Engine Overheating

My Malibu is overheating I have changed thermostat twice replaced water pump, replaced intake gasket had radiator flushed had radiator checked for compression replaced radiator container and cap only thing I have not changed is heating core and head gasket. My question is I was wondering if I removed the thermostat would that stop my car from overheating I know I would not have a heater but I live in Houston TX so it doesn't really get cold in winter besides its just a work car for me. I really just want to get it not over heating and sale it as soon as possible the car has been good to me mileage is 160,000 but has turned to a MONEY PIT!

Engine Cooling problem
2002 Chevy Malibu 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic 39,655 miles

My car overheated several times about a year and a half ago.
Since then I have hardly driven it because I have never had the funds to take it and find the reason.

I do drive it to the doctor one time a month which is about 8 miles away.

I also drive it once a week to a meeting I have which is about 2 miles.

It has not overheated since 1 and 1/2 years ago but
I have a light coming on that has an arrow pointing to fluid, the light is red and does not have any writing.

I took it to one person who gave me a free reading and he told me tha someone had put antifreeze in the car and it did not take antifreeze. He said it takes DEX-COOL.
HE said that was the problem and when the person put antifreeze in the car it mixed with the DEX-COOL and turned to pure sludge.
That is what it looks like when you look into the water tank, thick muddy stuff.

I took it to another person yesterday and they told me it was the Intake Gasket.

I need help so badly. I am a woman who is disabled and am having a very hard time getting by financially.

Could you please help me?

I feel like because I am a woman and alone that these people in this small town are taking advantage of me.

Any help you could give would be so very much appreciated.

Thanks,
Tamatha

Thanks for answering my question.

Now, if you read this could you please tell me what you know about the cost of getting this intake gasket fixed?

Any help or info at all will be helpful.

Thanks,
Tamatha

Engine Mechanical problem
2002 Chevy Malibu 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic 99093 miles

My engine has been overheating. We have taken the sensor of to see if that would help as the fans were not kicking in when it reached a high temperatur. Next we are going to check the thermostat. It is swallowing an awful lot of coolant, but it is not coming out anywhere. Please tell me what can be the problem. I cannot afford to be stopping every five minutes to put in fluids.

I have been doing some research on these vehicles and from where I sit, looks like I got me a Chevy Lemon, a every chevy owner has the same complete and more.

Did you ever solve this? And what was it?

Engine Performance problem
2002 Chevy Malibu 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic 140, 00 miles

Hi, I have a 2002 Malibu with the V6 3100 SFI engine. Personally I think its junk. Ive already had the intake gaskets replaced a few years back. But now its overheating again. Recently I put a new thermostat in it, just put new coolant resevoir and radiator in it yesterday, but its still overheating. Coolant level in the resevoir is staying the same so its obviously not leaking, there is no coolant in the oil or no white smoke comes from the tailpipe so it cant be headgasket. But I cannot figure out for the life of me whats wrong with it. Any suggestions? (Also it does not blow heat untill engine is already overheated)

We have replaced the overflow tank, water pump, thermostat and heat sensor, my car is running hot was overheating but no longer just running hot about 240-250. It is not building any pressure and the heater stopped working. No one can seem to figure out what is wrong.

Engine Cooling problem
2002 Chevy Malibu 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic

When the engine heats up the coolent is running out from the right side of the engine. There is a lot of moisture that is accumlating in the tail pipe as well. Does this sound like a bad intake or something more serious like a head gasket or cracked head? There does not appear to be any liquid in the oil and the engine sounds normal and the car seems to drive normal other than overheating due to the coolent leaking out.

Have you solved this yet? And whats it

Engine Cooling problem
2002 Chevy Malibu 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic 95000 miles

My car is overheating about every ten minutes, I have replaced the thermostat recently becuase it was doing the same thing. All of the coolant is being forced back into the overflow resivior and when it stared and I had to finish getting it home my father told me to turn on the heater and turn the fan on high so it would help cool the engine off but when I did all that came out of the heater was cold air so I was wondering if it could be the radiator or the water pump and if so which one is more likely?

Engine Cooling problem
2002 Chevy Malibu 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic 137000 miles

I took my car into a shop, because it was overheating, at the shop they told me my radiator had a crack and was leaking water. I neede to replace the radiator. So my dad and brother went and purchased a new radiator. But now the car still overheats. In a matter of a mile or so. Now what can the problem be?

My car is overheating, I have changed thermostat, radiator hose, and bleed the cooling system, the guage inside car barely passes the normal tempt. I can drive for 5min and stop and look underhood and its comeing out the overflow, the resivor is hot. What do I do?