What happens when anitfreeze runs out of car?
Jodi K asked:
Car died on me antifreeze was gone and anitifreeze was running out of the bottome of car. Oil was clear. Took into dealership and they tried to say whole engine is shot. Car will not start. Question is what could have possibly cause this? Do you think engine is bad?
There was no anitfreeze in oil when checked and car did not overheat.
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Car died on me antifreeze was gone and anitifreeze was running out of the bottome of car. Oil was clear. Took into dealership and they tried to say whole engine is shot. Car will not start. Question is what could have possibly cause this? Do you think engine is bad?
There was no anitfreeze in oil when checked and car did not overheat.
http://www.telescopebuyingguide.com/
April 23rd, 2009 at 3:43 pm
well if you cracked a head it can be rebuilt or put new heads on it. it is always bad if you run out of antifreeze , but can be fixed if the block isn’t cracked.
April 26th, 2009 at 9:54 pm
Water and antifreeze leaking out of the radiator is not a good thing. There’s a very good possibility the dealership is correct.
April 29th, 2009 at 10:04 pm
If the coolant/antifreeze was draining out of the bottom possible a hose busted lose. But your engine did overheated and like they said it could be shot.
April 30th, 2009 at 4:03 am
yep you fried the motor , bad thing running out of coolant , you might not be able to rebuild it , depending on how much damage was done , you may need a hole new motor , sorry it will cost a bit
May 3rd, 2009 at 12:55 pm
your car will overheat causing the engine to lock up and you will have to replace the engine or you could go to a parts store and buy a $6.00 jug of antifreeze and your car will stay safe for another 12000 miles as long as you keep fluid in it. the thermostat was bad causing the fluid not to return to the radiator to cool down causing a hose to blow leaking all the fluid out and locking the engine up the dealer is more likely to be telling the truth time for a new engine and driving the car hard don’t help
May 5th, 2009 at 9:14 am
Three things could have happened. Broken hose, a rusted-out freeze plug on the side of the engine block, or a cracked block. You say there’s no water in the oil. So not a head gasket problem.
So, if you were driving the car and if it overheated due to lack of cooling fluid, yes, it could have ruined the motor. Can you trust the mechanics? Hard to say. How long did it take you to realize there was a problem? Did the motor dying give you the first clue? Then you may have hurt the engine. It all depends on how long it took the engine to cook, what it’s made of, etc. It could still be good. Did they try to start it not long after it died, or after a few days, or next morning or ? It could have seized up due to the heat, and then been fine after cooling down 4-5 hours later. Does it have an aluminum motor, or iron? If aluminum, then it’s probably shot. Iron blocks can take more heat before self-destructing.
You first need to find out WHY the coolant leaked. A rusty freeze plug, bad hose, cracked block. These are all clues to whether the engine might be at the end of it’s life, or has more left. Without a car make/model/year/engine type, it’s hard to say from the Internet cloud. Good luck.
May 7th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
You cooked your engine. Do you ever look at the gauges? Was an indicator light on?
May 9th, 2009 at 7:48 am
by them saying the engine is shot,is they are saying the block is cracked,but despair,it could be just a freeze plug.