2003 Chevrolet Malibu "filled radiator smells" Questions

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my malibu 03 heats up could the radiator be clogged? i changed the spark plugs plus the water pump, the upper hose and the bottom hose, and the thermostat i dont think there are leaks in the coolant ...

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...radiator neck opening and turn the water on halfway. Your vehicle will need to heat up to operating temp for the thermostat to open so the water will then in turn go through and flush the rest of the ...

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filled to the full line. 10 to 1 it's a coolant sending unit. Have a code scanner hooked up to it, that will tell what the problem is. My suggestion is take the car to Autozone, or a reputable garage,

Im having a problem with my 2003 Chevy Malibu leaking coolant. What do I do? What do I check? I have no idea where its coming from. I can drive and when I park the car it starts to pour out coolant. I

radiator is filled. After a whil The last owners of my t&c had all the gaskets replaced except for the head gasket. When I'm driving you can smell radiator fluid at times.It is worse after

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truck ocer heated and will not start checked batteyr its okay was low on coolent fixed that still wont start. remove oil fill cap and smell it , if it smells burned , then engine lost compression , ...

I'm not too familiar with Saturns ('98). How do I fill the radiator. There is little smoke around where the engine is and I just checked the oil, coolant, and transmission and they're fine, so I'm ...

LOSING WATER,I have checked my oil and looks ok temperature gauge shows normal,when driving you get that smell of a leaky radiator or hose but I have no signs of that.COULD it BE the THERMOSTAT Having

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...get drivebelt on in a way that turns the pump backwards (doubtful you did that though) When you refilled the system, you had the heater on high while the vehicle was running while

can smell radiator fluid but does not run hot Check/replace radiator/coolant tank cap and you will probably be fine. Do not over fill.

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