1996 Bonneville SSEi with no coolant - Newby question
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Okay. The undercarriage is soaked with what appears to be oil, but my oil levels are healthy. Should I just bite the bullet and scrounge up some money and pay for somebody to take a look, or is this doable for an amateur?
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check your radiator for any kinds of bubbles or cracks..check your bottom radiator hose..which is on the passenger side bottom of the car..check the connection of that hose to the radiator
with the knowlegeable people here..if you pay attention anything can be done
where all here to help you...and regardless of the ammount of problems you have..we can help you fix each problem one by one...theres alot of people here who are really good with that motor of yours..myself included
with the knowlegeable people here..if you pay attention anything can be done
where all here to help you...and regardless of the ammount of problems you have..we can help you fix each problem one by one...theres alot of people here who are really good with that motor of yours..myself included
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check your radiator for any kinds of bubbles or cracks..check your bottom radiator hose..which is on the passenger side bottom of the car..check the connection of that hose to the radiator
with the knowlegeable people here..if you pay attention anything can be done
where all here to help you...and regardless of the ammount of problems you have..we can help you fix each problem one by one...theres alot of people here who are really good with that motor of yours..myself included
with the knowlegeable people here..if you pay attention anything can be done
where all here to help you...and regardless of the ammount of problems you have..we can help you fix each problem one by one...theres alot of people here who are really good with that motor of yours..myself included
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Yes this is doable for a amature and u will be proud of urself when u lick the problem. I suspect either a leaking radiator hose, a hole in the radiator from a kicked up rock or possibly your thermostat is bad and the coolant can be bubbling right out the overflow jug. OR could simply be a faulty radiator cap!
wipe everything down, let the car cool down, then have a buddy start it up and rev it at about 1800-2000 rpms, and look for leaks.
run ur hands along the bottom of the hoses to see if there dripping, scoot underneath the car and look where the drips are originating from.
check and see if the radiator cap is leaking while running
We will solve this
wipe everything down, let the car cool down, then have a buddy start it up and rev it at about 1800-2000 rpms, and look for leaks.
run ur hands along the bottom of the hoses to see if there dripping, scoot underneath the car and look where the drips are originating from.
check and see if the radiator cap is leaking while running
We will solve this
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Coincidentally, my radiator went just 500 miles ago. There was a crack in the plastic behind the driver'* side inlet (or outlet?) which leaked coolant behind the radiator so you could barely tell where it was going.
I ended up replacing the radiator with a brand new one off of ebay, for $85 shipped. I was amazed at how well it fit for being an aftermarket radiator.
I ended up replacing the radiator with a brand new one off of ebay, for $85 shipped. I was amazed at how well it fit for being an aftermarket radiator.
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