So I bought a headache of a cadillac from probably the shadiest used car dealer in town. Car began leaking coolant 3 days after driving it off the lot. Brought it back and they showed me a paper I signed, at the very bottom of this paper in tiny writing it says the provided warranty does not cover coolant or oil leaks. They also informed me it shouldnt be leaking because they added stop leak to it... WOW
Anyway, Mechanic changed the water pump, thermostat housing and thermostat.... He showed me a crack in the housing that was smothered in RTV.
Drove it for literally one day and the radiator decides to crack. Just changed the radiator yesterday and drove it around a bit. Its not leaking anymore but when at a stop or under heavy acceleration, my coolant temp gauge goes past the halfway mark, sometimes it makes it to the next mark.
What I am thinking is the stopleak they added clogged up the heater core or cooling jackets in the engine. I would like to do a backflush, just wondering what the best method would be? Also, could there be anything I am missing? anything else causing the car to get so hot?
Anyway, Mechanic changed the water pump, thermostat housing and thermostat.... He showed me a crack in the housing that was smothered in RTV.
Drove it for literally one day and the radiator decides to crack. Just changed the radiator yesterday and drove it around a bit. Its not leaking anymore but when at a stop or under heavy acceleration, my coolant temp gauge goes past the halfway mark, sometimes it makes it to the next mark.
What I am thinking is the stopleak they added clogged up the heater core or cooling jackets in the engine. I would like to do a backflush, just wondering what the best method would be? Also, could there be anything I am missing? anything else causing the car to get so hot?