Overheating

Tiny
LALBEN20
  • MEMBER
  • 2009 MAZDA 5
  • 200,000 MILES
My car overheated it won't start and brown sludge came out the radiator?
Saturday, November 14th, 2020 AT 11:16 AM

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Tiny
JACOBANDNICKOLAS
  • MECHANIC
  • 109,852 POSTS
Hi,

Often times when engine oil and coolant mix, you get a creamy sludge. Is it possible for you to take a pic of what you see and upload it for me.

Take a look through this link. It explains how to test for a bad head gasket. It shows pics of what it looks like when oil and coolant mix.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/head-gasket-blown-test

Also, if you could record it when you are trying to start it, I may be able to tell if it is a compression issue.

Let me know.

Joe

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Saturday, November 14th, 2020 AT 5:16 PM

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