2000 Chevy Malibu v6 Runs Hot

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Asked by Guru5487Q Dec 31, 2017 at 12:44 PM about the 2000 Chevrolet Malibu

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I had a new water pump sensor thermostat and
heads shaved still has water coming out the
exhaust with white smoke could the sensor be bad
again what could the problem be

8 Answers

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I had new head bolts put in when they bleed it Brown stuff came out

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Torque yield head bolts have to be torqued correctly and in the sequence pattern 3 or 4 times Torqued to 25 LBS in sequence then back to # 1 head bolt back it off and then torqued to the next bolt in sequence back it off and re- torque as the step before continue this until all head bolts are torqued then do this procedure again torqueing the bolts again Then put the torque wrench down and get a breaker bar and give each bolt a 90 degree turn in sequence repeat with another 90 degree turn Or go to victor gasket and see if the procedure is the same

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Ok I'm having someone else look at it Tuesday I don't think the one that did it knows what he was doing I've been waiting a week for him finally gets it done and still doesn't run rite

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when backing off the head bolt do them one at a time torqueing it back down before proceeding to the next bolt

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Can i send u a video tomorrow of Tuesday of the way it sounds

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