The car hasn't been started for a while.And it had no oil in it.I gave it a fresh bottle of oil,checked the level and drove off.After a while,i noticed a small trail of what looked to be white smoke coming out from under the hood.I figured i might have spilled some oil on the exhaust manifold and ignored it.The smoke kept getting denser by the minute.Just as i was pulling over to check it out,steam started gushing out through the ventilation ports,casette player,and any openings in the dash.When i opened the hood,the steam was bellowing out from the water tank (ya know,where you put the cooling water in)like a gheyser.It was NOT boiling,but there was steam coming out from the tank at pressure.I DID notice the radiator fan wasnt' spinning as fast as the fanbelt driving it,but i doubt that's to blame,since i was moving and therefore,air was going through the radiator.What is wrong????
PS. I parked the car and didn;t touch it for 2 weeks.when i checked it out,all the oil had leaked out.
2007-03-30 06:28:40 · 4 answers · asked by Nazdravan 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Driving the vehicle does not have the same CFM effect as the fan itself. If it is a clutch fan, it may not always spin at the same speed as the belt, but as it heats up, it should be pretty close. If it is coming through the vents inside the vehicle you may have a leak at the heater core. Both oil loss and anti-freeze loss can cause it to overheat among other issues. Does the temp guage (if there) show it getting hot then dropping before raising again? this would indicate wather or not your thermostat is functioning. (keeps water in the engine til it gets hot enough, then cycles it through the radiator) If it is stuck closed, it will eventually open due to pressure from steam. Again, verify the radiator is full. At this point, you will want to check the oil and see if you can see water in it and vise versa in the radiator as you may have blown a head gasket... Hope that gives you some direction.
2007-03-30 06:38:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say most likely you have blown a head gasket. Pretty big repair and definitely needs diagnosis by a mech. Secondary might be a hose rupture but I think since we are losing oil its the prior reason. The only other is that the oil and water problems aren't related. Good luck
2007-03-30 06:34:40 · answer #2 · answered by Stew 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get the check book out, this is going to cost you. Sounds like internal engine damage. No oil is a bad thing. Hopefully it is only a head gasket, it could be a cracked head too. Good luck.
2007-03-30 06:42:22 · answer #3 · answered by Fordman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi that engine has someone-friendly issue .they be afflicted by the top cracking and leaking exhaust gas in to the cooling equipment. making them over warmth without different sign of a issue .if that's the case it is going to sound like the coolant is boiling.
2016-11-25 00:01:51 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋