What happened?
#1
What happened?
So I was driving down the freeway and my temp gauge spiked to hot. I started hearing a ticking sound. Lights dimmed and engine died. Looked at radiator and added coolant and water. Overflow looks sludgy. When I start it up it idles rough. When I rev it it smooths out. What happened and how would I fix it?
#2
Oh, the oil looks good and doesn't smell like gas. The trans fluid looks good and also doesn't smell. There is also a small amount of water coming out of the tailpipe but I don't see any water leaking anywhere else.
#8
Depends on how much water is coming out?Is it coming out like water down gasoline or is alot of water.Does a large amount of white or blue smoke come out the exaust?If so you blew a head or intake gasket.
#9
So i took it into the shop and the mechanic replaced the thermostat. The heater worked for a while. Now it's still blowing cold air and the temp gauge is hovering at about 220-230. He said I had only about 30% compression on the 4th and 6th cylinders. Possible break in the head gasket or a bent valve. He doesn't do this kind of work and referee me to someone else. They quoted me a price of between 800-1000. Is this a fair price or should I look elsewhere? Thanks for all the advise so far it's been most helpful.
#10
if its a bi-product of coolant or coolant, then its not a good thing,
but just water coming out, is not bad, its happened on all my cars.