well i got some stop leak stuff because i had a constant coolant leak.. well stupid me i drained everything put the stop leak stuff in there let it sit blah blah.. anyway i get it all good fill it up with coolant and the cap starts to smoke n the car gets very hot i dont know wut to do now im suppose to go to work in an hour i dont want to mess anymore up then i already have
Sounds like you fawked up!
/\ Thats helpful. Wheres the leak comeing from?
Semper Fi SAINT. May you rest in peace.
with the stop leak, you are supposed to do a coolant flush after, not sure if you did that or not, i used a stop leak on my head once for my Sunbird, and it recommends flushing with water only. Best of luck though.
Now did you fill it up then start the car or did you just fill it up then it started doing that.
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Madjack wrote:Like I said before, building an engine like ours (2.2 or 2200) is a painstaking chore , since there is so few custom made parts. It's frustrating to me too, but that's what I like about doing this engine, it's the challenge.
hm it must of burped or something it was full.. when i let it cool down n the pressure went out it was empty with no leaks.. i added coolant its fine now.. and yes i followed instructions carefully. Im pretty sure my water pump it out but its expensive to fix on the 2.4L hopefully this will buy me some time im trying to sell it anyway
who knows
Well good luck
Semper Fi SAINT. May you rest in peace.
you created a new problem with the cooling system.
I do not recomend using STOP LEAK because that stuff not only stops the leak, but it also Stops your radiator and cooling system flow. it only takes one tiny bottle to cause problems, but unfortunatly you used God knows how many
That smoke you see coming from the over flow, is coolant getting hot inside the head and not circulating. your radiator is problaby clugged up and you need a new one.
actually ive probably put about 10 bottles of that stuff 10-15 and i never have a problem only that one time.. it was smoking because it burped and wasnt enough in the system im aware that it isnt great.. lol
your only prolonging the problem. just get it fixed and quit being cheap. i feel bad for whoever buys that car
