Blown Head gasket? Very sad event..

automaticonlyspeed3

automaticonlyspeed3

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Sad event unfortunately..

I was on my way to work, and the coolant light went on.. I was close to work, so i tried to limp it the extra mile to get there.. (very dumb idea, i know) ..

I filled it with coolant, before I left to drive home.. Car overheated again on the way home.. Limped it home, and let it cool off... (very dumb, i know).. filled it with more coolant, and bled the system..

Car ran great today.. ran strong..

Then a coupler from my intercooler seemed to give out, so I pulled over in a parking lot..
As I pulled over, I looked under the car, and coolant is draining out..

I put some warm water in, to see where it was draining from.. It was coming out by the driver side by the engine.. but it was hard to see where.. (didnt see any hoses hanging or anything)

Yes, I know I messed up... Its sad, and i should have known better.. (please go easy on me)

Car ran fine this morning..

When I got it towed back home, I drove it from into the driveway for 40 feet.. ran fine..


--So, what are the options? (granted im poor)

--estimated cost to fix?

-do those liquid sealant things work? the AAA guy said they work 50/50 for him.
 
jsmith said:
"It was coming out by the driver side by the engine.. but it was hard to see where.. (didnt see any hoses hanging or anything)"

Bruh. Get in there and actually look if a hose came loose.
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Yeah, heading out there now to start taking things apart to look it over..

The AAA guy seemed pretty knowledgeable and that is what he suspected..
when the car heated up to a higher operating temperatue, it leaked more.. so that is why he suspected it..
 
automaticonlyspeed3 said:
Yeah, heading out there now to start taking things apart to look it over..

The AAA guy seemed pretty knowledgeable and that is what he suspected..
when the car heated up to a higher operating temperatue, it leaked more.. so that is why he suspected it..
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edited… here some pics..
Didn’t find any hoses hanging off or anything…

everything seems okay and hooked up..

Kinda heartbroken at the moment… I messed up…
 

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There's a fair bit of shit that aint where it should be, so someone has been in there fucking around already. It's probably leaking from the coolant manifold, if I had to guess (if not there then maybe the turbo depending on if the leak was in front of or behind the wheels and how fast it was leaking). Maybe the throttle body feed cap popped off or that specific hose died of old age or something. Need to look harder, those pics don't show much of what you need to actually look at.
 
thanks for he responses.. I need to check out the metal pipe, see if it’s rotted


I took off the intake and battery box and hooked up the battery to start the car to see where it was leaking…

Really hard to see anything.. I got a picture from underneath..

I bought a rubber plu to make a boost tester with my compressor.

Another pic
 

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You'll have to take the intake out to see anything most likely. Just use a flashlight and look for shiny if you're sure everything will still be pretty wet.
 
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