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my car smells hot and occassionally smoke or steam comes from the front. The oil is full, the overflow container for antifreeze is full. Could it possibly be the thermostat? The temp gauge remains below half.
submitted by Inez
My car smells hot and steam/smoke comes out from under the hood. The temp guage remains below halfway mark, oil is full, the overflow container for antifreeze remains at the full mark when checked. Could it possibly be the thermostat or maybe the radiator is plugged?
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Jamie ,
This sounds like you might have to much coolant in your overflow container, sometimes fluid will purge and come out the overflow tube and spill on your exhaust or moter. Its not an issue but you will get that smell just take some fluid out...
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