freetrader70

Hi,
I have a Mazda 3 2004 2.3L four door.
Recently I noticed that when I start driving after a couple of minutes, maybe four or five...my fan start to go non-stop, I can hear it from inside, then after a few more minutes warm air start to come out from the vents (normal) but when I stop on a traffic ligh for a few seconds the air start to go cold....then when the car is back in motion the air goes back to warm again ( as it should be).

If I stop the car and open the hood I can see the fan still going and the antifreeze reserved container is to the top and very very hot and I can see the pressure on that antefreeze container is a lot.

I do not have any engine light on yet but a friend told me the the thermostat maybe the problem, so I went to the dealer bought one and replaced it myself, then fill up the antefreeze container as it should be but the problerm came back again.

Can someone please let me know if there may be something else that it is not working propertly and if I should be replacing other parts?

Thank you!

kball

You are filling the coolant reservoir up to the max line right? Not all the way up to the top, that would be bad. It needs room to expand.

I don't get your vent description. Is this with the interior fan on? Or just letting fresh air vent in?

freetrader70

Hi,
Yes, I'm filling the coolant between min & max, always room left in the coolant tank.
I was talking about the interior fan on, when the car is moving it gives warm air (just as it is supposed to) and when stop on a traffic light the fan air starts to cool off until the car start moving again. Thx

kball

So the fan that comes on "non stop" is that the engine fan? Is it overheating at all? Kinda sounds like you have air in the system and the heater core is not staying full of coolant so the incoming air goes cold but doesn't make sense to me since you already drained and refilled and it's still doing it.

freetrader70

Thx, any other suggestions? Anybody? thank you!