I hadn't really drove my car out of town in a while but when I did I drove about 15miles. Then smoke started to come out of the dash vents up by the winsheild, it fogged me up instantly. I pulled to the side of the road and had to wait for it to clear up and the smoke to stop. I drove another few miles before this happened again. Repeating this a few times untill I got to where I was going.
Then hours later needing to get my car back home, I drove it on the freeway back the 15miles and everything was fine untill my car just died. Again pulling to the side of the road, I now saw smoke coming out from my hood, and opening it saw the engine was overheated. My coolant levels were fine though.
I waited a while then try'd to start the car. I got it safely off the freeway and into a parkinglot, where I then noticed a bunch of green stuff leaking out. My coolant had just drained out.
So now my car is home and I never use it. What happened?
2007-09-12 07:21:53 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
The first time, when smoke was coming through my vents the engine wasn't overheated I don't think but I could hear something boiling somewhere.
2007-09-12 07:25:10 · update #1
But I do drive it now and then just locally, like to the store, just so long as the thermostat doesn't rise even a little. It seems to run fine.
2007-09-12 08:17:19 · update #2
I agree with most of the answers, your heater core started leaking, this was the steam (what you called smoke) coming out of the defroster vents. It caused your windshield to fog up. Both classic signs of a bad heater core. As you continued to drive, your car overheated due to low coolant levels. Check your water pump too. If the car sat for a long time, water pump bearings tend to go bad. With the engine off and cold, grab the fan blades and wiggle them up and down. If the fan blade moves up and down, the water pump bearings are bad and you need a new water pump too. Now, the bad news, overheating a car to the point that it stops running means that at the least, you have a blown headgasket, and at worst, a cracked head or block. Sorry
2007-09-12 08:14:58 · answer #1 · answered by randy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well it sound as if your heater core ruptured hence the smoke in the passenger compartment ,as for overheating some coolant sensors are located high on the engine if not exposed to coolant they will not read accurattely , the coolant probably ran out of the ac drain hose , refill it with water then check for leaks under the hood if it comes out as a stream near yhe heater box my bet is the heater core by the way overheating can cause a engine to sieze
2007-09-12 07:33:00 · answer #2 · answered by randall g 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
that smoke coming from the vents is usually a leaking heater core, the one that provides heat to the inside of the car, but there should be a smell of anti-freeze and the sight of leaking water somewhere. can't believe all your water levels are o.k. though. CAN YOU SMELL ANTI-FREEZE?
where was the green stuff leaking from? under the radiator
or near the fire wall?
not having enough fluids is what overheated and stalled the car.
check all the hoses also.
happy hunting
2007-09-18 06:07:28 · answer #3 · answered by adam/penny 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i agree with the majority here as i have been in that situation myself but i was smart and stopped the car as soon as what you call smoke was fogging up window and got it towed home it was the heatercore has started leaking. but with what you did sounds like you did more damage than just heater core depending on the year and milage it may not be worth fixing tow it to your local garage and have them check the engine over really good
2007-09-19 17:47:19 · answer #4 · answered by oddone1975 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like Mikey and frank f have suggested. You did no longer get the completed tale. there is not any way the police or everyone however the owner of the vehicle is going to might desire to pay for damages and prefer reported right here is why. If spikes are used on a vehicle, it grow to be maximum in all probability in a pursuit. this means that the motive force is breaking the regulation for no longer pulling over. (despite if it grow to be the incorrect automobile) At this factor the motive force is going to be arrested and is committing against the regulation. The police use spike strips to quit the vehicle, and motive force is arrested. Any injury to the vehicle this is brought about is the duty of the motive force or proprietor at this factor.
2016-12-13 07:14:48 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It overheated thru heater core. You blew the heater core up. Does the car restart after coolling. If so , fix heater core.
2007-09-12 07:28:51 · answer #6 · answered by jumbobret 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Check Hoses going to heater core. If they are O.K. then you must replace the core.
2007-09-18 14:18:50 · answer #7 · answered by cblack6540 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ahh, juggalo car troubles, my friend, your hose may have split, you may have somehow gotten a hole in your radiator, or something. fill the radiator with water (while car is running) try to look around and see where you see water leaking out. but make sure it is already dry under there before you try or it will be hard to tell were its coming from unless its a huge hole
2007-09-12 08:08:00 · answer #8 · answered by yafathomiejt 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
you lost your heater core. and hopefully a blown head gasket and not a warped head. but if the windows fog up that is a dead giveaway
2007-09-12 07:30:07 · answer #9 · answered by crusher_mma 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
heater core or heater hose, you can bypass it but you will have no heater or defroster till you fix it
2007-09-12 08:29:08 · answer #10 · answered by frfiter 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋