overheated engine,now running shitty
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overheated engine,now running shitty
I overheated my car last week,i replaced the hose,now my car is like sputtering,mostly under 4k rpms,kinda like a 2 stroke dirt-bike thats not warmed up.I ran perfect before i overheated it.
Any idea whats wrong?Its a 1996 prelude s,stock f22
Any idea whats wrong?Its a 1996 prelude s,stock f22
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maybe blown headgasket
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Most likely a blown head gasket. Is there signs of oil in your coolant and vice versa?
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Blown head gaskets is caused by overheating...crack in ur head aswell.....check ur coolant if it looks milkyish then yea...leave ur cap open and turn on ur car if u see coolant bursting out u have a blown head gasket......ur spark plugs like the guy said in the messge above me...check ur plugs u might have some oil in them...
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+1 on what everyone else has said. More than likely the head gasket is gone and depending on how long you ran it hot your head could also be warped and/ or cracked. My advice is take the head off and have it checked out. If it is good then replace the head gasket, if not then have is fixed and then replace the gasket and DON'T RUN IT HOT.
