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I have a 2000 s t s and am having overheating issues have been told by onr mechanic its a cracked head or blown head gasket, spometimes i can drive the car 2 miles and it will overheat other times i cand drive the hell out of it for miles and it wont overheat . any ideas
Re: I have a 2000 s t s and am having overheating issues...
Use a bottle of Bars Head Gasket Stop-Leak. Only use the stuff with the beads in it. Also use 50/50 water/coolant mixture. Also a change in the thermostat and a 5w 30 or synthetic oil
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Yes, if there's white smoke coming out the exhaust the engne is burning coolant it has to get into the combustion chamber via a broken head gasket, a cracked head or a cracked block. A simple leak down test will identify the problem cylinder. I hope this helps. Take care.
have a compression test done as the bubbles suggest a blown head gasket or cracks. That will account for the overheating. The oil leak may be from the head gasket or cracks.
since the engine is overheated and died whilst in motion,surely you have either blown head gasket or a cracked cylinder head and pistons marked the liners, In other words the engine might need recondition.
Oil and coolant mixed usually means the engine is damaged. Blown head gasket, or cracked block - head. You may have coolant in the engine oil too. I would not drive it.
Whoever told you you have a blown head gasket or a cracked hed is going in the right direccion. If you have replace all of the above and your car still overheating its almost sure that you will have to replace at least the head gasket. worst case scenario will be a cracked block. Take it somewhere where they check head gasket failures and They will tell you for sure.
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