Too hot?
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Too hot?
Yesterday my car got really hot 252 degrees on the coolant and about 224 in the oil for what im guessing was about 5 minutes before i noticed it and shut the car down . It turned out to be the Thermostat went bad and has been replaced and running back to normal. But my question is do you guys think that its possible that some mild damage to the motor has been done or is 252 not really going to do any damage?
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If there was any any damage, I would guess a headgasket but probably none at all (thats the most common result of a major overheat, followed by a warped or cracked head) but I wouldn't think yours got hot enough long enough to do any damage.