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What can cause antifreeze to drip to the ground from back of the engine of your 97 catera?
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∙ 16y ago
Bad head gasket. Not compression side but the outer side. Get K+W block sealer and follow the directions EXACTLY. I have had fantastic results from this product. There may be a leak at the heater core inlet. There is two smaller hoses that divert radiator water to and from the core and sometimes the brass necks break and cause small leaks. Y-THINK-Y Could quite likely be a bad heater control valve ( known to go out often on catera ). Lots of info on this and directions to repair on the cadillacforum.
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What are the effects of antifreeze mixing into the engine oil?
A bad head gasket is the most common cause of antifreeze mixing in the oil. The antifreeze will dilute the oil and it will eventually cause your engine to seize up.
What would cause a 1997 cadillac catera to leak antifreeze pr water behind the passenger side front tire?
Heater hose or heater core.
Does antifreeze getting on your engine belts cause them to wear out faster or cause any problems to the engine?
no Yes, it can cause the belt to squeak and slip.
What is causing the antifreeze to leaking your 1998 Chevy lumina when there are not any spots on the ground?
A small radiator leak can cause antifreeze to leak on your 1998 Chevy Lumina when there are not any spots on the ground. A pinhole in a hose can also cause this.
Will it hurt the engine if you mix colors of antifreeze?
in some case it will. the composition of antifreeze is different by colour. in some engines the chemicals react with the engine parts (i.e. gaskets or seals) and cause the parts to fail. use the proper antifreeze for your engine.
Will a thermostat cause the car to overheat?
Thermostats determine when antifreeze enters the main cooling system. If the thermostat isn't working correctly, the antifreeze could enter the engine to late, (or not at all) resulting in an over heating engine. Another problem of having antifreeze enter the engine late, is that if your engine is very hot, possibly a little warmer than common, when the antifreeze enters the engine, the cold fluid could cause the engine block to cool down quickly, causing a cracked engine block.
What will cause an engine to push antifreeze out of the resevore?
the most common cause would be a stuck closed thermostat.
What happens when antifreeze is poured into your oil?
When antifreeze is poured into your oil, it weakens your oil cause it to break down prematurely and can cause your engine to fail by spinning an engine bearing and even smoke. This is also a sign of a blown head gasket.
What would cause engine oil to leak into antifreeze?
cracked head or bad gasket
Radiator fluid coming out of exhaust pipes?
Internal engine antifreeze leak what else could cause besides headgasket? there is no antifreeze in the oil it is clean
What happens when you add antifreeze to your engine instead of oil?
If you run it that way you will cause internal damage.
Can a motor run with a missing freeze plug?
Running it without a freeze plug it will run but can and will cause permenant damage to the engine to to the amount of antifreeze you will lose Running it without a freeze plug it will run but can and will cause permenant damage to the engine to to the amount of antifreeze you will lose
