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What could be wrong with your car if it is overheating and the antifreeze is not low?
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∙ 15y ago
It could possibly be the thermostat or the cooling fan. Let the engine warm up and when it gets to 232 to 235 degrees the cooling fan should come on. If not you need to go from there.
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What could be causing antifreeze to come out after car shut off out of the reservoir?
The engine is overheating.
Why does it smell like antifreeze in car when driving?
your vehicle may smell like antifreeze while driving because it is overheating
Why so people put antifreeze in car radiators?
antifreeze keeps your car from overheating, it flows thru your radiator hose, without it your motor would blow
Why do you smell antifreeze outside the car when you drive but the car is not overheating?
a leak is probably getting on something hot and cooking away
What is antifreeze use for?
Antifreeze/Coolant is a fluid that prevents the car from overheating or becoming so cold that it won't start. Without it, in the summer, your car would run too hot, and in the winter, your car wouldn't run at all.
What is wrong with your car if the engine cuts off and the car starts to smoke?
It means the car is overheating.
What to do if car is overheating in the winter?
First you have to determine the cause. Could be a faulty thermostat, frozen coolant (insufficient mixture of antifreeze), low on coolant or possibly a bad head gasket.
Your Chevy blazer was overheating and you put antifreeze in your car 3 days ago and it is all gone Where could the antifreeze be leaking to Its not on the ground?
If it is a vortec engine, it is probably the lower intake manifold gasket. In most cases you can smell it when the engine is hot.
Your car is not overheating the temp gauge is ok but the computer says to add antifreeze the light keeps on coming on and off what is wrong with the computer?
First, are you low on antifreeze? If you aren't, did you reset the computer? I'm not an expert on Fords but there may be a little fuse box. The blinking one (if there is) is the one you reset.
What could be wrong if there is antifreeze and oil leaking from the underside of your car?
Probably a blown head gasket. Get a technician to look at it. If it is, it will be a major ordeal.
If you are leaking antifreeze and the car is smoking what could be wrong?
It depends on if you see the antifreeze leaking or it is just disappearing. If it is just disappearing then a bad head gasket or cracked head may be the problem. The smoking could actually be vaporized antifreeze. If that is the case don't run it until you can get it fixed.
What is wrong when both hoses going into heater core on a car is cold?
the heater core could be stopped up, or could be low of antifreeze, or the thermostat could be stuck open
