hello all! my first post so ill try to make a quick intro as well as explain my problem
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Well im a 20 year old guy just got his first car, an annoyingly small mx-3
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Well this morning i started the car up, and the most f'ed thing happened. there were fumes commign out of the hood, from my vents, evyerwhere!
i turned it off quickly and waited a bit. I went to check the oil and noticed there wasnt even a drop on the dip stick o.o i guess it had been burning some oil (didnt put any since i gotten it 3 months or so ago).
I went and got some with my dads car and bla bla bla, finally the engine started fine and everything appeared normal.
until...
I tried to move the car...
power steering not working (at all)
heating not producing hot air (i had let the engine run till the normal temp, and still nothing)
I thought that was pretty weird. I didnt know which fuses control these things, so i checked the fuses under the hood and noticed my "cooling fan" fuse was blown.
So i went to go get one...
on my way there, guess what, engine overheating!!! hooray.
after an hour long drive to get there (i was too far to turn back and thought this would fix my problem so i decided to keep going, shutting off and letting it cool when it got too hot)
I get the fuse, replace, and guess what, still overheating!
so far, i know the power steering isnt working, the heating isnt working (fans are workin but air is cold all the time), and the cooling system isnt either. The weird thing is i can hear the fan turning, and i also feel a lot of wind coming from near the engine when i put my hand near it.
Also i checked all the fluid levels and they seem normal. I mean, the day before i had been driving the car and i only heard i faint grinding once in a while (which i assume was the lack of motor oil)
Im sure most of you guys know a lot more about the mx-3 than i do, so if anyone can help me out please do! I really dont want to bring this to a dealer because im sure they would take this as the perfect occasion to screw me over and make me buy a million new parts. And i unfortunatly dont know any honest garages...
thank you for reading and i really appreciate your time to whoever helps
sorry my first post had to be this
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