Lincoln ls 2002 over heating and leaking antifreeze please help!

[Dgs628]

Hey lincoln owners , please help , i have a 2002 ls 115k on it, its been over heating on and off for a while now , ive replaced thermostat and bleed , but still has been getting hot on and off , sometimes it gets really hot then temp goes down , sometimes it just stays hot and i have to pull over and let it cool down and its fine , today it got hot but went back to normal, but after i parked antifrezze started leaking by driver side wheel .? Any suggestion on what it is or what to check ? resivor bottle ? does anyone know where water pump is and if it would leak antifrezze like that , please help thanks i appretiate any advice

 

[epikls]

Its most likely the degas bottle(coolant reservoir)
Thats where yiu should start looking

 

[adamfysher]

Yeah, sounds like the Degas bottle to me too.

 

[purevilpleasure]

3 things:

1. Search the posts on this fine site and you will find everything you need about your LS
2. All plastic parts need to be changed on your car....refer to #1
3. COPs are the second most common issues on this car...refer to #2 for the other.

Good Luck

 

[neglorpf]

Here's something that should help...

Hey lincoln owners , please help , i have a 2002 ls 115k on it, its been over heating on and off for a while now , ive replaced thermostat and bleed , but still has been getting hot on and off , sometimes it gets really hot then temp goes down , sometimes it just stays hot and i have to pull over and let it cool down and its fine , today it got hot but went back to normal, but after i parked antifrezze started leaking by driver side wheel .? Any suggestion on what it is or what to check ? resivor bottle ? does anyone know where water pump is and if it would leak antifrezze like that , please help thanks i appretiate any advice

I had the same thing happen to me. It was an elusive problem, because it didn't happen all the time, but when it did, I was dead in the water. My mechanic ultimately installed a fan relay kit, along with a sensor in the radiator that kicked the fan on when necessary. That was in April, and I haven't had a problem since.
The problem has a lot to do with the fact that the cooling system fan is driven by a hydraulic pump, just like the power steering pump (which is located directly opposite the cooling system pump).
Your reservoir bottle leaks antifreeze because of a buildup of pressure in the system ... once you fix the culprit, it shouldn't happen again.

 

[chocolat1701]

actually no. the degas bottle has always been a issue with all LS's. the second gen LS fan is electric and it fails just as much as a gen 1. the issue is the damn plastics that ford used for all their cooling components. replace the degas bottle with a OEM only don't by the aftermarket stuff they are crap its well worth the money. its almost a rule on all LS's at 100k replace all cooling parts and you should be good for another 100k

 

[LS4me]

the second gen LS fan is electric and it fails just as much as a gen 1.

Really??????

 

[chris2523]

i think he means the 2nd gen LS has an electric cooling fan and the degas bottle fails just as often as on a 1st gen with the hydraulic fan.

 

[ChiTownBoi]

degas bottle. same thing happened to me , ended up having a cracked degas bottle. mine somedays would be fine and other days it would drain out fairly quickly. start with the bottle first.

 

[RigsLS]

Re&Re - OEM Degas Bottle - GEN 1 V8

 

[Whatupcuzz84]

i know im late...same thing happend to me....degas bottle and thermostat

 

[RigsLS]

It happens to everyone and it's not even LS specific, few months back I replaced a coolant reservior in my wife's Alero,
also cracked, albeit it sprung a leak and pissed everywhere, still was a much easier job to replace.

Lots of Brand/Models replacing aging plastic car parts all over, the LS is not alone ... I'm sure.

 

[rayjake]

Hi , Im a new member....Read your thread about electric fan.....My 2000 LS is over heating and dealer wants to replace fan assy & Hyd. Pump....$1600........Im looking for a "How to" electric fan conversion...

Appreaciate any help
thanks

 

[joegr]

Hi , Im a new member....Read your thread about electric fan.....My 2000 LS is over heating and dealer wants to replace fan assy & Hyd. Pump....$1600........Im looking for a "How to" electric fan conversion...

Appreaciate any help
thanks

Okay, I'll type it in for you, this time...

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en...=any&safe=images&tbs=&as_filetype=&as_rights=

 

[rayjake]

Thanks , This looks like what I need......Much appreaciation !

 

[jolinc01]

Make sure you get a new cap if your new degas bottle doesn't come with one, and only buy OEM. The dorman replacement is crap.

 

[PatrickSimmons]

The degas bottle had my car doing the same thing. Known issue.