verXic

Yes I know it was a stupid *** idea but I had no choice nor money for tow. I bought 2 bottles of coolant and kept refilling it as I drove but it was pissing coolant and kept going past the halfway mark. and I kept turning it off to cool down right before the max line. Then once I got to my neighborhood I pushed it all the way to my house. Probably didn't help for **** but did I do any damage? It starts up and drives tried looking for blown head gasket but I don't see anything.

Going to get the radiator hose fixed and more coolant tomorrow.

Big question is, is my car ****ed?

mr. sparco

iTrader: (13)

If it drives then you're good, don't expect the motor to perform like its brand new from the factory though. Seals don't do well when the motor overheats. Longevity of the motor is probably shortened... by how much?

verXic

Looks like I'll be selling it!
or ls swapping.
fml

RWDBajan

Depends. I had a VQ with a mechanical fan once. Fan bracket broke when I was driving and shoved the fan into the radiator - chewed it up pretty completely as the belt was still on. Huge cloud of steam and lots of coolant all over.. I drove 2 miles with it like that as I could not stop where I was. Replaced rad and fan and it worked perfectly with no issue for 5 years until I sold it. Hope you're as lucky as I was.

verXic

UPDATE:
\\Okay guys, so I replaced the radiator hose, filled with coolant and it's still overheating...
So my engine is ****ed? lol

travlee

iTrader: (8)

calm down.... you prob need to bleed/burp the system. these are notoriously hard to get all the air out of the system. is the lower hose hot or cold after running

verXic

hose seems pretty cold. just turned it on and trying to run the heat for a bit

dboyzalter

iTrader: (3)

You need to bleed the system, you probably have air in their... Do a search for how to bleed the cooling system... Your probably fine... Unless you actually overheated the car your probably fine...

Next time just use water and don't waist your money or cause unnecessary chemical spills with antifreeze until you actually fix the problem.

travlee

iTrader: (8)

run it for a bit, if still cold you may need to replace tstat

verXic

yea it's still pretty cold and heats not really working at all. lol

dboyzalter

iTrader: (3)

Open the air relief plug by the firewall over by the battery... Once flued starts flowing out from it the close it back up...

Next time call a tow truck or go make a friend with aaa

travlee

iTrader: (8)

speaking of AAA dboy, when i get new tires i am going to get a membership.....

verXic

doesn't seem like anything is coming out.
I'm broke I would if I could. only drove the vehicle maybe 1 or 2 miles

travlee

iTrader: (8)

replace the stat, if that doesn't help then your water pump may be shot

RWDBajan

Raise the front end (or park facing uphill) and use a funnel that seals onto the filler. Fill the funnel with coolant, crack the bleed screw and run the engine while coolant and bubbles come out the bleed. I used to use a large soda bottle with the bottom cut off, wedged into the filler neck with rubber tubing around the top. Cheap, disposable and it works.

dboyzalter

iTrader: (3)

Best way to get a discount is find someone who already has aaa and have them add you as an associate member... Just say you live together and you get all the same benefits at half the price...

Its basically all franchises so aaa here is entirely different than aaa their. And aaa here doesn't do me many favors.

verXic

Going to pick up a thermostat. Hope this is the issue.

verXic

got a new thermostat put it in, unplugged the air relief plug. fluids came out this time and it's still overheating... need a new waterpump? :/

terrasmak

iTrader: (8)

The front really needs to be elevated to bleed it, you also need to do the bleed plug while elevated

verXic

Took it to a mechanic, done messing with it. Tried everything in my power and it's still overheating.