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133 messages, Last post on May 29, 2009 at 7:13 AM
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I have a 2008 cobalt and need to add some tranny fluid and need to find the plug or what ever it is that will let me fill it. I know the tranny is "sealed" but, whatever............. Does any one have, or can anyone take a pic. of their engine and put an arrow on it and say "this is the plug!" or "under this is the plug" ? I replaced my radiator and need to top the tranny off. And what is the recommended tranny fluid for it? Thanks
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Replying to: justinpe (Nov 11, 2008 6:47 pm) |
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This is a great product that I have used for years. My Cobalt is used as a work car, and after only two applications a year, still beads like crazy. Had to mention this to the members that like to keep their cars looking top shelf. www.raceglaze.com |
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At 49,000 km (29,800 miles) I noticed that I was loosing coolant in my 2005 Cobalt. The dealer change my engine head and valve gaskets, it cost me 1,300 $ Since that repair, every time I started my car (cold start) I can hear a clinking sound from the engine until it gets warm (the same sound as a muffler cooling off). I called the dealer and he said it was normal and the sound came from the bolts because they were warming up. I told him that it didn't do that when it was new, it's only from the time they worked on it. It's been 2 months and I drove 2,000 km (1,250 miles) since they replaced my gaskets, oil, coolant and bolts ect... and tonight I was checking under the hood because I'm planning a little trip this weekend and guess what, I noticed that my coolant in my reservoir is 2 inches below the normal "cold" level and the color has gone from orange to a brownish color and the plastic of my reservoir is stained with a kind of milky white residue that sticks on the interior of the antifreeze recovering tank. Any comments on what's happening?
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Replying to: laserblue (May 17, 2009 5:54 pm) Sounds to me that they need to fix the problem again.
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Replying to: poncho167 (May 21, 2009 3:03 pm) They checked everything with a special light to see if the antifreeze was leaking from somewhere. Everything is o.k. They said that probably there was air that got in the system when they replaced the head and valve gasket and they went up in my recovery tank and that's how the antifreeze's level went down. They toped off the coolant to it's full level. For the color change...they told me that it's probably dirt coming from the system that went in my antifreeze. Now for the white, milky substance... it's formed by a dirt ring on my plastic recovery tank as my level was lowering slowly and with the movement it mixed with the antifreeze and settled on the side of the tank. They recommended me to do a "cooling system flush and cleaning" in the future but that it was not urgent. |
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I was cleaning my car today and I noticed that someone drove over a freshly painted white line with the truck. Result...my inner fenders (black plastic) are spotted all around with dry white paint splashed by the tires. I tried to remove the paint with soap, spot remover, soap pad, gasoline, paint thinner nothing worked. One of those products has made my plastic fade, good thing I tried them on a spot that doesn't show to much. Can someone suggest me something or has tried something with success to remove paint spots on plastic without damaging it?
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Replying to: laserblue (May 23, 2009 3:23 pm) |
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Replying to: laserblue (May 23, 2009 3:23 pm) |
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