Okay, A friend of mine just bought a 1999 Malibu (((YESTERDAY))). She calls me tonight and said first her heater went out the she heard a loud noise. Once she gets it here, i first check the water level and there was none. She just put antifreeze along with water an hour previous to her coming here. What do you think your opinion is along the lines of what is it from no heater and radiator holding no water.
2007-02-01 16:24:28 · 12 answers · asked by Keylas 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I put a gal of water in it and it still needs more, but i can not find where is it coming from
2007-02-01 16:29:42 · update #1
I think that is a good guess. Two simple ways I know of to check:
refill the radiator with anti-freeze (a gallon should do it). run the engine until it is warm/hot. out of the exhaust, you might notice a whiteish smoke; that would indicate water crossing over into the combustion chamber. You also might notice a sweetish smell; that would be the vapors of the burning anti-freeze.
A second way to test is to take off the radiator cap (do this before the engine gets real hot so there is no back pressure and you do not get scalded). Take a lighter or match and hold it over the top of the opening. If you see a flare of flame as you pass your lighter over, that means you have oil transfering into the water.
Either way, as you have surmised, it indicates a blown head gasket.
2007-02-01 16:40:07 · answer #1 · answered by Michael K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok, if it were leaking around the water pump you would have seen it, if the heater core is leaking you will have a fogged up windshield. Sounds to me like it has either a blown head gasket or a cracked head. And by the way, when the coolant gets too low the heater won't work. I would check the oil for signs of coolant in it - is the oil level really high? Probably the person that sold her the car knew it.
2007-02-01 16:40:48 · answer #2 · answered by boogie2510 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
once you've oil contained in the coolant, then you absolutely have coolant contained in the oil. Pull the dipstick and see if it appears that evidently like whipped mocha. If it does, the proper gasket is definitely an difficulty. also a blown head gasket will many times reason the radiator to "boil" coolant even at the same time as chilly. that is purely not boiling at that element, regardless of the indisputable fact that that is blowing compressed combustion blend from the cylinder into the coolant passages which pressurize the cooling gadget. The definitive attempt for that is a gas analyzation at a save. they're going to positioned a probe contained in the radiator and in the journey that they could go back across combustion gases (unburned hydrocarbons) then you definately have a gasket difficulty. in the different case, keep on with the advice to sparkling, flush and replenish the cooling gadget, yet do so in hardship-free words once you understand what's faulty or not incorrect first.
2016-12-03 08:32:54 · answer #3 · answered by Erika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
does it have a 3.1 or 3.4 it could be an intake manifold gasket very well known in those motors i recomend a new gasket ,thermostat coolant flush radiator hoses because the orange coolant did do damage to the hoses and an oil change
the reason is that the dex cool hav a chemical that eats plastic and aluminum causes corrosion inside the motor to see this leak look on the intake ie the aluminim piece that has 3400 or 3100 on the top look then with a flash light look right around the belt area have it checked out
2007-02-01 16:53:31 · answer #4 · answered by Richard S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fill it with 50-50 coolient with you can get at wal-mart or a auto parts store get a few of them it might cost you fill the the raditor start the car with the raditor cap off and keep filling while doing so look for leaks and watch your temp and the tail pipe if the car heats up to fast like in less than 10 mins you got head gasket issue best advice take it to a local repair shop for a pressure check on the coolient system it might cost you theres your answer to your problem
2007-02-01 16:39:22 · answer #5 · answered by tom j 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keylas, here's the scoop. If she purchased from a car dealer or a used car lot their responsible for a full 30 day warranty. If she got it from a relative a war may break out. Simply call the lot or dealer and explain what happened. Their holding the bag on this one. Do not allow any one to tamper with it until the bad boys pick it up.
2007-02-01 16:37:57 · answer #6 · answered by Country Boy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i own a shop,and this sounds like either a bad hose or head gasket or something,you really need to find out where its going to ,it will ruin the engine if you run it dry again,it may already have some bad damage to it,why don't you do this take it to any shop,and at least get a good hands on opinion on it,all any of us can do is guess on this one,it could be a number of things causing this to happen,if you get it checked,at least you,ll know,and you wont be guessing at it,good luck i hope this help,s.
2007-02-01 17:06:36 · answer #7 · answered by dodge man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most of these had a 6 cyl engine,and common problems are intake leaks.also the water pumps go bad as usual about the same time.but if she had a sudden loss and there was a lot of steam its probably a heater hose or the water pump bypass hose.
2007-02-01 16:35:03 · answer #8 · answered by tia m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be a heater core, water pump, head gasket... Got to fill it up and look for a leak.
2007-02-01 16:28:04 · answer #9 · answered by Iceplayr 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
- check oil (colour and level)
- put more coolant in, start enging, look for leaks
- or do a pressure test
- or take to mechanic
2007-02-01 16:30:03 · answer #10 · answered by grumpy0282 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋