the car is overheating and there is a little smoke coming ...

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first i would check the coolant to make sure it it full.if it is not full then you need to fill it and run the engine.never open the cooling system while it is warm or hot as you may get scaulded.the smoke sounds like eather coolant leaking out and evaporating or it is just overheating and spitting out the coolant.if it is low you probably have a leak from somewhere then i would say you need to see a local mechanic to have it checked out.if it is full let me know and i will see if i can be of better assistance.craig

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I had a friend check the coolant after the car was off for awhile. He said it didn't look low. When we tried restarting the car, it made this high pitch like squealing sound for like 10 seconds and then went back to idle. any ideas?

the high pitched squeal is probably your belt .the most common causes are a automatic belt tensioneer that does not work as it should,fluids of some sort on the belt making it slip or the belt is just cracked and worn out.the smoke comming out of the hood now what i would do is take a meat thermomiter or something like that,that would go up to hight temps and stick it in between the radiator fins(careful not do damage anything)and see what the real temp is.normal temp is between 180 to 220 degrees and if this is the fact then i would guess that the temp sender or the guage is bad.since the coolant is full i would look for oil leaks for the smoke most likely the valve cover gaskets.they will be located above the evhaust manifolds on both sides of the engine.if they leak the oil will end up on the exhaust manifolds and burn off the oil and smoke alot.if this is the case then the gaskets will need to be replaced.hope i helped let me know.and if i did please hit the accept button if not please ask more questions and i will see what i can do for you.criag

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