wife said, coolant light came on few times, put antifreeze/ water in couple days ago. I drove it yesterday ,it got hot turned on heater ,it was cold. got thermastat . thats when i checked oil . water almost to top of stick.
2007-03-24 02:09:23 · 8 answers · asked by joe d 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Hopefully it didn't run too long with antifreeze in the oil or you've also wiped out the bearings. If it's just a head or intake gasket problem it's not the end of the world. If only one head gasket is bad you should still do them both and if it did indeed overheat, chances are the heads are warped. The heads should be checked and milled straight again. You may want to do a valve job while they are off. The best case scenario is still going to be expensive so you have to decide how much money is worth putting into it. It may have been just an intake gasket to start but if it overheated you will have to suspect the head gaskets/heads will have to be serviced too.
2007-03-24 03:13:39 · answer #1 · answered by Wally T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cracked head or bad intake gasket, drain oil and flush engine now before rust sets in, then make repair.Make sure to remove spark plugs and get water out of cylinders or rust on walls will cause engine to size, and if it cranks it will smoke. Hope it's not to late, that's why women should not drive, the car shows a problem but they keep going.
I wish you luck
2007-03-24 09:19:16 · answer #2 · answered by James B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
water in the crankcase is NOT a good thing. You either have a blown head gasket or a warped/cracked head. Possibly both. Worse case scenario is a cracked block. Either way, you have an expensive job ahead of you.
2007-03-24 09:52:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, I don't too much about cars but I've never seen a dipstick for antifreeze. I always thought theres a cap to the radiator and a reserve. If this is full and still runs hot. Your radiate may need flushing.
2007-03-24 09:16:13 · answer #4 · answered by bob 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blown head gasket or cracked cylinder head.
2007-03-24 09:18:14 · answer #5 · answered by pipnparts 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bad news.either a bad head or head gasket. possibly a cracked block but doubtfully. either way you need major repairs.good luck
2007-03-24 09:17:40 · answer #6 · answered by doug h 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep,you most defentally blown a head gasket.it also depends where the gasket blown,but you defentally need a gasket.
2007-03-24 10:29:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry to hear that......you have bad head gaskets my friend.
2007-03-24 09:16:34 · answer #8 · answered by sho_me3 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋