Hello my name is Eric and I live in VA and own a 2000 chevy impala 3.8L @200k miles and the car is my only means of transportation until today on the way home I was on the interstate and had to accelerateat as fast as possible and about 30 seconds later my car shut off and I rolled to a stop. The temperature 🌡 overheated and the fans don't turn on I went and got 3 new relays
[was not the issue] put them in and by. that time the car cooled down so I went to start it and it started (BARLY) But I can't give it no gas or it will cut off and aswell the abs and track off light is on. Idk I never used a online thing like this and I've always fix my own car issues even though it takes me 20Xs longer then a mechanic. I'm just tired of things always going the way they have been so if any one knows or herd of this before that could give me a lil insight on where to start or what it would make the stress load a lil lighter. Thanks. Oh abtw scotty if you happen to read this. I really enjoy you educated / interesting videos on YouTube and the short documentary you have done. Please 🙏 don't stop sharing your knowledge . bless you ..
Sounds like a blown head gasket. Pull the plugs and see if they are wet with coolant.
OK and if so would that cause knocking and flakes of copper in the oil?
Worn out main or rod bearings.
sounds like you ruined your compression, maybe the overheating caused the piston rings to get damaged or totally broken. I got a car which I rebuilt because of being overheated and having 0 compression because of it. my car is nearly 20 years old.
So I'll be working on it tomorrow and seeing the damage. But this is what I've noticed. The car still starts right up and can move. As well as there is copper/gold flakes in oil and oil still looks good almost clear'ish still. Should I start at top of engine 🤔 or at oil pan to figure out if car is scrap or salvageable. And thanks for replying with yalls insight on this issue
did you say gold and copper flakes in oil?, I'm pretty sure that's a destroyed big end bearing and requires a rebuild.