pleasehelp1085
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I immediately pulled into a gas station about 500 yards away and used water to cool it, and also added oil because it may have been low. This was about 3 hours ago, and when i turn the car on now it seems fine...but it is sitting idly. I am supposed to drive 70 miles for work tomorrow, and i'm wondering if it will be ok. Please help me ASAP I would really like some advice since I don't know anything about enjines, and I need to work tomorrow! Thank you!
Ok...I'm not exactly sure why it overheated in the first place. My guess is that it was caused be low oil or low coolant. I had been driving it all day with no problems...other than the fact my heat took longer than usual to warm up this morning, but I didn't think anything of it at the time.
On my way home from work everything seemed normal then all of a sudden the temp. shot up, and it wasnt running smoothly. 2 minutes later i stalled at a light, and it took a few tries for the engine to turn over. After cooling with water and adding oil the temp was still warm but it wasnt stalling.
It has now been sitting for a few hours and sounds fine when i start it, but I'll let it run for a while now to double check.
But does this sound like a serious problem or just a lack of fluids at the time? would it be likely i caused serious damage? should i not drive it tomorrow? any more advice would be greatly appreciated...thanks
Ok...I'm not exactly sure why it overheated in the first place. My guess is that it was caused be low oil or low coolant. I had been driving it all day with no problems...other than the fact my heat took longer than usual to warm up this morning, but I didn't think anything of it at the time.
On my way home from work everything seemed normal then all of a sudden the temp. shot up, and it wasnt running smoothly. 2 minutes later i stalled at a light, and it took a few tries for the engine to turn over. After cooling with water and adding oil the temp was still warm but it wasnt stalling.
It has now been sitting for a few hours and sounds fine when i start it, but I'll let it run for a while now to double check.
But does this sound like a serious problem or just a lack of fluids at the time? would it be likely i caused serious damage? should i not drive it tomorrow? any more advice would be greatly appreciated...thanks