why is water coming out of the reseviour after it stopped running

Asked by Mona Jul 30, 2020 at 12:14 AM about the 2004 Ford Taurus

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

while driving my 2004 taurus the temp gauge went from
cold to hot then it just stopped running

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because it over heated. It sounds like you ran straight water in your coolant. BAD move!! Water is designed to basically boil eggs / cooking aide. Anti freeze is designed to withstand heat. So the water is coming out of the res because it seeks path of least resistance ( like oil) and it wants out of the motor, and escapes under the cap and into the res. turn the valve on your radiator and drain out all that water ( providing it's just water). Turn valve off into normal position and add coolant ( 2 to 3 jugs or so ). Probably wouildn't hurt to replace the radiator cap either while you are at it. good luck

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