say replace this and that without diagnosing what the problem is.

I took it to the Electrician and with after thouroughly checking and fans working as they are expected, he was saying there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with the fans or electornic components. There were oil leaks and stuff which I repaired like a couple of months back. During that time the garage guys replaced the waterpump. So if I'm correct they had to pull the coolant out and refilled the same thing back into it. I didn't do a proper flush or anything like that. It's moslty water now. Since the heating issue popped up after the A/C repairs and ONLY when the A/C is on, I assumed its something to do with the A/C. I do daily runs between Wattala and Bamba. Coming from Wattala with A/C on, heat gauge rises above normal level when I get to Maradana. I drove home yeserday without A/C, in moderate traffic, heat didn't rise at all. Curious.. Should I try with the flush?

Thanks. Thats something I will look into. My gut feeling was that its something to do with an electrical component than radiator or something. This a perfect start. Just curious though, in mine like I said above, if I switch off the A/C, the radiator fan switches on automatically when the temprature rises. Both fans work when A/C is on. Didn't come across an occassion where the fans were not working when its supposed to. Again. Thanks for the heads up. Will look into that.

I had issues with the A/C on my March K11 and when I took it to a A/C Repair spot, there were leaks on the Cooler and replaced it. Everything was fine for like two weeks unti the A/C was switching on and off randomly. I took the car there again to realize a fualty cutout. They replaced that as well. (Not the same cutout type, but different one). Now while A/C is on, the heat gauge is going up. It doesn't seem to rise if I run without A/C (atleast for now). At the time of heating with A/C, both fans are on. If I switch off the A/C and keep the engine running idle, the radiator fan still runs and brings the heat gauge down. What could be the issue? I'm not an expert, but with my knowledge with this car, nothing else could cause this heating up issue. (Radiator etc..) Would like some hints coz last time I had heating issues, the garage guy took me on ride by replacing a lot of things while the issue was on the fan. Now I try to figure out where the problem myself and ask them to fix it.. Any geniune place where I could diagnose this problem?

Can I know the schedules of this event.. Start time etc..

I was under the impression that when there is more water it will boil more.. Correct me if I'm wrong.. Can you'll suggest me a good place to check on this issue without breaking forum rules.. I even took it to 'the agents' and they keep coming with the usual bullshit which I'm sure wont solve the problem since the car doesn't heat up in usual conditions.. Thanks..

Any update on this? Happening this week? Details of the track/location etc..

Thanks VVTi.. Will have it checked.. I think I'm a culprit for over filling the reservoir and not maintaining the coolant-water ratio..

I was on E01 yesterday for the very first time on my March K11 (2000, Auto) and got all excited and gradually increased my speed up to 110-120kmph and was driving at that speed for like 5-10mins I assume. This is the first time I have driven it at that speed, as I have only driven it for day to day use, hitting max speed of 80kmph. The thrill didn't last for long since I had to pull over when I saw the level rising on the temperature gauge up to around 85%. I popped the hood and saw the coolant has over flown from the coolant reservoir bottle. After letting it cool down a bit I refilled the radiator with water and started my journey but did only around 80kmph max and all was good and it didn't heat up on my way back, on E01. I drove today at normal speed and no heating up as such.. When I bought the car a year back, there were heating up issues, and I have fixed them by installing a reconditioned radiator due to a cracked tank. There was no thermostat at that time, and one was put about 9 months ago. Fans are working, I checked them yesterday too.. Can some one explain why it happens only at high speeds? Will help me a great deal in to find the right place for the job.. I don't want to take the car to the garage straight away coz they will come up with all sorts of debugging techniques including removing thermostat, cleaning up the radiator etc which I need to pay without finding the problem, which happened to me last time.. The other thing I noticed while driving on E01 yesterday was, there were at least 3 vehicles stopped with popped hoods, including a new Hilux. I assume they were stopped with over heating issues as well. Is this a common thing on a highway?

yeah u r right.. But last time when I checked out of curiosity, they had the type you posted. I didn't have interest in that type. They still asked me 12K for it.. The one I bought cost me around 6K from a shop which used to be next to it, now moved in front of Pizza Hut. There are about 3-4 shops infront of Pizza Hut. Make sure to check on all of them. They had your type spoiler with the door. Max it will be 12K-15K. Due to the demand of March Spoilers the prices are quite high as well.. @The Don: I failed finding one from eBay. You know how to get one down from there..?

I personally felt this was also the original kind, since I have seen a lot of March's with this spoiler as well. And it fits perfectly without any flaws. So both should be the original kind. The spot is in the stretch after you pass Hendala junction when you are coming towards Colombo from Ja-ela side. Opposite of Toyota Lanka. Try the spot called 'A*tobahn'. Duded is expensive, but worthier shot. Also there are another few spots in front of Pizza Hut. They had it with a whole read door.. Good luck..

I guess you referred to my old post. I got a spoiler and a lot has happened since then. Due to an urgent need I had to sell the car and I ended up buying a K11 again. Well this time I'm not really hunting for a spoiler, but have been looking around and trying to be lucky. The one I'm looking for (which I got last time) is not the type in your picture. I'm looking for this type (spoiler only).. A month back when I checked at a place in Wattala he had the spoiler type exactly to yours. I will check the availability.. In the meantime if you find this type let me know..