Quote Originally Posted by n_spinner06 View Post
Any of you guys have an idea how long an engine can run without coolant before it overheats? The plastic drain plug of my radiator is broken/leaks and the radiator cannot hold water in longer than 3mins(parang gripo talaga). not sure kung aabot pa sa shop mga 20mins away and i dont want to risk overheating the car.

It will just take 3-5 minutes for the engine to overheat ... What you can do is drive to the shop 3-4 am ... Stop every five minutes and let engine cool for 30 minutes then drive again another 3 minutes and let it cool 30 minutes ... Repeat until you reach the shop ... Or you can try to refill the radiator every 2 minutes but it would be risky and you might get scalded ...

Or you can have mechanic do home service and remove radiator then bring to radiator repair shop ...

Had car towed on flatbed before for 1,500 to fix a broken hose worth 80 pesos plus 300 labor ...