My car began overheating yesterday. I filled up w/ coolant/water. I then drove it home smoothly. This morning, the temp started creeping up. I waited afew hrs, & checked beneath the car to find coolant dripping out. I filled it up, as i don't have enough money for an engine diagnostic right now, don't have a mechanic i trust, and couldn't afford the repairs anyway. Less than 2 minutes later, the steering became difficult and the engine sounded jerky & strained. I parked the car to find smoke steaming out of the passenger side, near the front of the hood. I checked under the hood. It was the engine smoking, nowhere near the radiator. I got in the car & drove as slowly as possible back to work. Yesterday, when I sped up, the air would cool the engine. Today, the faster I went, the hotter the engine got. Once parked, the smoke started up again. It did not smoke as I drove, and smells like burning coolant. Pls tell me this is something I can attempt myself, I can't afford repairs :/ Thnx
2006-11-16
13:50:54
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sunnycalih3
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