2001 saturn sl1

Asked by James Jun 02, 2018 at 01:59 PM about the 2001 Saturn S-Series 4 Dr SL1 Sedan

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 01 saturn sl1 it ran hot and has brown gooey stuff
in my coolant resivor, engine and radiator. It blocked up my
everything it was so thick. I did a flush with hot water and
seems to have cleared it out. It ran fine no problems other
than running hot and the brown gooey stuff any ideas

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You've blown your head gasket. Exhaust gases are leaking into the coolant around the cylinders and it turns it brownish and eventually will get to be the consistency of a milkshake. This is very bad. Your car will not cool properly like this and you will develop even more problems.

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