99 buick regal just started smoking under hood


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daggerfalls123
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Jun 10, 2016, 12:55 PM

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99 buick regal just started smoking under hood	Sign In

1999
Buick
Regal GS
3.8 v6
~120,000

So i was sitting in my care at lunch with the AC on as it is hot out and all of a sudden the temperature gauge went all the way to hot and smoke was coming from the hood. So I opened it and looked and anti freeze was all over the engine and ground. I took some videos. Prior to this i had the oil changed about a month ago, the guy at NTB told me i should probably get my coolant system flushed or keep coolant in the car, which of course I did. Any idea what could be wrong? I have some videos if anyone wants to see

http://sendvid.com/23nt2pku

http://sendvid.com/kikmf0qu

Hammer Time
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Jun 10, 2016, 1:54 PM

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The first thing you need to do is shut the damn engine off and don't run it again until you find your problem if you don't want to be buying an engine.

You need to fill the cooling system and then have it pressure tested to find the leak.

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daggerfalls123
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Jun 10, 2016, 2:29 PM

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ya i did, I took it to the shop they said it was some plastic elbows where cracked, they are replacing them with aluminum ones, thanks for the reply

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Jun 10, 2016, 2:32 PM

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Yes, that would be on the belt tensioner. They go all the time.

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