ok well my temperature gage goes up and down constantly i looked it up and it said could be an antifreeze leak and well i do have one, well now i gotta problem i just drove to the grocery store and my 1994 plymouth grand voyager acted like it had a dead battery at first then it started. when it started i had a lot of white smoke comming out of the exauhst could that be the antifreez or what
2007-03-31 10:24:59 · 10 answers · asked by reddragon21321 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
and it is raining today. if that has anything to do with it..rained all night too
2007-03-31 10:25:39 · update #1
The white smoke is most likely burning antifreeze (coolant). If you for sure know that you have a leak, take it to a mechanic, it could be as simple as a coolant line to gaskets that have become loose. The fact that it is an older car with a coolant problem is surprising if you have kept up on your maitenence, but I don't know. And the fact that the weather was rainy/damp probably has nothing to do with it.Unless there is a problem with the electric system (which may be the whole dead battery thing) coolant does not usually cause a car not to start. If you do not want to take it to a mechanic to get it fixed, just keep adding coolant to it (keep it at a normal level)...that would be the way to do it without spending a whole lot of money.
2007-03-31 10:34:34 · answer #1 · answered by Elizabeth 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
the problems sounds like you have a blown head gasket. This is causing the antifreeze to leak into the cylinders and cause the white smoke also you need to check your oil, if it is turning white and milky it is getting antifreeze in it. It must be fixed or the engine can lock up due to the oil being messed up.
2007-03-31 17:31:27 · answer #2 · answered by roy.1959 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like it. Blown head gasket the most likely cause and must be fixed if you wish to keep the car. You may have to get the head milled flat again. The probable cause is overheating so you will have to fix that as well.
2007-03-31 17:39:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont drive it anymore you may never start it again if you seeze up the motor,yes its antifreeze yes you have a blown head gasket,yes it must be fixed now yes it will cost alot of money you have to take the whole top of the motor off then replace gasket the put top of motor back on.
2007-03-31 17:37:42 · answer #4 · answered by crackhead bob 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your car is no doubt loosing fluid through the exhaust,and that is because of broken head gasket.Normaly this is an expensive repair,5 to 8 hundred dollars,but,if you go to an auto part store you can pick up a bottle of head gasket repair fluid or powder for under 15 dollars and you can do it that way,just follow the instruction on the container.It does work,believe me i just did that on my daughters neon,and it worked great
2007-03-31 17:29:50 · answer #5 · answered by just me 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yup...Blown head gasket.
The reason it wouldn't turn over easily was water (coolant) leaked into one of the cylinders and hydro locked one of the pistons.
It's only going to get worse, and there is no easy fix.
Sorry.......
2007-03-31 17:28:06 · answer #6 · answered by Mr. KnowItAll 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
PROBABLY HAVE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET.ANTIFREEZE SEEPS INTO CYLINDER AND OUT THROUGH EXHAUST.CLOUDS OF WHITE SMOKE IS BURNED ANTIFREEZE EXITING THE EXHAUST.
2007-03-31 20:11:46 · answer #7 · answered by TJ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
White smoke - coolant. Do not drive. It will ruin the engine.
2007-03-31 18:50:20 · answer #8 · answered by cowgirl_mechanic_83 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like you have a blown head gasket
2007-03-31 22:30:51 · answer #9 · answered by ronnie b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
white exhaust is coolant
2007-03-31 17:39:44 · answer #10 · answered by duster 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋