I own a 92 Toyota Camry, and am having some issues with it. A little over a month ago, when I pulled into my driveway, there was steam (I believe it was steam rather than smoke) billowing out from under my hood. Of course I immediately made an appointment to bring the car into the garage. I paid around $750 to have the radiator replaced, which presumably should have fixed the problem. However, after driving the car home again, the problem continued. I brought it back to the mechanic, who told me that it might be a matter of fluids being 'burned off', and to contact him if the problem persisted.
Well, it has. It has been at least a month now, and though it doesn't always happen, there is sometimes still steam coming from under the hood when stop the car. Apart from the steam, there don't seem to be any other issues (no problems with starting, accelerating, etc.) I am going to bring the car back again, but I was hoping to get a sense of what might be going on before I do so. I don't know anything about cars, this is the first one that I have ever owned (and I have only had it for 6 months). I am a student and on a fixed budget, and am pretty frustrated that after the $750 that I put into the car to have it fixed in the first place (and the $1200 that I put into it so that it could pass the safety right after Christmas) that the car is still not in good working order.
I know that it is an old car, but the previous owner was my granmother, who kept it in really good condition. The mechanics told me that it was worth putting in the money to have it pass the safety (so I could buy it), as it was a good car that should not need a lot of repairs.
Please help!
Well, it has. It has been at least a month now, and though it doesn't always happen, there is sometimes still steam coming from under the hood when stop the car. Apart from the steam, there don't seem to be any other issues (no problems with starting, accelerating, etc.) I am going to bring the car back again, but I was hoping to get a sense of what might be going on before I do so. I don't know anything about cars, this is the first one that I have ever owned (and I have only had it for 6 months). I am a student and on a fixed budget, and am pretty frustrated that after the $750 that I put into the car to have it fixed in the first place (and the $1200 that I put into it so that it could pass the safety right after Christmas) that the car is still not in good working order.
I know that it is an old car, but the previous owner was my granmother, who kept it in really good condition. The mechanics told me that it was worth putting in the money to have it pass the safety (so I could buy it), as it was a good car that should not need a lot of repairs.
Please help!