sometimes at idle the car start to overheat , but when i start to drive goes back to normal!! i check the radiator and is dry so i put anti-freeze in and runs good for like 3 days and start to overheat again . if im driving lets say for like 15 min. and turn the car off and let it cool 4 like an hour when im going to turn the car on back again i have to crank it couple of times till it turns on and i get the smell of the antifreeze and the motor like looses power then the power comes back again. idont know what could be!!! its getting worse and worse everytime.

please guys give me some help!!! thanks

p.s. ohh and another thing i have is a wird noise coming from the timing belt side sounds like a supercharger sound like i gets louder when i rev.

 

mmmm.are you blowing white smoke?

 

could possibly be ur water pump going out... mine used to do the same thing... when i drove, it was fine.. but when i was idle, the heat would rise quickly...

 

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not really, just in the morning when the car is really cold

 

yeah im actually having the same problom, when i drive decently fast, like around 30-60mph it wont over heat but once i start going below that speed it'll over heat a bit... then once i stop and idle for a little bit, it'll over heat pretty bad.... my radiator fans arnt working... could that be a problom???

 

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Yes

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When was the last timing belt/water pump change?

Things to check with overheating:
1) You have coolant (without oil) and no leaks
2) Your fans are turning on
3) Your thermostat is working properly
4) You have pressure in the system. Even after shutdown

After you check these four things, I would then perform a leakdown test.
4)

 

alright well i heard something about the one of the hoses not being hot or something, the top hose is really hot and the bottom hose is not hot at all, just a tad bit warm from the engine heat im assuming... does that mean anything????

 

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That would point towards a bad thermo.

 

had the same problem. Cheapest way is check radiator, thermostat, water pump. Thats what I did but that wasn't the problem and ended up wasting a bit of money. It was the gasket and I am almost certain you have a blown gasket which can be pricey to replace. I suggest you don't drive on it because when we did my gasket my head was a bit warped because the gasket was burned to basically nothing.

Also unscrew the oil cap and see if you see any coffee looking residue from the oil. If you do it's definitely your head gasket. Hope this helps. Good luck.