no it could keep your electric fans from coming on if your mechanic broke it you should have your mechanic replace it
Drive it to the mechanic. You have something wrong and that is what the car is telling you. Oil, water, something is not right.
No, not as long as the engine is allowed to reach normal operating temperature.
No it is not an interference engine. I personally had a timing belt break in my 94 Escort LX while the car was being driven and it was simply replaced.
some fans are driven directly via a fan belt to the crank shaft. Others are electrically driven and are actuated when the engine reaches a certain temperature.
Yes, it will run but the coolant will mix with the oil and eventually destroy the engine. An engine with a cracked head should not be driven until the head is replaced.
It has a cam belt that must be replaced every 90,000 miles. The water pump should also be replaced as it is driven by the cam belt. WARNING: This is an interference engine and if the belt breaks you will have serious internal engine damage.
This is NOT an Interference engine. The water pump is driven by the cam belt so replace the water pump at the same time you replace the cam belt. Belt should be replaced at 105,000 miles.This is NOT an Interference engine. The water pump is driven by the cam belt so replace the water pump at the same time you replace the cam belt. Belt should be replaced at 105,000 miles.
It uses a timing belt that must be replaced at 105,000 miles. The water pump should also be replaced as it is driven by the cam belt. This is an interference engine.
When it happened on my 95 Lumina Van it was the rear brake cylinder, a $4.00 part. The car couldn't be driven according to the mechanic, so it cost me $100.00 to have replaced.
Under the cover that covers the cam belt. The water pump is driven by the cam belt and should be replaced at the same time the cam belt is replaced or vice versa. The cam belt MUST be replaced every 90,000 miles. Warning: This is an interfernce engine.
Inside the engine, driven by the timing chain.Inside the engine, driven by the timing chain.
If the fan is attached to the engine and is belt driven, it is engine driven.