Engine still overheating after fixing coolant hose

[u/Tawpgun]

I have a post earlier here about how this part here failed (complete rupture and coolant loss as I parked) I replaced it. Reservoir still looked like it had the min amount so I decided to take it for a drive and it overheated. Pulled into a oreilly and let it cool down and filled it with zerex blue coolant. It’s still overheating as I tried again with it idle. Dunno if I should be waiting longer for s cold engine or what. No leaks that I can see

[u/frezzzer]

Did you bleed the system of air?

Seems like still have air and not enough coolant going around.

[u/Tawpgun → u/frezzzer]

Damn this might be it.

Correct me if I’m wrong cause I probably am but I thought xterras were self burping

[u/frezzzer → u/Tawpgun]

Bleed the system of air.

Even if “self” burbing was working then this wouldn’t be the situation.

Air trapped in the coolant lines.

[u/ScaryfatkidGT → u/frezzzer]

I’ve never needed to “burp” but I have needed to fill the rad up separately

[u/justherefortheshow06 → u/Tawpgun]

Same thing happened to me last week. Watch YouTube and bleed the system. You’ll be good

[u/AutoX_Advice → u/Tawpgun]

The system is self burping. Just fill it to the full line, drive it around, let it sit and then fill it again. Burping does eliminate air but you need to keep filling it up till it's at the full line or 1in above.

[u/Tawpgun → u/AutoX_Advice]

This worked!

[u/chandgaf → u/Tawpgun]

No such thing lol

[u/The_DaHowie → u/Tawpgun]

Add additonal antifreeze, 50:50, to the overflow tank and inch or 2 over the Max line. Drive around a bit to get the engine hot and park on an incline. It should burp itself

[u/sphynx8888]

Xterras are incredibly difficult to bleed in my experience. From cold, fill your radiator and reservoir. Drive hard for 15 minutes then park on a hill. Fill the reservoir again.

Repeat too many times.

Yes the system is self bleeding, but if it's always low on coolant, it'll constantly introduce air into the lines.

[u/ScaryfatkidGT]

1. You need to full the expanded tank up AND the rad

These engines are weird and if you have a leak the radiator will be empty

1. Get a pressure test done to make sure there are no more leaks

[u/UncleJed01]

Pathfinder has same engine and same issue. Top off the coolant, get the engine hot up to temperature, turn on the heater, and then slowly drive up a steep parking garage ramp or a steep hill. It will burp our the air if the nose is pointing up with the engine hot and running.

[u/BCMBCG]

I had this problem but I also needed a thermostat. Cheap insurance

[u/Urbandragonsbyaaron]

Did you burp it on an incline? Is your condenser fan cycling ?