Coolant disappearing within 2 miles?
I have a 97 Honda Civic that I've only had for about a month. It started having problems around two weeks after I bought it when it overheated on the freeway. It got so hot that it melted two of my spark plugs. We replaced the spark plugs, the thermostat, the fuel filter (don't know if that s related or not) and we ve put a ton of work and money into it but just can't figure out the problem. We put antifreeze in to the max line multiple times a day and within 2 miles of driving it is all gone and my engine starts overheating with white smoke coming from the reservoir. When I turn my car off I hear a nasty violent bubbling sound that comes from the reservoir. Sorry this is kinda all over the place and not organized but me and my dad are at a loss of what to do and the auto shop doesn't know what's wrong. The oil is fine and isn't milky or anything.
Suppose to pour coolant in the radiator through the radiator cap. Suppose to bleed/blub it too. Pouring it in the reservoir is not the correct way.
Is your radiator cap broken? It has a part that senses the pressure, and lets out fluid when the pressure gets too high http://community.cartalk.com/discussion/2297412/radiator-fluid-disappearing-like-a-magic-trick
Its either one of these 2 things, your water pump is not working properly and thats where your waters leaking out or your head gaskit is blown. If when you try to put water in the resevoir/rateator WHILE the engine is running and the water is boiling over faster then you can fill it up you deffanitly have a blown head gaskit!
The car is overheating. It's getting so hot you're burning off the coolant. You do not pour antifreeze into the car! You mix it 50/50 with water. UNLESS you bought premixed! If you poured antifreeze straight into the car it's going to overheat. I hope you didn't cause any permanent damage and didn't run the car while hot very long. Otherwise are you letting the car cool and filling the radiator? The reservoir alone isn't going to be enough to cool the whole engine so let the car cool down and carefully open the radiator cap and put coolant in it. Like you said, you're all over the place and I can't really discern how much you know about cars. If you filled the coolant system correctly check to make sure the radiator isn't damage, leaking, let the car run and see if it leaks coolant. If not it might be the water pump. If it stays cool on the highway but overheats in traffic it's probably the fans. Cooling systems aren't complex you should be able to diagnose the issue BUT your first purchase after the car should have been a repair manual.
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