I drive for 3 hours and had to stop 3 times, to put water in and also some oil. I was driving and the car was getting hot, i put on the heater, not much coming out but then the car shut off while driving , i pulled over, rested, then went again.
Main point you are losing antifreeze/water. Check to see if you have water on the dipstick mixed in with oil. If so...probably a head gasket. If oil looks normal..... Before you do any test, tighten every hose connection. Check for loose connection into antifreeze reservoir. Sometimes there are small cracks on top which lets out pressure from cooling system. Look for leaks on water pump and radiator. Look at spot where you park the car...any liquid on floor? Not sure?..Put piece of cardboard under car to see if liquid is dripping from car. No leaks?...Start with a pressure test of the system. The pressure test is simply equipment that replace the radiator cap, a hand pump connected to it then air is pumped into cooling system. You watch the gauge to see if pressure is dropping. If pressure does not drop ..problem is most like a worn radiator pressure cap or stuck thermostat.. Do not buy the kind with button on cap to push down and release pressure. get original type and correct pressure. If overheating still, thermostat could be stuck, replace. Overheating of engine causes vapor lock, bubbles in fuel, which causes car to stall and kill. When cools off, fuel cools down and fuel will flow through fuel system again. Large amount of oil disappearing with overheating also sounds like head gasket or cracked head....Tighten up all bolts to gaskets, look for oil leaks on garage floor or driveway. If engine has developed a miss when running, pull plugs out and look for wet fouled plug. If antifreeze leaking into cylinder...plug tip will be whitish, if oil leaking into cylinder, grimey oil fouled. Do compression test on cylinder that is fouled and that will pinpoint if bad head gasket or cracked head. 87 Reliant not worth pulling engine apart if head gasket or cracked head. Best oil treatment to reduce oil consumption is "Engine Restore" Used on my 58 Impala 348 tri power for 28 years. If I did not add it after oil changes it used oil and smoked....I swear by it for ANY engine after 100,000 miles.
will follow up, thanx for the info... appreciate it
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The water pump is likely shot
will check that out, thanx
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SOURCE: car shuts off sometime while driving
there is a recall on fuel pump, go check it out online,
SOURCE: 1998 Plymouth Voyager overheats in idle when the air is on
There may ba a problem with the radiator fan. motor and/or motor relay
SOURCE: Engine Clugs and Sputter while driving up a hill
Check the fuel filter to see if it is plugged.
Remove the fuel filter, and blow air through it in the normal direction of fuel flow. You should be able to blow through it very easily. If it feels restricted, try blowing through it the opposite way, and if there is a lot of dirt coming out, you have found a common cause of this problem. Hope this helps.
SOURCE: Car will shutdown while driving. Sometimes will
The OBD II is used for emissions systems only for the most part. You did not say if it was cranking over or not. If it is cranking over then you need to see if it's a fuel pump problem or a spark problem. First turn the key on and listen for fuel pump to run for to seconds,if you here it then check that you have fuel at the fuel pressure port, looks like a bicycle tire valve pull the cap off and push the center valve pin in. Do this only on a cold engine if gas comes out it has fuel pressure. Next pull a spark plug wire off and check for spark by cranking engine over, do these procedures when it won't start. if you have no spark then it's electrical and will need more information to what to check first. If you have no fuel pressure then you will have to test fuel pump pressure to see if it will pressurize and if it will hold pressure to 60 PSI
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