Timeline for Drove a car for 5 minutes with half of its coolant missing, have I killed it?
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| Jan 22, 2018 at 9:25 | vote | accept | mickburkejnr | ||
| Aug 14, 2017 at 20:03 | comment | added | Spivonious | You're probably fine. It sounds like it was overheating for only a minute or so. Just keep an eye on your fluids (coolant and oil) for the next week or so. | |
| Aug 24, 2016 at 13:11 | comment | added | mickburkejnr | The needle was on hot for at least 30 seconds to a minute, but that's only when I noticed it as I was paying attention to the engine squeal I was trying to get rid of. Yesterday when I filled it with coolant I did let it run and the needle stayed at 90C (in the middle), no noticable leaks but that was standing still on my drive way. I will have a look at the pressure test to see if that points to any issues. | |
| Aug 24, 2016 at 12:58 | history | answered | Dalton D | CC BY-SA 3.0 |