Well I went to start up my car today and the add coolant light and buzzer started going off. I immediately shut the car off, checked hoses etc. and topped up my fluids and tried again.. Shut her off, turned off the stereo system and tried again once or twice more... again the buzzer/light kept going so I shut it off after apx. 10 seconds of this and noticed the dreaded white exhaust smoke (it smoked/smelled for several minutes after I shut off the engine). What do you think? Are the seals are gone or are there any other possibilities? Should I run it again even with the buzzer going off and check for radiator bubbles? Or just call the tow truck to take her away to avoid further damage to the engine- or drive 8 miles to the shop and risk damaging the engine further? Please don't flame me- I've done a search and can't find any that say anything about the add coolant buzzer and white smoke at the same time...

 

Take off the rad cap and turn the car on. If it bubbles you = pwned

 

Yeah, do what he said. If coolant is getting into the rotor, then you will see bubbles in the radiator. This is from the rotors compression pressurizing the coolant system.