98GS450

last night i was running and car just stopped working it moves a little bit and then just stops. the crank turns car wont move when i put it in gear. or it will move a little bit. i notice car had no coolant in the reserve but the radator had some. and the engine was really heated up. can it not work if the engine gets really hot?

raytseng

you need to stop using your car and get your car to a mechanic.

burny

this could be a blowed head gasket

GS300ToM

iTrader: (32)

the more u drive it the worse it will get..... fix it right away!!!!

jcat_350

you obviously have a coolant leak somewhere if your expansion tank is empty. This probably caused an airlock in your cooling system causing your car to overheat. The more you use the car, the more damage you will do. Check your oil. If you have coolant in your oil, your headgasket is blown.

FWIW, you do have a water temp gauge in your car. They didn't put it there for fun.

get your car towed to a mechanic, a good one, right away. Immediately after, i'd advise you to head to a dealership and purchase a honda.

5t341th

iTrader: (16)

wow your sentences are hard to comprehend.
basic knowledge would have helped you out. overheated engine=no good

98GS450

I just got the car home at around 10:30pm. I'm Pulling the whole front end off right now.
then i will be pulling off the oil pan. Hopefully the headgasket isnt blown. if it is I got alot of work on my hands it should take me about 2 weeks.

GS4_Fiend

iTrader: (22)

If the car does go when in gear... It's a tranny problem. IMO.

jhill20

iTrader: (1)

I'd have it looked at professionally before you go too far on your own not knowing what the problem for sure.

GS4_Fiend is right. If the car doesn't move when in gear...very likely you may have a tranny problem.

Did it actually overheat? let it sit and run at idle in the shade, ie garage, to see if the cooling fans come on or if it gets hot...watch the temp gauge like a hawk to see if it overheats. No A/C during this test either you want the cooling fans to come on based on ECT temp only, (engine coolant temp).

Hope this helps...

98GS450

im going to put everthing back together and go get my friends computer and see what the problem is. its an engine problem not a tranny problem

jhill20

iTrader: (1)

do you mean a scan tool?

98GS450

yea a scan tool.

does a 98 gs400 have a timing chain on it?? like 2jz and honda motors

GS4_Fiend

iTrader: (22)

Timing Belt... Are u suspecting your timing belt is broken? It wouldn't start if that's your question.

GS300ToM

iTrader: (32)

never heard of an issue problem with not going in gear would be your engine haha... what fiend said, take it to a shop bro.......

98GS450

i have 3 mechanics here at my house today and found out what the problem was. my fuel pump is broken. and no fuel is going into the motor