alfa81romeo Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 I have a 93 lexus es300 and I have recently had a problem with the car overheating. This recently oicurred when we were driving over the Lake Tahoe, CA grade and were traveling uphill. The engine started to lose power and when we pulled over the temp gauge skyrocketed, but did not go into the red. We let it cool down and the car would drive with a somewhat normal temp reading, but when we would stop to refuel the temp would shoot up again. So, i took it in to my mechanic and we looked under the hood and found that the fan was not spinning at full speed, therefore causing the engine to overheat. He told me that it might be the Hydraulic fan Motor? and the cost is around 350 to replace, does this sound correct? Is there a placde to buy one online for relatively cheap? Are there other diagnostics that may cause the fan to spin so slow? Any help woulde be greatly appreciated!! Also, the car runs fine in city driving sincfe the air flow is steady enough from the outside that the slow fan has no major affect!! 2. Also, there is a small oil leak under the exhaust manifold, seems to be coming out of one of the bolts down there? Possible gasket replacement?? Thanks!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKperformance Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 search Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviej Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 ditto, the fan problem has been widely discussed as well as oil leaks from the main seals as well as the ever popular valve cover. A search would do you well, word of note: open the search to encompass over a year. steviej Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfa81romeo Posted September 13, 2004 Author Share Posted September 13, 2004 My bad, when i originally did a search, nothing came up, but there is enough ot there already!! Sorry!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKperformance Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 no worries, glad you found wat you needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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