Thread: i hate cars

Is it still under the warranty at least?

I'm sorry this happened but it's not the fault of the engine. Your antifreeze was clearly not up to the job. I've made it through 45 below weather many times so I know that antifreeze, if used properly, can handle temperatures much lower than what you get in TN. What was the concentration of your antifreeze and how old was it?

Originally Posted by Quick Orange

Is it still under the warranty at least?

I seriously doubt any warranty is going to cover a cracked block due to freezing.

I gotta go with Utopian on this one.Someone along the line seems to have over diluted your anti-freeze.Where I live is the cold spot in the nation a few times a year and we generally use a 50/50 mix of anti-freeze to water.I have never heard of anyone getting a cracked block with this mix.

yea the antifreeze was just not good i just moved up from texas so i dont even think it was 50/50. i used to live up in northeast ohio and it gets alot colder there then it does here and i have never had anything even close to this happening. nope no warranty, ive been doing most of the work on it myself with the help of a buddie but this is a bit out of my range of repairs, at least i have the wifes car to use until it gets fixed. oh well lesson learned, better antifreeze mix. and i spent all day today getting to the freeze plugs to replace them only to find this big crack

-dan-

Originally Posted by aroliver59

I gotta go with Utopian on this one.Someone along the line seems to have over diluted your anti-freeze.Where I live is the cold spot in the nation a few times a year and we generally use a 50/50 mix of anti-freeze to water.I have never heard of anyone getting a cracked block with this mix.

Those of us who live in areas where cold weather is a given would never dream of over-diluting anti-freeze. I suspect block freezing occurs much more frequently in areas of the country where any kind of freezing is unusual so little attention is paid to anti-freeze concentration.

On the very dim bright side, Sinnfein, I suspect that this will be the last frozen block that you will ever see in your life! Good luck with the repairs.

Originally Posted by Utopian

I suspect that this will be the last frozen block that you will ever see in your life! Good luck with the repairs.

yea it should be the last, just like last time it was the last accident lol. and you know what i spent almost all of my driving life living up north and never had any problems driving in ice or freezing engines then i move more south and i get in an accident by sliding on ice in TEXAS and my engine freezed in tenn. go figure

-dan-

Originally Posted by Utopian

I seriously doubt any warranty is going to cover a cracked block due to freezing.

You never know. Assuming it has had factory servicing where they are supposed to properly monitor fluids (aka oil change), a case could be made for him. I doubt it too, but it can't hurt to try.