Car OVERHEATING! HELP ASAP!!
Car OVERHEATING! HELP ASAP!! So i'm sitting with my car...the heat is on engine is running. It's been on for 15 minutes. I happen to look at my temp gauge and it's in the RED ZONE. I immediaitly turn it off, smoke starts flying out of my hood. I open the hood. There is coolent everyhwere. It all drains out and i let it slowly stops smoking and starts to cool down. I got it towed to my house. What do you guys think it is. It was 10 at night and i didn't have any light so i couldnt' see if there was a bad hose. I'll be working on it tommorow. Any suggestions as to what it could be OTHER then the hose????
I NEED HELP ASAP!
Thanks
I NEED HELP ASAP!
Thanks
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Gonna have to agree with the above posts... Without looking under the hood a diagnosis is tough... Stuck thermostat stuck closed would account for overheating, but as far as steam everywhere sounds to me like one of your hoses probably had a leak and either burst or popped off... Hopefully its something that simple...
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Perhaps besides the thermostat issue you would want to ensure your fans are working.
I sit in the parking lot at work with the car running as I finish off my cigar and coffee. As I sit there idling the temp creeps up. Eventully, though, the fan comes on and cools it back down.
I sit in the parking lot at work with the car running as I finish off my cigar and coffee. As I sit there idling the temp creeps up. Eventully, though, the fan comes on and cools it back down.
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If it turns out to be the thermostat stuck closed, can't you buy a fail-safe thermostat so if it does fail again, it'll fail while it's stuck open? I guess the car will run rough but won't overheat. Does GM make these?
alright guys......i fixed it yesterday and i'm here to report it was nothing big. It was something as small as a VERY VERY VERY SMALL crack in the raditor cap. Doesnt that suck...i was all worring and stuff. haha. oh well.
So if this happens to anyone else ALWAYS CHECK THE CAP. i swear to god the thing was so small i didn't even see it or anything. Thanks for the help guys!!!!!
So if this happens to anyone else ALWAYS CHECK THE CAP. i swear to god the thing was so small i didn't even see it or anything. Thanks for the help guys!!!!!
Yeah it was the stock PLASTIC. I got the metal replacement for a whopping 3.99. Plus coolant tho cuz mine was all over the pavement somewhere. 
But i am pretty sure a have a small leak somewhere. I came out this morning and it said low coolant so i just put more in the resivor.
I couldn't tell by the ground cuz the ground was already wet (stupid melting snow) so hopefully i'll be able to figure something out. I detatched the bottom hose on the raditor...hopfuly i just didnt tighten it up enough. I guess we'll see. But then again maybe it was just filling some air in the lines!
But i am pretty sure a have a small leak somewhere. I came out this morning and it said low coolant so i just put more in the resivor. I couldn't tell by the ground cuz the ground was already wet (stupid melting snow) so hopefully i'll be able to figure something out. I detatched the bottom hose on the raditor...hopfuly i just didnt tighten it up enough. I guess we'll see. But then again maybe it was just filling some air in the lines!
