pphan3
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- 1G Genesis Sedan (2009-2014)
My car recently had smoke coming from under the hood when I parked my car after a 40 minute drive. When I opened my hood, I noticed coolant was splattered on my valve cover and some bubbling of coolant coming from my upper radiator hose clamp.
After replacing the upper radiator hose, I did a 5 mile drive around the area which seems to have resolved the coolant leak issue. Something that seemed odd was that when I started the car, the radiator fan turned on right away on a cold motor. While driving, I also noticed the temperature gauge was initially in the middle, but then dropped to the very bottom while driving. No engine lights appear on the dash and the engine seems to idle normally.
Does the temperature gauge dropping while driving and and the radiator fan turning on when starting the car indicate I have a bad temperature sensor and possibly a bad radiator and/or thermostat?
After replacing the upper radiator hose, I did a 5 mile drive around the area which seems to have resolved the coolant leak issue. Something that seemed odd was that when I started the car, the radiator fan turned on right away on a cold motor. While driving, I also noticed the temperature gauge was initially in the middle, but then dropped to the very bottom while driving. No engine lights appear on the dash and the engine seems to idle normally.
Does the temperature gauge dropping while driving and and the radiator fan turning on when starting the car indicate I have a bad temperature sensor and possibly a bad radiator and/or thermostat?
