I have a 1993 Lexus ES300 that overheated and the engine died on July 2, 2003. The dealer fixed the problem by replacing the wires, plugs, rotor and cap. The reason given for the failure was that car had a broken rotor and broken plug wires.
Then on September 12, 2003, the car overheated and died. The reason given was a bad water pump. The car had 112,000 mile so they replaced the “WATER PUMP ASSY,” BELT, TIMING,” “IDLER S/A. TIMNG BELT,” “IDLER S/A. TIMING BE,” “ANTIFREEZE LEXUS,” “CAP S/A, RADITOR,” and “THERMOSTAT.”
Today, January 15, 2004, the car started overheating. If the car sits idle or you are in stop and go traffic, the car overheats and the temperature gauge goes into the red zone. Then with the temperature gauge in the red zone, you sit with the car in park and idle at 2k-3k RPMs the temperature gauge will return to normal after about 2 minutes.
Does anyone know what is causing the latest problem? It appears that the dealer may be missing the true reason the car keeps overheating?
Thanks.
