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Immediately stop and do not drive the car any longer. Have it towed to your local mechanic and find out why it overheated. Overheating will destroy an engine and one cause is a blown head gasket. Even if you add coolant and can drive the car you should not. If the head gasket is blown, running the engine with coolant mixed with the oil will do serious damage.
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Your car overheats and smells like burnt oil why?
Oil on engine burning as engine overheats. Sort of common sense, don't ya think?
Expected life of a head gasket?
The life of the engine unless the engine overheats.
Heat inside car works but engine overheats?
Your question is not clear...
What kind of damage do you do to an engine if you drive with no oil?
Ruin it if it overheats with no lubricantProbably seize
What happens if your engine overheats?
You can blow a head gasket or the head can crack or be warped.
Why car engine designed to prevent overheating?
If an engine overheats the metal parts expand and the engine will seize up. A seized engine is usually unrepairable.
How do you you blow a head gasket?
Anytime the engine overheats you have the possibility of blowing the head gasket.
How long should a head gasket last?
Normally it will last the life of the engine. However if the engine overheats the gasket can be ruined immediately.
How long can a engine stay on idle?
Until it overheats, runs out of oil or gas, or has a mechanical failure.
What happens if a vehicle runs out of engine coolant?
The engine overheats and parts can melt, crack, even explode (massive expansion due to heat.)
Were could engine coolant be leaking from a 1997 Cavalier Z24 2.4l when it sits over night on the street?
It could be coming from the water pump, or from the bottom radiator hose. If it is the water pump, change it before the engine overheats. If the engine in any GM product overheats, you will likely be installing a new one or rebuilding the old.
What happens when a gran prix overheats?
My 2007 overheated and the engine shut down automatically - while I was driving
