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 · 6 answers · asked by sunnycalih3 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Pontiac
If it is throwing all the water out, you blew a head gasket, sometimes you can seal them with block sealer or thermoweld :)
2006-11-16 14:29:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a small plastic pipe at the front of the engine that always breaks (this is on the pass side) . As one of the other postings said stop driving it you'll cost yourself lots more money. More places will pressure test and est. for free . These engines also were bad for water pumps and intake gasket leaks. Good luck hope you find you answers, more than likely this is not something you could do yourself.
2006-11-17 08:53:42 · answer #2 · answered by Rudedude 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best fuel is the correct octane rating that GM calls for. If you cannot get premium (91 or higher) fuel, the knock sensor will compensate for a lower octane fuel but it does this by retarding the spark plug firing and that does 2 things: 1) uses more fuel and 2) creates less power. In the short term, using a lower octane fuel can usually be done without any major problems but long term use of the incorrect octane fuel may cause permanent damage. If you do use 87 or 89 octane fuel, I suggest keeping the revs in the lower half of the rev-range and avoid hard throttles that would engage the supercharger.
2016-03-28 23:03:22 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stop driving this thing or you will cause major damage if you havn't already. Any good mechanic will "pressure test" the cooling system for no charge. Before you drive it to the nearest shop be sure the radiator is full....the charge might be quite cheap for a rubber hose..
2006-11-16 14:58:29 · answer #4 · answered by jeeps 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Almost sounds like the belt that drives the waterpump is missing, or the cooling fans aren't working. Hope that narrows it down for you.
2006-11-16 14:00:04 · answer #5 · answered by Silverstang 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check all your hoses even the smaller heater hoses i bet one down by the block is busted
2006-11-16 14:50:05 · answer #6 · answered by Chad O 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋