Look more carefully and see if the radiator is leaking -sounds like it. If so, get it repaired ASAP.
Look for a removable housing at the engine end of the upper radiator hose
usually located in a removable housing at the engine end of the upper radiator hose
It is not at the end of the upper radiator hose. Please don't follow the first person answer.
generally located where the upper radiator hose meets the block, under the throttle body Follow the upper radiator hose to the engine, there should be the thermostat housing. And there is no drain plug on an 2002 Monte Carlo 3.8 v6 , so you will lose less antifreeze if you just disconnect the upper radiator hose from the thermostat housing then hold that hose up. I only lost maybe a quart of antifreeze.
remove electric fan drain coolant remove upper and lower hose remove what ever else may be blocking the radiator from being removed remove radiator reverse
there are four hoses hooked up to the radiator (two for transmission fluid and two for the antifreeze upper and lower). disconnect all of them. two nuts holding the top bracket in for the radiator take them off and disconnect the radiator fans. then just pull out the radiator.
Drain the radiator into a container. Remove the upper radiator hose at the engine and remove the 2 bolts in the thermostat housing. Remove the thermostat and clean both surfaces. Install the new thermostat and upper hose. Top off the antifreeze.
Drain the radiator into a container. Remove the upper radiator hose at the engine end. there is 2 bolts in the housing that hold the thermostat. Remove them and the thermostat and clean both surfaces. Install the new thermostat and housing. Install the upper hose and top off the radiator with a 50/50 mixture of antifreeze and water.
depends what year it is, normally it would be on the right top by the head just follow your upper radiator hose all the way to the end
just follow the upper radiator hose toward engine and remove the bolts
Most radiator hoses burst due to old age or rubbing against an engine part once it bursts you will lose antifreeze rapidly due to the pressure causing your car to over heat.
For a 99 cavalier 2.2 there are 2 mounts. The upper mount near antifreeze recovery bottle and one (dog bone) mount directly under the other, in front of oil pan. 1- transmission mount.