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Not heating inside car

Had oil leaks. replaced thermostat, water pump, timing belt, valve cover gaskets. now no heat inside.

  • Anonymous Mar 21, 2014

    even after gasket replaced

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One or more of:

1. Your coolant level is low
2. Your thermostat doesn't close and needs to be replaced
3. The valve from the cooling system to the heater core is stuck
4. Your heater core is clogged

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After so many over heats.a car sometimes cant handle.
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for your spark plug problem i would recommend changing your valve cover gaskets.
and for the over heating and not turning on.
i believe you blew a head gasket.
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My 99 alero v6 is over heating not leaking ight mite be hoses or thermostat . or head gasket but when it overb heats the smoke comes from the top of the engine

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over heating can be caused by a number of things. your water pump could have died or the gaskets could have went on the water pump spilling your antifreeze every where. in which case you need to replace the water pump and gaskets. when you change the water pump you should replace the thermostat because they usually fail at the same time. your thermostat could have locked closed. in which case replace the thermostat. i recommend getting a fail safe thermostat so when it fails it gets locked open and then the car dose not overheat. your belt could have broke so your water pump wont turn. replace the belt. your radiator or hoses could be clogged with rust and sediments in which case you need to flush your radiator and change the anti freeze. you may be just low on anti freeze... so fill it up and see if it leaks anywhere. your tubes could have came off, be loose, or cracked and leaking; so replace or tighten them. your radiator could have a hole in it or leaking some where.. replace radiator. if you drive on dirt roads a lot the radiator could be full of sand and dirt could be full of mud if taken off road. just rinse the radiator out with soap and water. are your floor mats full of water or antifreeze? you could have a bad heater core. replace heater core. or you can cheat and take the two tubes off the heater core and splice them together. (which will leave you with no heat). your fan may have gone out so it wont cool the radiator. the last thing i can think of is very low or no oil in the motor. top off the oil.
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Hi, i would check the thermostat first unless the water pump is leaking as the water pump is where the timing belt is is the timing belt needs removing to get to the pump, take the thermostat out and place it in a tub of boiling water and check if it opens up if it dont then it will need replacing.

you need to bare in mind that it could also be head gasket failure so make sure you get this tested if the thermostat is found to be in working order.

let me know if you need further assistance ok
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Two thing's one when i turn on my heat i don't get heat. Two i am alway's putting water in it. I just bought it

Hi having no heat would suggest the thermostat is stuck closed and will need replacing, how ever the really bad news is that if you dont see any water leaking onto the floor or around the engine then this points towards head gasket failure, the thermostat failing would have caused the engine to over heat and this would have caused the head gasket to fail.

Have a good look for a leak as this is the cheapest solution, make sure you check all hoses and rad for signs of water leaking, if you find no signs then the only other way you could lose water is via the head gasket, if you cant see water leaking then it can only be going into the engine, either into the oil or being burned out through the exhaust.

check you oil level stick for signs of a white substance if you have this then the water is getting into the oil via head gasket if the oil looks fine then the chances are the water is being burned off in the cylinder.

let me know how you get on or if you need further assistance ok
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