The car runs good, but has a lot of smoke coming out of the engine compartment after driving. The Dealership says I have oil in the coolant system, NOT water in the oil. Can this be a minor problem, or am I looking at a cracked block ? Thanks for any help.
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2007-01-25 06:26:45 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Blown head gasket.
2007-01-25 06:31:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If your car is in good shape and you plan on keeping it, junk the V-6. You probably have a blown head gasket and the engine probably has quite a few miles on it. Two ways to fix the problem; replace the existing engine with a Mr. Good-wrench crate engine, or upgrade to a Mr. Good-wrench deluxe 350 ci small block V-8. These engines are brand new and carry a 50K miles or 3 years full warranty. The only other option is to try a bunch of "Stop Leak" and trade the car.
2007-01-25 06:55:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the reason that maximum coolant is 50% water 50% coolant is that the coolant 'will boost' the temperature that water boils so as that stunning warm Florida warmth does not turn your radiator right into a steam engine. Conversely, it additionally lowers the freezing temperature of water so which you do no longer finally end up with a burst radiator interior the even that the poles swap and it snows in Florida. Anti-freeze is inexpensive. a clean radiator isn't.
2016-11-01 06:46:56 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First prob is you bought a v6. And you could have a cracked block. Or manifold, or head gasketm, or oil leakin on the exhaust. I dont know if it would be in the coolant. That smoke just comes from the radiator and out the hood. SO i dont know.
2007-01-25 06:35:40 · answer #4 · answered by dave k 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have read a cracked block will allow engine gases and oil to blow into the coolant passages .
2007-01-25 06:37:32 · answer #5 · answered by alanbp 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may be the radiator ! Most radiators have a transmission cooler and/or an oil cooler built into it . Sometimes the cooler can fail and leak oil or Trans fluid into the coolant.
2007-01-25 06:34:41 · answer #6 · answered by D J 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
first thing to do is check the engine oil level and the transmission oil level. whichever is low will tell you where to look. if it's xmission oil, it's from the radiator itself. if it's the engine oil, WELL, that's another can of worms but not necessarily the end of the world. you have some good answers above.
2007-01-25 07:33:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
blown gasket or cracked engine parts.
2007-01-25 06:35:29 · answer #8 · answered by tokes 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋