ok 3 nights ago i went to a meet and when i got to the meet i notice a little bit of coolant under where the overflow tank is and today i had to go somehwere and had no choice but to drive mycar so i did and after i got off the freeway when i got to a long red light it smoked like crazy.. i was close to home so i just came home.

i jacked up the car but cant find a leak anywhere i see some coolant drop hanging from the overflow tank.. which btw is almost empty

now that the car is cooled i checked but i cant find any hoses that were leaking i have no idea where its leaking from or why its smoking up white..

can anyone help?

 

Sounds like a headgasket, is it overheating?

Check the oil cap for a white looking droplets.

 

i took off the oilcap and look no white droplets

and no its not overheating the car runs fine.. and when i stop it starts smoking but when its running its fine not overheating at all

 

u running a turbo? im having the same problem when slowing down after a little boost. And ya most people are just gonna tell u its the headgasket or water in your exhaust. When u put your hand at the end of the exhaust does it shoot out alot of moisture?

 

no its stock *** engine except for an intake..

so i just check my dipstick and NO OIL.

do u think this has anything to do with it

iono about the exhuast...

 

o and iono if this helps or not but my firend had just gave me a mugen oil cap which i just put on about a week ago

 

your burning oil......

 

Burning oil will give you a blue tinted smoke. Excessive white smoke will be water (coolant). If you can't find any leaks, take it to a shop, and they'll find it. Good luck.

 

yea thx i'mma have my firend take a look on sunday and if worst come to worst i'll take it to my uncles shop.. i really hope its not a headgasket, i'm poor and in need of a job

 

cross your fingers it isn't a headgasket....
if so, time to upgrade to spoon!!!

 

it sounds to me like its on the verge of falling down the hole and going boom.

 

It sure sounds like the beginning of a head gasket job to me. It may not be that bad that it overheats yet. If you are definitely experiencing coolantloos s and have white smoke it woukld seem thatthe water is going through the engine.

 

okkk i found the leak

ITS THE TOP OF THE RADIATOR UNDER THE BROWN PLASTIC PIECE!

how can i fix this? do i have to replace th ewhole radiator .. someone told me i could replace the top brown piece

 

Just replace the whole rad or you could just JB weld as a temp fix

 

i have no iidea what jb weld means


Modified by Dc2 Powered at 10:44 PM 3/25/2005

 

how safe is it to drive like this? what would happen if i do

 

Suppose you lost all of your coolant, your motor would overheat causeing long term damage. doesnt sound good does it?

 

good point.. guess my springbreak is fucked. i have absoluty no money right now.. so i wont be driving for ahwile

 

JB weld is great. Holds up very well, my brother's radiator has been held together by JB weld for the past year.

You can get it at most auto parts stores. Your spring break is not ruined yet!

 

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OK, but this still doesn't explain the white smoke out the back. You may have overheated and then damaged the head gasket too. I sure hope the only problem is just the radiator leak. I've soldered some radiators with great success, but if you are not sure, better to go to a radiator shop for an opinion. Good luck.