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Hello everyone I'm making this fourm for my father which lives in canada.... ok

He has a pontiac sunfire 1998 Canadian verson.... This is his problem he has coolant leaking from it. he found out where it is leaking from is is leaking from a metal pipe (RUST) which he says is pretty long but i cant think of what it could be called any way anyone has information on how to install/remove it.. And the acctuall name of the pipe where does it lead? I cant find any information on it please help

Thank you..

Mario.  

I take it that this is a 2.4 engine,anyhow GM calles them "heaterpipes"upper and lower or assembley(for both)  

I have a 98 Pontiac Sunfire and I am having cooling issues. My car overheats if I am idle but when I start driving...it cools down! My A/C doesn't work but what could be the problem? Also, I am not sure if the Sunfire is supposed to have 1 or 2 cooling fans.  

there is another whole thread on this with the answer on this site... i will try to find it..

there is a problem with the radiator cooling fan relay SOCKET...  there is NOT enough grip on the relay terminals by the socket connectors..

one can work the end of the female connectors in the socket with a big needle..  mechanics usually have pointy scribes with thinly tapered tips to get behind the what i would call the tongue in the terminal.. this exerts grip on the relay terminal...

without enough grip.. the current won't get through the run the fan at full speed and the engine will over heat...

here is the link

http://forums.automotive.com/70/6295989/engine/1998-sunfire-overheating/index.html  

rsuchland
New User | Posts: 2 | Joined: 09/11 Posted: 09/28/11
12:46 PM
After 5 yrs fighting this problem, rework the connections on the cooling fan relay. Or replace the socket. I spent a lot of money, seems its always the simple things. Now i think its running cool, probably because i was used to it running hot! The fan kicks on now as soon as i turn on the ac and the fan kicks on about mid range. Good luck.  

 

Thank you very much! Me and my husbands been trying to work this out, thank you so much to the both of you!  

its probably relay 20...  but check your owners manual...



this is the relay.. i have not found individual components for the socket..   so you will have to use thin pointy tools to probe them carefully to tighten them....
RELAY,FAN CONT ACDelco #15-8733) GM 12193604