![]() "Don't Waste Your Money" is a registered trademark of Scripps Media, Inc. Of course, if you want a full diagnosis, by a certified ASE auto mechanic, you're not going to get that at an auto parts store.īut for basic issues it might be worth trying them so you don't waste your money. So your best bet is to pull over to a safe spot and call for help. In both cases do not keep driving, or your engine could possibly seize up. Two is the red oil-can light. This means your oil level is dangerously low. So I went and rented a pressure tester from AutoZone.It's a red thermometer that means your motor is low on coolant and overheating (or has a leaking head gasket, where coolant is running into the oil). No AutoZone nearby? Advance Auto Parts, O'Reilly and Pep Boyswill also perform many of these services for free, so be sure to ask.īut there are two dashboard lights where you should not try to drive to an auto parts store for a free check. Read the codes on your check engine light.Many drivers don't realize that AutoZone,the nation's largest auto parts chain, will do the following services free of charge: It can cost $200 at the dealer just to have the problem diagnosed.īut you may not realize you might be able to get that problem checked for free at AutoZone or your other local auto parts stores. I have to drive about 10 miles Sunday.You know it's going to be a bad day when your car struggles to start or the check engine light comes on. I ran the engine for about 20 minutes to look for leaks around the temperature sender gaugeĪnd elsewhere. My nose? AutoZone sells a chemical one adds to the coolant that changes color if it How long will it take for these symptoms to show? The coolant in the radiator looks okay,Īs does the oil on the dipstick and at the top of the engine. Oil will look like chocolate pudding on the dip-stick…’ Leading to endless overheating and coolant loss…If coolant is getting into the oil, the Over-pressurize the cooling system and quickly blow all the coolant out of the radiator The coolant and can be detected with a simple sniffer… Also, these gasses will Quoth Caddyman: ‘If you have a blown head gasket, combustion gasses will be present in It could be normal behavior to which I have over-reacted because ![]() I went out to watch him start it up next morning, just as cold,Īnd it made much less steam. A neighbor has a Toyota Pickup,Ī good few years newer. The puddle it made: that felt and smelt like water. Quoth Caddyman: ‘“The exhaust is white” … Do you mean white SMOKE comes out? As in water vapor? “Water drips out”…Well yes, that happens with all cars in cold weather, it’s called condensation.’ There were 2 for attaching different size radiator caps but no alternatives Quoth Caddyman: 'There should be two or three adapters with the tester’ To test it, especially if I can borrow the tool free from AutoZone. System out through the gauge’s hole I got water into the place where theįuel pump mounts, and I have no internal leak. With a 12" crescent wrench? Alternatively when I was flushing the cooling To remove the temperature gauge carcass I may have twisted it in too farĪnd pierced or cracked what’s beyond it: could I have applied that much torque At worst, when I was trying to get the #5 screw extractor Quoth Caddyman: 'Blown head gaskets on a 22R engine are VERY rare.' To AutoZone and looked at the other one: it was the same.’ So I thought: I wanted to make sure I hadn’t missed anything. Quoth Caddyman: 'The pressure tester does not fit your radiator.‘ No one responded to the query I added to the last thread. Quoth Caddyman: 'How many threads are you going to start?' When this truck fails I return to carlessness. Quoth Caddyman: 'Hey, troll, isn’t this truck becoming more trouble than it’s worth?'
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