{"id":51803,"date":"2017-05-03T13:55:58","date_gmt":"2017-05-03T18:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/?p=51803"},"modified":"2017-05-03T13:55:58","modified_gmt":"2017-05-03T18:55:58","slug":"1999-pontiac-bonneville-se-overheated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2017\/05\/1999-pontiac-bonneville-se-overheated","title":{"rendered":"1999 Pontiac Bonneville SE overheated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2001-pontiac-bonneville.jpg\" alt=\"2001 Pontiac Boneville\" width=\"600\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2001-pontiac-bonneville.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2001-pontiac-bonneville-300x139.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Check engine light starts flashing<\/h3>\n<p>I&#8217;m stranded on the side of Interstate 5 in Northern California. I was traveling at about 70 mph and all of a sudden I lost power and my check engine light starts flashing then it overheated and I stalled out. After it cooled off but won&#8217;t start even jumped the battery. Removed the spark plugs to check for water in the cylinders. There was water in 3 cylinders so I removed the spark plugs one at a time and then started the car to blow out the water. About 3 weeks ago had the oil changed but now the oil smells burnt but there isn&#8217;t any water in the oil.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>You are experiencing all the classic symptoms of a <strong><a href=\"\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/blown-head-gasket.html\">blown head gasket<\/a><\/strong> or intake gasket.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check engine light starts flashing I&#8217;m stranded on the side of Interstate 5 in Northern California. 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