Problem: Leakin and Possiblby burning antifreeze

[advantiracing]

Hey yo, big prob. my gs is leakin hue amounts of antifreeze, causing my car toidle ****ed and make weird noises on start up. had anyone had this before? where was it leakin in yours.?

And if i am burning antifreeze... is my car done?

thanks- everyone

[nos92mx3]

Your cars not done. Sounds like you just have a blown head gaskit. They are a ***** to do so if your not experienced mechanically i suggest you take it to a expercienced mechanic.

[Gro Harlem]

is white smoke billowing out of the exhaust when you drive? Is the oil cream colored? If so, you got a blown head gasket somewhere. Don't drive the car at ALL until you get the head gasket replaced otherwise you will destory the motor, but it might already be too late. You can warp the head and cause internal damage when you run a car with water in the oil (no lubrication properties).

[MX3KL08]

I just got a new 92 MX3 GS with 138,000 miles on it and the dealer thought it had a blown head gasket but when the mechanics checked it out it turned out to be a faulty water pump. So that may be the case with yours. It did leak badly and blows white smoke.

[Chino921]

Pull off the radiator cap start it up and rev the engine, if coolant sprays all over the place then the head gskt is blown. It causes compression to leak into the cooling system.

[Mnemonic]

i believe that if you remove the cap anyway that it will spray even if it isnt blown, that happen to me when i had my lumina

[mitmaks]

Originally posted by Chino921:
Pull off the radiator cap start it up and rev the engine, if coolant sprays all over the place then the head gskt is blown. It causes compression to leak into the cooling system.

oh my lmao lol thats the 'smartest" one ive heard so far lmao

[Gro Harlem]

Originally posted by mitmaks:

Originally posted by Chino921:
Pull off the radiator cap start it up and rev the engine, if coolant sprays all over the place then the head gskt is blown. It causes compression to leak into the cooling system.

oh my lmao lol thats the 'smartest" one ive heard so far lmao

it is true and it works. Why is this so funny? Do you honestly think that when you start your car in the freezing cold that pulling your rad cap will cause hot water to spray you in the face? You have to warm the motor up to get that to happen.

[SimonPK]

I agree too - it DOES work!