04 pontiac aztek overheating and has meal debree on engin

Asked by Kim Mar 01, 2021 at 12:47 PM about the 2004 Pontiac Aztek AWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

OK so we have a 04 pontiac aztek all wheel drive, we have changed several
things in the car due to over heatin, new pluggs new water pump new wires
.. at first it worked good then driving it to work it started over heating again. it
started making a funny clicking sound real fast and then the excellorator
started dying down then car turns off, have to let it cool down before it will
crank. husband checked car again rubbed his hand across moter and had
lots of metel resin on his hand what does that mean. does it mean the heads
are gone or a cracked head.. please help..

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Have the coolant tested for exhaust gasses. If exhaust gasses are present you have a blown head gasket and the vehicle is not worth fixing. Sorry! Jim

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