2003 Pontiac Grand Am "overheating steam hood" Questions

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...overheating! Is this smoke or steam if it disapates quickly it is steam (which means you either have a water leak or are overheating) if it is smoke it will hang in the air much longer this could be ...

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...steam from under the hood or was water running from it when you cut it off? If water ran from it when you cut it off in the middle like the front that is your water pump. if steam was coming from the ...

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...... Coolant Leaking on the Ground. ... Smells "Hot" ... Steam Coming from the Hood. ... Thumping Noises. ... Reduced Engine Power.

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...HOOD BEING WET. DROVE FEW BLOCKS WHEN STEAM FIRST STARTED COMING FROM UNDER HOOD CAR NEVER OVERHEATED TEMP GAUGE MOVED A LITTE TOWARD HOT check top radiator hose goes to thermostat ...

...overheating but it is not. The temp is fine, there is steam coming out of the vent between the hood and the windshield. Right were the wipers are there was steam coming out on the passenger side. Any ...

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...steam started one day ago. i recommend you don't drive to far and get a mechanic too check it out as you risk overheating and blowing the head gasket which is expensive. You need to get the cooling ...

...steam from under the hood... as long as your careful when it is steaming you should be able to find where the leak is coming from... you possibly havent leaked out enough for the engine to overheat ...

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...overheating is cause by a sticking thermostat 99 percent of the time. The other reason can be a loose hose clamp which is mostly unlikely for it should of been doing this for a long time if the hoses ...

...overheating... My thermostat was changed and my radiator was changed 2 months ago... My car over heats with steam coming from the hood... A closer look shows the steam coming from the reservoir which ...

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of the left sie of the hood. What does your temperature gauge say? Make sure you're not overheating. Steam is always an indicator that something is amiss with the radiator. Never open it when it's hot

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