Found a little coolant on dip stick car not

1. is there coolant in radiator ?
yes
is there a problem with thermostat device in cooling system. Google this if you do not understand how a thermostat works or how to check it. Youtube is also good place to research .
check if cooling fan rotates when engine running or radiator is hot. some cars have electric fans that kick in when engine is hot.
no
Put coolant in radiator run engine in idle check for water leaks
around rubber hoses, from radiator core , from engine welsh plugs
check heater core inside car does not leak.
2. is there adequate oil in the engine ?
no
put some oil in engine check dip stick put a little bit in if not at correct level. DO NOT PUT WHOLE container of oil in car engine at once and over fill it. expensive to fix.
degrease engine - clean engine
check over time to see if oil is leaking from engine.
yes
good one less thing to think about

way too much oil. check the coolant level as the sump may be full of water. It will run with a faulty o2 sensor. run fault codes as there could be a cam/crank position sensor problem

After you put it, turn on the car and see if it's leaking. Car must warm up first. If you don't see it coming out that might be because its going into the engine. Shut car off and check motor dip stick. Make sure it doesn't have water mixed with oil.

Could be a leaking head gasket or intake gasket.
The gunk is water or coolant. Water if the engine never warms up, coolant if there is a leak.

if you haven't had any coolant in your car for a week and you have been driving it you may have blown your head gasket, even though you haven't got 'milkey goo' on your oil dip stick. check for goo under your oil cap to see and have it tested at a garage. but from what ive read im almost certain its your head gasket. hope this helps you and beware of the dangers of a running engine so keep hands and loose clothing out of the way of moving parts and engines get very hot so be careful what you touch.

first locate the dip stick for the transmission under the hood, after that start car and let run for 1 min,( car has to be running to check transmission) pull dip stick out and wipe it off the stick it back in and check the level again, if it is low you will have to pour the trans. fluid in thru the dip stick hole, add a little at a time and continue to check fluid level until it reachs fill mark on dip stick also the do not make a manuel for the Lincoln LS you can order a disk from Helminc.com that covers all related thigns for this car I had to order one for my LS good luck

Is the car actually running hot, or is your temperature gauge telling you it is? Even on the hotest day, your engine still has to reach 210F+ before it opens the thermostat, so running hot as soon as you turn the car on, is not possible. Use a termperature gauge to measure the temperature of the coolant in the radiator overflow resevoir, to see if it what it reads.

The only time it will actually get hot almost immediately is when you have a blown head gasket! Are you getting any sign of water on your oil dip stick or and oil scum on your coolant in the resevoir?

Check the coolant level. Recommended service interval of the dex-cool coolant is 5 years or 100,000 miles.Make sure the right coolant is in it.The dex-cool is orange/reddish in color and specifically on the bottle.The thermostat could be stuck as well.

Milky substance on your dip stick indicates contamination in your engine oil, most likely coolant and that is an indication of head gasket, or intake gasket gone bad and coolant leaking into your oil system. Note that coolant in your engine oil is bad, coolant will corrode the internal engine's bearing causing you to replace or overhaul the engine. The engine not starting is most likely the result of being blown and will need to be replaced.
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there is no power steering fluid on a malibu they have electric assisted steering