Dear CarPros,
Yesterday my car shut down at a red light. I drove it a couple blocks home and let it cool down. I checked the oil and realized it was a quart low so I filled it up and it seemed fine.
I drove it to a friends house which is about 8 miles away and still no problems. This morning I drove to work which is about 20 miles. Right before I got to work I noticed that it was overheating and the needle was up as high as it could go past the red line.
So I looked at the engine again and noticed there wasnt ANY coolant in the car. So on my lunch break I bought some coolant and filled it up hoping that was the problem.
So I drove it about 4 miles and noticed it started overheating again. So I pulled over and opened the radiator noticing that the coolant had been sucked in the engine and it needed some more.
So I filled it up again and when I started it, the thermostat started to go down. I thought the problem was fixed.
Welll it only stayed down about 2 minutes then went completely back up to past the red line. At this point I was stuck in traffic and the car wouldn't even start.
So I'm not sure what is wrong with it. I'm broke and it is gonna take me a few weeks to save up enough money to have it towed and looked at.
If anyone can give me some insights into how I might fix this it would be greatly appreciated.
I'm glad I found this site and look forward to using it for future purposes.
Sincerely,
Daniel Patterson
Monday, January 25th, 2021 AT 10:41 AM
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