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Vanessa B
ok my car is constantly over heating ,, i have asked a few people for help on it ,, even a mechanic ,, they checked hoses ,, thermostat ( which i got them to take out now ) ,circulation , and the anti freeze ( bright green ) , i noticed when i do stop my car and check there is maybe a teaspoon of anti freeeze on the engine ,, nothing more and cant see where its comin from ,no other leaks or breaks in hoses , no antifreeze in the oil ,, nothing ,, what could be the problem ??
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I am going to assume you have the 2.2 2.5 engine family inline 4 cyl. I have one of these for sale right now 1990 Acclaim turbo 2.5. These engines are known for head gasket failures. I also had to change the fan switch to a manual one I control in the car. For reference Carquest sold me a gasket for 40 bucks and it was a days work changing the gasket. Check your metal coolant hoses for leaking also. Another little check is loosen the rad cap so it makes no pressure in the system and see if the over heat goes away then you have more proof the head gasket took early retirement. These motors are iron block aluminum head configuration overheating is very very bad news for aluminum parts. Warpage must be checked while the head is off.
I am going to assume you have the 2.2 2.5 engine family inline 4 cyl. I have one of these for sale right now 1990 Acclaim turbo 2.5. These engines are known for head gasket failures. I also had to change the fan switch to a manual one I control in the car. For reference Carquest sold me a gasket for 40 bucks and it was a days work changing the gasket. Check your metal coolant hoses for leaking also. Another little check is loosen the rad cap so it makes no pressure in the system and see if the over heat goes away then you have more proof the head gasket took early retirement. These motors are iron block aluminum head configuration overheating is very very bad news for aluminum parts. Warpage must be checked while the head is off.
need help.. am I SOL on this?
kya
So... I was putting oil in my car today after work, and I apperently forgot to put the oil cap back on, because when I got hoome my car was smoking, there was oil spewed everywhere and a missing oil cap. My question is...
the only thing I could find that kind of fit over it was an aluminum cookie cutter. is that safe to drive until I get a repacement, or will something bad happen if I try it?
can I continue dirving WITHOUT an oil cap or anything over that, or is that unsafe?
Also, my car is pretty old, its a geo prizm. Do they still make oil caps to fit it? if so where can I get opne?
Answer
I got good news and bad news for you,
Good news is your engine is not going to get ruined. The reason your car is smoking like that is because oil is shooting and sputtering out of the valve cover, and its going all over the hot engine and smoking.
Bad news is your loosing vaccume pressure in your valve cover. So you want to get it replaced soon as you get a chance.
As long as nothing falls in there you will be ok. So if you can temporarily tape it off or cover it for now that would be a good idea.
And it dont matter how old your car is you shoulnt have trouble finding a replacement oil cap.
Any auto store should either have one in stock or be able to get you one such as- autozone, checker auto, napa, carquest, or even somewhere on the internet like ebay.
I got good news and bad news for you,
Good news is your engine is not going to get ruined. The reason your car is smoking like that is because oil is shooting and sputtering out of the valve cover, and its going all over the hot engine and smoking.
Bad news is your loosing vaccume pressure in your valve cover. So you want to get it replaced soon as you get a chance.
As long as nothing falls in there you will be ok. So if you can temporarily tape it off or cover it for now that would be a good idea.
And it dont matter how old your car is you shoulnt have trouble finding a replacement oil cap.
Any auto store should either have one in stock or be able to get you one such as- autozone, checker auto, napa, carquest, or even somewhere on the internet like ebay.
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