My car has went into cooling mode. It is out of antifreez...
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Mechanic01
212 days ago
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I see your having some overheating issues from a blown head gasket, what questions do you have about that ?
Customer
212 days ago
I put in blue devil to stop the problem . That was 2months ago. I am now losing antifreeze again. What do i need to do to keep from blowing up my engine
Mechanic01
212 days ago
unfortunately you will have to fix the blown head gasket which is basically a engine rebuild.
Customer
212 days ago
Ok, so if i put more antifreeze in it will i be okay to get home i am 2hrs from where i live
Mechanic01
212 days ago
hard to say, if its a bad blown head gasket its just going to overheat, you may make it back home if you leave the cap off and run the fans on high and take out the thermostat, but you will have to keep checking the levels to be sure there is still fluid in the system
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My car has went into cooling mode. It is out of antifreeze again. I recently put Blue Devil in it. And it seemed to help. But is now overheating again. Mechanic's Assistant: Have you checked the coolant? Have you checked f...
My car has went into cooling mode. It is out of antifreeze again. I recently put Blue Devil in it. And it seemed to help. But is now overheating again. Mechanic's Assistant: Have you checked the coolant? Have you checked for a leak in the cooling system? Yes, it is low. I put stop leak blue devil on the coolant system 2months ago Mechanic's Assistant: What is the make/model/year of your car? Pontiac g5 2009 Mechanic's Assistant: Are you fixing your G5 yourself? What have you tried so far? Yes, all i have done is put in the blue devil. It is to stop a cracked head gasket