NEW guy and IM FU@!# help

[Z/28orSS]

ok so i was driving and my belt came off i didnt realize untill the engine stated to overheat
so i pulled over and turned the car off so i fixed it today to find my coolant

low and my oil look ike choclate milk!! But i dont have any white smoke coming out of exhaust nor does it smell sweet but ididnt let it run that long maybe 2-3 min if its not the Head gasket what else could it be?? the car was only running hot for less than a minute

the belt also took this with it

By darkvegett0 at 2012-04-29

ANYONE wanna point me in the right direction ? or a good shop in north jersey ? or we i can get acouple beers and have one of you nice guys come out and help a noob in distress ??!!! HELP!!!!

[V]

what are we looking at in the pic? a damaged egr hose, the upper rad hose off, or...?

if the head gasket went and oil is getting into coolant, it wont smoke. it only makes white smoke when coolant gets into the cylinder(a different type of failure of the head gasket)

[greenformula92]

yup. Head gaskets can leak a few different ways. But oil looking like chocolate milk is usually a tell tale sign that the head gasket is done

[LS1ow]

head gaskets sound shot to me.

[Featherburner]

Since no one else mentioned it, don't run it anymore.

[sweetbmxrider]

How long did it overheat and how hot did it get? Could just be dexcool turning into diarrhea.

[Jersey Mike]

Agreed with Sweetbmxrider; My dexcool looked like dookie since I got it years ago. Never had an overheating issue though, even at the track and on long road trips.

[WildBillyT]

Maybe try draining the oil into a jar and see if it seperates? I would certianly not run it.

[Stevoone]

After you repair whatever is leaking I would change the oil a few times. I did headgaskets on a car with coolant in the oil and I had to change the oil a few times before it came out clean. I used cheapy oil, got the engine hot changed the oil and repeated 2 or 3 times.

[Z/28orSS]

Originally Posted by V

what are we looking at in the pic? a damaged egr hose, the upper rad hose off, or...?

if the head gasket went and oil is getting into coolant, it wont smoke. it only makes white smoke when coolant gets into the cylinder(a different type of failure of the head gasket)

i figured out it was the cruise control thing

Originally Posted by sweetbmxrider

How long did it overheat and how hot did it get? Could just be dexcool turning into diarrhea.

it was only in the red for a couple seconds i turned the car off while i was driving and pulled over

Originally Posted by WildBillyT

Maybe try draining the oil into a jar and see if it seperates? I would certianly not run it.

ok i will try that

Originally Posted by Stevoone

After you repair whatever is leaking I would change the oil a few times. I did headgaskets on a car with coolant in the oil and I had to change the oil a few times before it came out clean. I used cheapy oil, got the engine hot changed the oil and repeated 2 or 3 times.

I dont think i am skilled enought to do a job like that wouled it be ok to change the oil now and flush the radiator? to see if there is a change after ward??

[greenformula92]

Originally Posted by Z/28orSS

I dont think i am skilled enought to do a job like that wouled it be ok to change the oil now and flush the radiator? to see if there is a change after ward??

If its blown its blown. the fix is to change the gasket. there are products that claim to buy you time on a bad head gasket but they tend to do more damage than good. A head gasket is not THAT difficult. It is time consuming and tedious and you might as well do both. The biggest hope is that the heads or the block didn't warp cause then you are going to need machine work