Car overheated now it wont start please help

[penny37108]

was driving it this morning and i noticed it got hot so i pulled over and let it cool down then i added some coolant.
waited for it to cool down then it had a hard time turning over then it finally started.
i started driving again and in about 5 min it got hot again.
so pulled over and did the same routine again but this time it wont start.
it tries to start but it just cant.
please help

 

[MANDO]

Need more details. Does it crank but not start? Did you have any service done to it recently? You might have 2 seperate issues going on. Please elaborate so that we can give better advice.

 

[Amdeus]

so wait did you let it cool all way down before you add coolant right? if not you will crack the block.

 

[blueprotegelx]

I see a rebuild in ur future my friend

 

[mazdaspeedp]

maybe your water pump is f'd up

 

[TheMAN]

warped head/blown head gasket

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[slavrenz]

warped head/blown head gasket

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+1

 

[CLAW5056]

mine was doing this and i just added some barrs stop leak in my radiator and let it idle for 30 mins then drove around for abt 10 mins and it helped mine. u might have a lil pin size hole somewhere so its worth a try its just 2 bucks.

also ppl told me warped head/blown gasket too, but they might be wrong with your car also lol

 

[el_Don]

If you can't start the car, you probably warped the head by not letting the car cool down. There's one for sale on here for 75 + shipping or you can get it rebalanced. I think the typical cost for that job is around 450...or you can do it yourself.

Check the radiator just in case, but no being able to start the car is a good sign of engine damage.