Hi, i think i mess up my car by putting anti-freezer and sealer in the same spot.
2007-02-12 21:24:08 · 4 answers · asked by SweetPea 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
well there is only one place you can or suppose to put anti-freeze at, are you talking about radiator stop leak as the sealer? what is happening? if you are having an overflow then you probably have too much anti-freeze in, if you are over heating then the sealer may have corroded the seal on your thermostat and it is not opening, if you are not getting heat then the thermostat may be stuck open, either way it needs to be changed, another problem if you are getting sludge then this is a possibility, if you have a GM engine 96 they have the late model and the early model one uses the red antifreeze the other uses the green colored anti-freeze. I need more information on what kind of problems you are having to answer correctly.
2007-02-12 21:32:49 · answer #1 · answered by kissybertha 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
G'day Carolyn, SweetPea, whoever you may be,
hahahahaha, now if you poured the contents into the oil hole (usually the one on top of the motor) then it shouldn't be too much a problem.
If you poured the contents into the radiator hole (usually the one closest to the front of the car or settled sideways near the side) then you might have a problem.
See, anti freeze is ok with getting hot because it doesn't become gluggy at high temperatures, on the other hand, when sealer gets hot (and the radiator gets very hot) it becomes gluggy and pressure forces it into small cracks, where, it finishes becoming gluggy and sets into a rubberish blob.
The problem here would be if all the hot rubbery blobs collected in the radiator and blocked the water or anti-freeze flow when the car was turned off and cooled down making a permanent seal!
So, work out which area you poured both items and from there you can work it out. Worst case would be to drain and replace the fluid in the motor and the radiator, max cost if you did it yourself would be $50.00 (OZ) Or a new radiator, guess it just depends on how much the car is worth.
Good Luck, Rod
2007-02-13 05:43:01 · answer #2 · answered by RodneyOZ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well what are the symptoms? you never know unless its really doing anything like making loud noises or not running... if not you should be in the clear...
2007-02-13 05:33:43 · answer #3 · answered by MrOneDer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
does it still run... or is the temp gage rising...
2007-02-13 05:27:02 · answer #4 · answered by mikhail_luh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋