97' Pontiac over hearting

Tiny
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  • 1997 PONTIAC SUNFIRE
  • 4 CYL
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 147,000 MILES
I have a 97' pontiac sunfire and I was having over hearting issues since I got the car and now my antifreeze is brown which means my oil is leaking into it any time I drive it my gage goes up which means its over heating and the last day I drove it any where I drove even a 2-5 minute distance the gage would go all the way into the yellow so I would pull over and t urn it off and let it cool down but the last time I had it on it made a really weird squeeling noise and felt weird and I havent drove it since my dad I a mechanic and said I need a new water pump but he is not helping me fix it and I want to make sure I am buying the right thing before I spend money if it is not what I need can you help me?
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Monday, March 14th, 2011 AT 7:45 PM

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Tiny
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If you have oil in the coolant, then you have a lot more serious problems then a water pump. You may also need the pump but it sounds like you may have blown a head gasket or cracked a head from overheating it.
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Monday, March 14th, 2011 AT 8:25 PM

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