Overheating, trouble starting, idle issued

Tiny
FALA84
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  • 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA
  • 2.0L
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 201,000 MILES
Hi, I own the car listed above GLD model. Since I bought the car second hand I have had basically the same issues. I changed water pump, radiator', plugs and wires, coil pack, camshaft position sensor, throttle position sensor and thermostat four times (not sure it was bad every time), have put another Cadillac cover her and a different exalt on it. My problem still after all that is that shortly after starting the car it will begin to overheat. When I start it I usually have to hold crank for 20-30 seconds let off then crank again feathering gas pedal. Accelerating will cause car to overheat at much quick rate but if let off the gas temperature will slowly decrease (heat has to be on at least level 3 for fan setting). Also begins to have idling issues. At red light, stop signs or any period of time car drops below 30 with little or no acceleration. If you manage to keep car running once you begin to accelerate from slow or stop position with pedal all the way to floor you might be lucky to go 2 mph. Dropping car in 2nd sometimes help or put in neutral then revving it up which snapping it into gear will get it going.
Can someone please tell me what is wrong with my car. Local garages and the places previous owner took it to can't seem to figure out what is wrong and I'm tired of throwing money into it not fixing the problem.
Monday, October 12th, 2020 AT 5:52 AM

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Tiny
ASEMASTER6371
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Good morning,

From the constant overheating, you may have damaged the head gasket.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-overheating-or-running-hot

To test, you need to remove the spark plugs and have an air compressor that can inject air into each cylinder one at a time. When the air is injected, check the radiator fluid with the cap removed and see if there is any movement of the fluid. If there is, you have a leaking head gasket and the head gasket needs to be replaced.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/head-gasket-blown-test

It would explain why the engine has no power as the compression is effected by the failed gasket.

I attached a YouTube video of the procedure for you. It is easier to understand than the pictures in the manuals. There are 3 parts for the video. Just let it play through.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovd5A17_Ovc&list=PLaRuYYPxjXI0GJz0Ai1bFqkYEXmRIEn6G

Roy
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Monday, October 12th, 2020 AT 6:44 AM

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