Q: CoolIng problems

asked by on June 23, 2016

Ok so my car since I bought it has a coolant problem. So the first this I did was change the thermostat and the thermostat housing. Well today I was driving came to a stop and tons of smoke came from the engine bay. There were no leaks in the car I smelled a little bit of antifreeze and then the car went to the red and I lost engine power trying to get it home. Once I got home there were no apperently leaks or Ann smells of antifreeze. A week ago I flushed the system and it was overy heating a bit which is why I changed the thermostat would anyone know why it is still over heating.

My car has 141580 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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