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Old Dec 10, 2009 | 07:11 PM
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Problems with pictures


This is at the bottom of the radiator. There are two of those, one has a cap and the other doesn’t. Are they both suppose to be covered or only one?




The second and third picture is where the oil goes. I haven’t driven it in 2 weeks and that happened. My water pump is broke and my car does give off some white smoke during start up. I haven’t been filling it up with coolant because it leaks all of it out, so I only fill it up with water. Im thinking that the coolant is leaking out of the piece with the missing cap. The white smoke doesn’t have a sweet smell to it ( but it could be because its water, not coolant ).

It seems to be building up pressure but I don’t know if that is related to the missing cap or due to my broken water pump. The cap from the oil smelled like gas. I just recently did a oil change.

Did a compression test and everything seemed ok. Out of the 3 pulses i think 1 didnt go all the way to 90+, it stopped at like 70 i believe...

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Old Dec 10, 2009 | 07:27 PM
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I believe radiators on automatics have two at the bottom. Is your car or was your car an auto transmission?
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Old Dec 10, 2009 | 07:32 PM
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Many aftermarket radiators come with transmission coolers (which is what that is)...if you have a manual tranny, those fittings aren't used and can be capped-or not- as you choose.

The smegma in your oil fill is from condensation or coolant in the oil.
Even healthy engines will have this sometimes.
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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 01:59 AM
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Well the car was over heating before and the guy put a replacement radiator in so that might be it. I'm hoping its condensation in the engine. When i did the oil change it wasn't milkshaky at all and the radiator hasnt had coolant any time after the oil change soooo...
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