[Pool Playen Bob]

bleed your cooling system. your mechanic doesn't seem like he has any brains

 

[Pool Playen Bob]

once you get that system burped, and ran, and she's cooling the way it should. check your heater core hoses. grab each one and see if there just as warm as the radiator hoses. that'll tell you if your getting flow to your heater core or not.

if still no heat then you'll have to check the actuator to your heater door. and so on and so forth. but i doubt its that issues. so let us know how the burping goes.

 

[Pool Playen Bob]

pull your dip stick and see if your oil is over full (coolant) taste the oil and see if theres traces of coolant.

when he filled your system did it get burped and refilled? sounds like you got a blown head gasket by the sounds of it. could have been caused by you over heating the engine multiple times.

jack your cars front end up as high as you can go. then remove the radiator cap. or even the little burp plug. start car, massage the hoses and try to get the air out of the system. as in lower radiator mainly until she starts to operate at normal temps.

and if your blowing coolant out your little tube thats a good indicator that your either over full, air in the system expanding and pushing coolant out. or a head gasket gone out and your cylinders are actually pressurizing your cooling system.

 

[Pool Playen Bob]

well, at least I now know why the heater's not working. The heater core's clogged. I heard it was expensive to get this replaced mainly because of the labor. Is it really?

how do you know your heater core is clogged?.....

 

[Pool Playen Bob]

my mechanic said he found that to be the problem. But he doesn't want to do the job and told me that I gotta go somewhere else and possibly Toyota for the heater core.

wow. just wow. get rid of this guy. he sounds like a back yard mechanic who doesn't know alot about anything.

you really should re-read this whole thread and do what is suggested. and you have to burp the system before you can make any diagnosis. a failed thermostat is possible and likely but don't waist you money. fix your crap right the first time and go from there.

to check you heater core remove the hoses to the core. hook garden hose to one end and turn water on. you should see good flow through heater core. if not, its clogged.

did "your mechanic" even test anything, burp the system. or is he going with the whole well...... it could be this.

 

[Pool Playen Bob]

even if your gonna flush it you still need to bleed the system so you can drive the car to wherever to get it flushed...
I'd fine out what kind of thermostat. I wouldn't put anything but OE on for that type of part

this.... ^^ seriously just do it.
its very uncommon a thermostat to fail shut. there designed to fail open. there for very little heat can be built up for your core.

seriously dude. burp that system. otherwise your gonna waist a **** ton of money paying someone else to diagnose it. since your mechanic cant do his job take it to a shop. or burp in yourself. quit dancing around on it.

i'd almost swear you were trolling..... based on how naive you are on not wanting to burp it for 10000 reasons.

 

[Pool Playen Bob]

wow really since june? the only way your gonna learn is to do it man. you'll just have follow the guide and do it. and if you want toyota coolant. which you know you should. then just drain and fill it buddy. and then begin to burp it.

just have to get out there and get to work. or have a buddy who is really good at wrenching. every set up is a little different. so thats why you do your homework. like you have here. and just get it done! if he has issues just show him this site. and the guides to walk him through it.

 

[Pool Playen Bob]

ouch. 200 bucks for a flush huh? they better actually flush it instead of a drain and fill. hope it gets fixed man! good luck!

 

[Pool Playen Bob]

well get to work on it man. Get a hose kit. New switch. And start replacing stuff.

 

[Pool Playen Bob]

if your doing a drain and fill it really should only take a shop an extra half hour TOPS to replace all those things. since you'll have the coolant out already.

 

[Pool Playen Bob]

i hope so too man maybe stick around and ask questions if he doesn't get annoyed. maybe pick up on a few tips/tricks.

 

[Pool Playen Bob]

could be aftermarket cheap pos thermostat!

word ^ what this guy said.

get yourself an oem one if ya want it to last longer then a couple years.

 

[Pool Playen Bob]

Lol. You are welcome.