Coolant

Asked by Travis May 19, 2017 at 09:33 PM about the 2008 Saturn Astra XE

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Hello. I recently had my alternator on my 2008
saturn astra replaced and since then my car has
been running really rough.
Therefore my coolant ran out n I broke down.
My guess is the shop messed with my coolant
connections to get to my alternator.
Could this be the result of that?
Appreciate the help.

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Travis answered 7 years ago

My car only lasted about 5 days after the alternator replacement. And as soon as I got home after the alternator, my car started smoking. I look under the hood and my oil cap was barely hanging off and had a mess all over and my coolant was terribly low right after I left the shop. I don't know why they would mess with my fluids. Over the few days after that I kept having to fill my coolant, my fan was always on and the car was running rough, like a vibrating and shaking sound then finally broke. I was wondering if you had to move the hoses to get to my alternator?

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