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What happens when you overheat your car

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Ziggylife420, May 31, 2020.

  1. May 31, 2020 at 3:18 PM
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    Hi out there! So, my truck is like new, i was driving and without warning the temp. guage started climing into red zone. I pulled over and waited for hours and when it was cooled, i naturally thought it must of needed water. I just checked all my fluids 3 days before and all was fine. So i put water in and started and began to drive home. Well within 5 mi it was pegging red and then the guage went down to zero. A couple miles later it stalled and i had to have a tow home. I opened the hood and noticed the hose from radiator to engine totaly was hanging. Water still in radiator, oil and trans fluid still shows full but yet theres oil leaking out from under somewhere, how did it get so hot so fast and where do i begin to troubleshoot? It turns over but wont engage.
     
  2. May 31, 2020 at 3:23 PM
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    How do you know the trans fluid was full?
     
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  3. May 31, 2020 at 3:24 PM
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    Your radiator hose came off? The hose was “hanging”. Is that what thus means? Your hose came off?
    Yikes.
     
  4. May 31, 2020 at 3:30 PM
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    Could be the 2.7L I4, which has a dip stick.
     
  5. May 31, 2020 at 4:30 PM
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    Yes it has dipstick
     
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    Well its coming out of radiator straight to engine block, but the whole fitting, not just the hose, but whatever piece they used to connect the hose was fully popped out. So the metal fitting is still clamped to the hose
     
  7. May 31, 2020 at 4:37 PM
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    The thermostat housing cane off?

    last time my friend overheated his car, he warped the head. It was misery.
     
  8. May 31, 2020 at 4:38 PM
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    This drawing is best i can explain

    1590968278128191659675.jpg
     
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    Picture (photo) please.
     
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  10. May 31, 2020 at 4:41 PM
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    Theres a fitting that is clamped to the hose and it popped out of the engine, so idk what hose thats called
     
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    Ok let me try brb
     
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    Heres a pic of the problem

    1590968764978-1339044283.jpg
     
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  14. May 31, 2020 at 4:50 PM
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    Damn. That isn’t looking good. You dumped all your coolant.
     
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    The “oil” that was leaking out everywhere. Was it green or pink, and did it smell sweet? Was it the same color as the antifreeze in the radiator? That’s coolent.
     
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    Acually idk, i guess because i assumed it was water must have been low.so i filled it with water but it was dark and i did not notice the hose .. so i drove it and again overheated and stalled
     
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    I assumed it was oil but it doesnt look like,antifreeze
     
  18. May 31, 2020 at 4:59 PM
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    The hose fix looks like a force fit, discuss with a mechanic. You should have the cooling system flushed with the proper mix of antifreeze. The question/issue is, was there any damage done to the engine when it over heated.
     
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  19. May 31, 2020 at 5:00 PM
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    Its probably fine if it wasn't ran too long overheated. 2.7 is iron block they take the heat better than aluminum. My last truck, ford with iron block 302 and aluminum heads, I overheated several times one time driving about 20 minutes with the needle pegged because the heater valve broke and that thing took it like a champ. I say fix the the clamp fill er up with coolant and keep on truckin.
     
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  20. May 31, 2020 at 5:41 PM
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    Wonder how a hose like that becomes loose
     
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