ok. i have a mercury sable 1990 and there's smoke coming out of the hood! The last time this happened for a while and then the car died when i was driving it (in the middle of the darn street!!) took it to the mechanic and they said/replaced what they said is the water tank? it cost more than $200 to replace it! the car was fine. less than a month later the car started smoking again!!! A couple weeks after it started up again i went to get the oil changed ( way overdue) and they never said that anything was wrong (other than the belt needed to be replaced). As of know its still smoking...what in the world is wrong with it?
2007-11-07 07:38:47 · 3 answers · asked by faith 4 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
my mechanic is owned by him. i dont go to a dealer.
2007-11-07 08:25:20 · update #1
lots of miles. 3 year old transmission.
i swear i put more money in this car than what my parents paid for it.
2007-11-07 22:49:41 · update #2
"More then $200! Did they Replace the Radiator?" Does the Steam Smell like Hot Water or Coolant? Might want to "Replace Radiator & Heater Hoses & Thermostat!" If they Did replace the Radiator they only did "Half the Job!"
Is/Was the Engine Overheating? Might want to Replace the Belts, Flush/Boil out the cooling System Before you Replace the Thermostat!
"Mileage?" NOTE; Engine Dirty? Steam Clean it!
2007-11-07 11:45:44 · answer #1 · answered by sidecar0 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you got ripped off for $$$ tge first time. I would guess you have a valve cover leaking oil on the exhaust manifold. Are you sure it's smoke and not steam ? If your car is overheating go to a RADIATOR SHOP. Might pay to go there any way and get it checked. They usually treat you fairly.
2007-11-07 08:26:40 · answer #2 · answered by tronary 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
IT COULD A COOLANT LEAK OR AN OIL LEAK, CHECK YOUR FLUIDS.
TRY FINDING AN INDEPENDENT AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP INSTEAD OF THE DEALER OR ANY CHAIN STORE BECAUSE YOU WILL BE OVERALL MORE PLEASED WITH THE PERSONAL SERVICE THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE.
2007-11-07 07:45:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋