ia have antifreeze in my sparkplugs why and what cani do?

Question

anifreeze in sparkplugs? why?

Answer 1

i own a repair shop,in Tennessee,and if there's anti freeze in there,this means you may have cracked a head or a block ,and its possible it has a bad head gasket also..i been at this for 36 yrs,,and usually what i find is a cracked head on most of them,,all i can tell you at this point is to tear it down and look it over real good,be sure and check the insides of the cylinder walls for hair line cracks in them,,this isn't good news though,,just check it out,,and maybe you,ll get by with just bad head gasket,,we,ll hope so anyway,,good luck with it,i hope this help,s..have a good and safe x-mas.

Answer 2

Not a good sign. This usually happens when your engine overheats and your head gasket (seal between your block and head) fails. Check your oil for water or anti-freeze. If you have antifreeze in the plugs, you probebly have it in the oil too. Oil will be cloudy or milky if water is present.

At the least, you need a new head gasket. If your car overheated, and this is what caused the failure (most likely in a non-turbocharged car) you may also have a bad waterpump, thermostadt, fan, belt or radiator. The antifreeze is the result of failure somewhere in the cooling system. Hopefully you didn't run too long with water in the oil. That could be a fatal and requre a new motor.

Answer 3

Bad news: You have a problem, and it's going to cost.
The head has to come off, either the gasket is bad, the head is bad or the block is bad. You won't know untill the head is removed.
You're looking at $200 just to remove the head. $400 to put the head back with a new gasket wether it needed it or not.
Either trust a good shop to do the work or consider cutting your losses and dumping the car. Or,,, an angle delivers a good,used engine to your doorstep free of charge.

Answer 4

i love these people that don't give any information about what kind of car they are wanting accurate info on. but... generally speaking, the intake gasket to cyl head may be leaking, and getting into the cylinders via the intake system, or the head gasket may be leaking, or a cracked head or even cylinder wall. most likely the head gasket would be leaking. what can you do? either fix it, or park the car. only 2 choices here.can't drive it like it is.

Answer 5

sounds like your heads are leaking, check your oil for a frothyness,check your coolant and overflow container for oil droplets and any residue, if this is the problem do not continue to drive it, you can crack the block..or if the heads are aluminum you'll warp them...check your hoses on your intake to see if there is a leak there..if so tighten hose clamps, and at the end of your hose going to your intake is your thermostat..if all else fails take of hose and if your not sure how to test your thermostat replace it..it could be stuck shut..but if your comfy with testing..drop your thermostat into a pan of boiling water..most thermostats open anywhere from 170 to 190 degrees you'll see it open in the pan once the pan reaches temp..good luck but first check your oil and coolant..sounds like your head gaskets to me these are just some other possibility's

Answer 6

Bad head gasket or gaskets or worst case a cracked cylinder head or engine block.

Answer 7

Yuo either have a leaky head gasket or a cracked bloke, or your intake is sucking coolent into itself. Have it checked out: SOON. It could be a new gasket, new head, intake gasket, or new block. It gets costly to unrepairable costly. GOOD LUCK!

Answer 8

Head gasket is leaking.On the piston down stroke it draws water from the water jacket.Need to replace head gasket and probably have head milled.

Answer 9

I hate to be the one to give you bad news but you have a cracked motor.Your best bet is go to a salvage yard purchase a used motor and ask the yard hands if they know someone who can put it in for you.

Answer 10

Could be head gasket...is your car running like ****, losing power?
Could be the block. Either way, you're out beaucoup bucks.