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Im having a few poblems and i'm wondering if they all might be connected: my grandmother gave me this car, she bought it brand new in '97 and has been the only owner besides myself. Just recently she had a diagnostic test ran on it and nothing was wrong. She gives me the car and now, a month later, all these problems start happening. -first the power steering fluid starts leaking everywhere -then it begins to overheat when idle -after that, it overheats just whenever its driven -lastly, and most importantly my engine is ROCKING. that cant be good. can you please tell me if a motor mount being broken has anything to do with the engine rocking, and if that affects all the other parts in the car? Thank you!

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Yes, a bad mount will cause rocking, also a misfiring engine will also cause engine rock, the power steering leak may by a hose that needs replacing but before any work is done i would have this overheating checked, maybe just a bad thermostant or a bad cooling fan but these things are not related, these are just normal maintance wear and tear things that happen, hope this is helpful.

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