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Maintenance & Repair Cooling Systems -- Problems & Solutions (Radiator, Fan, etc)
561 messages, Last post on Nov 12, 2009 at 1:37 PM
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For the past few months, I've noticed an increasingly strong smell of coolant coming from the hood of my '97 LeSabre, and in cold, damp weather an occasional bit of steam coming out of the grille. My reservoir was recently empy; I refilled it a few weeks ago and it's almost all the way down again. There don't appear to be any physical leaks - no puddles - nor do I believe that I am burning any coolant during combustion (as the smell and occasional steam are coming from under the hood. The heater core does not appear to be the issue, as the smell hasn't reached the cabin except on rare occasions. Would replacing the radiator cap be a good (Read: cheap and potentially effective) place to start? It doesn't appear to be of the venting variety. Thanks. Post-Script: I previously had an '85 LeSabre that blew a heater core and later a head gasket, so don't sugarcoat anything - I've been through the worst!
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Replying to: ryanfiala81 (Aug 03, 2005 11:50 pm) |
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Aug 03, 2005 9:08 am)
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Replying to: mellieg68 (Aug 04, 2005 2:26 pm) |
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I have a 2001 Saturn SL1 with 12,600 mileage. The temperature reaches 2/5 on the gauge when my car is running or the A/C is turned on. The temperature reaches at about 1/2 after my car is idling for 3 mins and will go back to 2/5 if I turn A/C on. Is this normal? My car was damaged in a flood 3 weeks ago and I repalced the serpentine belt because of a terrible noise. Then my car steamed one day, which was caused by the blown fuse. I have the dealership to replace the fuse and test the fan. I don't know there are still other problems with this car . Thanks a lot!
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Replying to: scai (Aug 06, 2005 9:20 am) |
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Thanks a lot! So that kind of temperature is normal, rihgt? I was really scared the first time I saw my car steaming ...before that I almost knew nothing about car except driving.
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BTW, for Saturn 2001 SL-1, under what temperature will the fan start to work? Thanks again!!!
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Replying to: scai (Aug 06, 2005 1:17 pm) |
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Replying to: scai (Aug 06, 2005 1:10 pm) |
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