Engine Cooling problem
1996 Pontiac Sunfire 4 cyl 125 miles
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the main problem i have now is that sometimes the engine gets overheat and starts to choke, but if i manage to get some speed sometimes it cools down. i checked the tank for water (onestly i think it supose to be the tank for the water but i'm not sure, it's a big yellow tank near the right head light) and it's empty, i put in like a galon of water and still wasn't full, but i've checked under the car and it's no leak (maybe it just evaporetes or something i guess). it's also a funny smell coming from the alternator i think (witch also has a funny squizy noise) and i just drove the car for like almost 2000 miles and hadn't got any problem. i've just arrived in miami and i think it's too hot or something because i didn't had this problem before on the road. the ac is not working either, i don't know if the problem is connected with the overheating. the only problem that i had was that when i was low on gas, the car started to choke and lost power, when i accelerate my rpm's went down, but when i fueled it up the problem dissapeared. i actually had to push the car for a half a mile to a gas stop because the clock from the gas showed me that i have gas for another 30 miles at least :( but like i said once i get gas there's no problem. til i arrived in miami, now it's overheating and also sometimes won't start. so i think i have touched most of my problems with my sunfire, really never though i'd have so many problems (just fixed the breaks for 300$ :( ) yeah, forgot to mention it, i changed the air filter and the oil filter, and the oil as well. the fan from the radiator is working fine... waiting for ur answers please :) thx a lot
1996 Pontiac Sunfire 4 cyl 125 miles
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the main problem i have now is that sometimes the engine gets overheat and starts to choke, but if i manage to get some speed sometimes it cools down. i checked the tank for water (onestly i think it supose to be the tank for the water but i'm not sure, it's a big yellow tank near the right head light) and it's empty, i put in like a galon of water and still wasn't full, but i've checked under the car and it's no leak (maybe it just evaporetes or something i guess). it's also a funny smell coming from the alternator i think (witch also has a funny squizy noise) and i just drove the car for like almost 2000 miles and hadn't got any problem. i've just arrived in miami and i think it's too hot or something because i didn't had this problem before on the road. the ac is not working either, i don't know if the problem is connected with the overheating. the only problem that i had was that when i was low on gas, the car started to choke and lost power, when i accelerate my rpm's went down, but when i fueled it up the problem dissapeared. i actually had to push the car for a half a mile to a gas stop because the clock from the gas showed me that i have gas for another 30 miles at least :( but like i said once i get gas there's no problem. til i arrived in miami, now it's overheating and also sometimes won't start. so i think i have touched most of my problems with my sunfire, really never though i'd have so many problems (just fixed the breaks for 300$ :( ) yeah, forgot to mention it, i changed the air filter and the oil filter, and the oil as well. the fan from the radiator is working fine... waiting for ur answers please :) thx a lot
Jul 28, 2008 at 11:29 AM
