My car engine died and it was told to me it has no compression. I recently had head work done to the engine and I think the mechanic might have done something wrong. The mechanic claims my radiator is why my engine overheated and died. Can a bad radiator cause compression loss or is it because of the repair work done to the head?
2007-07-22 13:58:54 · 9 answers · asked by LP 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
A dirty rad can certainly cause an engine to overheat to the point of failure.
If the head work was done for a gasket leak, was the leak caused by an overheated motor in the first place?
Without more info all I can tell you is if the rad wasn't cooling you could have damaged the engine.
2007-07-22 14:05:09 · answer #1 · answered by Brian G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it can. If your radiator was bad, that could cause your engine to overheat. With your engine overheating, your could have cracked your head, blown the head gasket, and done other engine damage which would all cause lack of compression. But i would not rule it out that it very well could have been something that the mechanic did when you had engine work.
2007-07-22 21:08:12 · answer #2 · answered by Dave C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a bad radiator can cause the engine to overheat and, if not fixed, seize up. but since you had the head worked on, and your head gasket has alot to do with your engine compression, you might want to have another mechanic look at the work of the first one.
2007-07-22 21:41:44 · answer #3 · answered by just another guy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
loss of water to the point of overheating CAN result in a loss of compression. This is based on the fact that if the engine was allowed to run at very high temperatures, the rings that normal seal pistons to the cylinders can lose their tension and collapse. If the seal is gone, compression follows. Lot of luck, sounds like you will need it. And yes a bad rad cap can allow overheating
2007-07-22 21:12:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Red hot melted pistons cause compression loss. Yes loss of coolant will cause the engine to destroy it self. You were warned green or rust color coolant on the ground and just ignored the signs smells of coolant loss. Did the technician reccomend another $200 for a radatior; sure would have been cheeper that a whole motor.
2007-07-22 21:07:11 · answer #5 · answered by John Paul 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When an engine overheats very badly, it causes the piston rings to loose their temper and collapse and they'll no longer stay expanded against the compression. I'd take it to another shop and have it checked out.
2007-07-22 21:55:24 · answer #6 · answered by Ron B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
. NO. Your radiator is Not connected to the cylinders, which is wherre the compression is checked.
More than likely, the work on the head was faulty. You probably blew the head gasket, maybe because the head wasn't milled flat or tightened down correctly. .
2007-07-22 21:05:01 · answer #7 · answered by jim bo 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If the radiator overheats it can crack the cylinder wall, blow a head gasket or crack the head, which will lower compression.
2007-07-22 21:08:14 · answer #8 · answered by Granny 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it won't. your probably have bad piston rings or a hole blown in the side of the piston. The headgasket maybe blown IDK if that would cause it or not though. take it to the dealer and they can do a compressionn test on it.
2007-07-22 21:02:59 · answer #9 · answered by gbpackers_fan1 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋