Ran out of antifreeze

Asked by Bluenascar3 Jul 02, 2018 at 05:28 PM about the 2001 Ford Explorer

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 2001 ford explorer i over heated
checked my antifreeze and it was empty.
Filled it up there no leak i see. But it runs
rough

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Jeff answered 5 years ago

Better check the oil to make sure that's not where the antifreeze went. If it's still disappearing, you'll have to remove the spark plugs and do a compression check. Chances are you blew a head gasket, lost your antifreeze, and that's why it got hot.

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