Shop drove my car without any coolant....
I was goign to run up to the shop to take a couple pictures of my car that I had just dropped off because a coolant hose busted. Right when I pulled up I saw my car back up and drive off to be taken to the garage. The garage isn't but a couple hundred feet from the parking space but when the car got about half way it started to smoke from the exhaust and it was a blackish blue color...
could driving it that far have messed it up? |
probably not. coolant isn't vital for the engine to start and move...isn't great for the water pump, however.
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i think you are fine...
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I hope you pay attention to your water temp gauge... scratch that lol
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No, because a thermostat keeps coolant outta of the engine until it reaches a certain temp. A few hundred feet isn't enough time to get the car warmed up.
Drag racers run cars without coolant or a radiator. The cars are only on for like 2 minutes. Granted, they change motors pretty frequently, but it's not due to the lack of coolant. Blackish blue smoke i think means an oil leak somewhere. I'm not sure on that one. |
Even if the engine'd be OK, I ain't appriciate it!
But, heck, I don't know jackshet. Good Luck |
It is probably fine if they only ran it for a minute or two. If they let it warm up at all then I would be worried.
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I limped mine 12 miles to the Mazda dealer in '98 when my lower radiator hose exploded! You are fine. Dublup is right though, not the best for the WP.
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Originally Posted by afterburn27
It is probably fine if they only ran it for a minute or two. If they let it warm up at all then I would be worried.
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Originally Posted by DrunkenBowler
No, because a thermostat keeps coolant outta of the engine until it reaches a certain temp.
the engine will always have coolant in it, the t-stat keeps "cold" coolant out while the car is warming up. |
Originally Posted by dubulup
this statement is incredibly wrong.
the engine will always have coolant in it, the t-stat keeps "cold" coolant out while the car is warming up. |
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