smoke under the hood ... help
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smoke under the hood ... help
As I was driving I see a little bit of smoke coming from my hood and a burnt smell. I pulled over get out of car and I see green liquid stains on the grill area of my front bumper. My car has 110K miles and I just did a timing belt and pump change at the dealership 1 month ago. Any ideas what is wrong with my car?
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Re: smoke under the hood ... help (thebigbirdstyle)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by thebigbirdstyle »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">As I was driving I see a little bit of smoke coming from my hood and a burnt smell. I pulled over get out of car and I see green liquid stains on the grill area of my front bumper. My car has 110K miles and I just did a timing belt and pump change at the dealership 1 month ago. Any ideas what is wrong with my car?</TD></TR></TABLE>
green liquid is usually coolant aka antifreeze. sounds like the coolant has escaped somewhere on the engine maybe near where the dealership tech have changed the water pump. I suggest you take it back to that dealership to get it fixed.
green liquid is usually coolant aka antifreeze. sounds like the coolant has escaped somewhere on the engine maybe near where the dealership tech have changed the water pump. I suggest you take it back to that dealership to get it fixed.
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Re: smoke under the hood ... help (Mike K)
Is it safe to drive? The mechanic I want to go to is like 18 miles away and everytime my car is idle I see really light smoke coming out. Is there any visual cues to where the damage might be? What would be the cost of fixing or replacing the radiator? Thanks
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Re: smoke under the hood ... help (Mike K)
I took it to the dealership and the service guy showed me that the coolant is leaking from the top of the radiator and said I needed to replace the radiator. It costs $550 in parts and total came out to be $720. 
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Re: smoke under the hood ... help (PupaScoopa)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PupaScoopa »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The radiator is cake to replace. Buy on it hondaautomotiveparts.com and isntall it yourself. Two hoses and a few bolts and you're done.</TD></TR></TABLE>
It can't be any cheaper or easier then this
It can't be any cheaper or easier then this
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