Green fluid in the reservior,red in the radiator,drove it till the rear of the engine smoked. Whats wrong?
Hi.....first things first,,,,,the red antifreeze is most likely Dex Cool coolant made for G.M. vehicles and is an extended life coolant,,,,the green stuff your mechanic put in is your standard coolant and the two should never be mixed....
the smoke that appears from your engine after it has warmed up may be a simple oil leak coming from the valve cover and making its way down to the exhaust manifold and burning off...have it checked
second....if your car is not over heating and you do not need to add coolant on a regular basis you are probably ok...bare in mind that periodically every cars coolant needs to be topped off ....it's a matter of how often you need to do it and how much it takes to fill it is the clue
if you start the car with the radiator cap off and run it a few minutes, it can spurt out do to the expansion of the coolant as it warms up . the same goes for the fine mist you see which is all normal
hope you find this info helpful.....
Green fluid in the reservior,red in the radiator,drove it till the rear of the engine smoked. Whats wrong?
You have a blown head gasket.
Take the heads off and have them checked for flatness.
At best, all you will need to do is changed the head gasket. At worst, you will need the heads resurfaced to make them true again.
And if you are really out of luck, you can have a crack in the water jacket. Sorry.
