second time radiator fluid shoots out., head gasket.? Options

[Candiiman]

ok so like 4 months ago my 7a over heated and the radiator fluid shot out .. idk from where... then it didnt crank.... next day filled it up with anti freeze, and cranked right up. 4 days ago same thing happen. could it be the head gasket? the head? any help will be greatly appreciated

[Bitter]

oh yea, 100% sure that fluid coming from somewhere is a head gasket!!!



or you could tell us where the fluid is coming from and then fix that.

[Candiiman]

i cant tell where it shoots out from. but im gunna drive it tomorrow see what happens...

[ZGear]

Is there any coolant residue in the engine bay anywhere? Wet spots, or puddles of coolant? You may be leaking from a hose, but that shouldn't deplete your whole coolant supply, unless it's a lower hose. Other than that, it's very well a head/gasket issue.

[Bitter]

check behind the head, just use your eyes and LOOK!! get a flashlight, get a friend, get a mirror and LOOK. if you don't know where its coming from or whats happening then how can we help you?

at this point, the best solution may be for you to just buy a brand new car with a nice long warranty and suffer payments. atleast that way you don't need to do anything other than change oil and put in gas.

[KALLusion]

This may sound really simple zbut check your rad cap, I had a civic that all the coolant vanished from, and it turned out that the rubber ring had crumbled away over time, I changed the cap, no more problems.

[95celicastLSR]

well heres the bad new guy.. if u ignored ur temp gauge and it over heated to the point it shot coolant from somewhere i am 99% sure u now have a warped head take it to a shop because u can not just replace head gasket and be done ur engine will need to be decked and checked for cracks..