It can. You should leave the engine running while you add water to the radiator. If you add water with the engine turned off, but while the engine is overheated, you might damage the engine or the radiator.
Head Gasket blown, plus check your water pump.
Water in the oil is a sure sign of a blown head gasket. Stop driving this car until you have this repaired or you will do serious engine damage.
Have you checked your thermostat?
When a car is hot, keep the car running and add water to the radiator. When a car is cold, you can simply put the water into the radiator.
Car steam usually is not a good sign. The main reason for a car to emit steam is normally that is has overheated causing water or other fluids to become too hot.
Water in combustion chamber-common sign of bad head gasket especially if recently overheated. Oil will probably have water present in it and easily apparent.
the car works when you add salt water in the car. the magnesium reacts to the salt water.
Not a good idea to add water. You should add an engine coolant available from any auto parts store. You should never remove the radiator cap when engine is hot! Wait until the engine has cooled down then remove cap. Fill radiator with engine coolant, replace cap and then refill coolant reservoir. That procedure will get you to a garage where they will find out why it overheated in the first place.
sounds like a leak in you raidtor
If you can see the plates in the battery add distilled water to top it off.
my car overheated and now i have excessive water coming out the tailpipe of my 97 Nissan altima . is the head gasket blown ?