Causes of overheating?
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Causes of overheating?
My jeep over heated on my way to work. Its full of coolant. The fans work the water pump and thermostat are new. I was driving on the interstate in 45 dagree weather when it happened. I'm thinking head gasket or radiator hoses collapsed. Also it has a small coolant leak at tyre water pump but it was full of coolant. Its a 2000 xj 4.0. any thoughts?
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Well, if everything else checks out, then it is very possibly the head gasket...Any signs of coolant in the oil? Check under the oil fill cap, look for moisture droplets, etc.?
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Nothing. Looks like black oil. I think I might do a compression test tomorow. But my main concern is getting it started. I had to leave uy at work today