my XJ recently became hot. A little past the middle/ almost 3/4.
I was thinking that it is just old coolant. So it was replaced it. Now driving to Massachusetts, I noticed my xj was blowing smoke while im driving on the highway. I pull over right away. The temp was almost in the red. I had a jug of water so i put that in right away and went to the auto parts store. Pulled out a hose connecting to the radiator and notice that it was milky.
So first thing that comes to mind is the head gasket.
The coolant/water was leaking so bad that I couldn't even put jugs of water in there to get back to NH (state next over).
So which way should I go about doing this??
What should i check first and how ?
I have looked all around this problem and hear that it's the head gasket. How do i test a leak there. And what happens if i have a warped head? Should I just replace the engine ??
Any help would be appreciated !!
I was thinking that it is just old coolant. So it was replaced it. Now driving to Massachusetts, I noticed my xj was blowing smoke while im driving on the highway. I pull over right away. The temp was almost in the red. I had a jug of water so i put that in right away and went to the auto parts store. Pulled out a hose connecting to the radiator and notice that it was milky.
So first thing that comes to mind is the head gasket.
The coolant/water was leaking so bad that I couldn't even put jugs of water in there to get back to NH (state next over).
So which way should I go about doing this??
What should i check first and how ?
I have looked all around this problem and hear that it's the head gasket. How do i test a leak there. And what happens if i have a warped head? Should I just replace the engine ??
Any help would be appreciated !!