How many day will the coolant be lost..?

Blown head gasket allowing coolant to enter engine. Check engine oil dip stick for presence of coolant (milky).

check the manifold gaskets, upper and lower. maybe they are bad and coolant is mixing with the oil, and burning it up and throwing it out the exhaust pipe, witch will cause it to smoke. check the oil to see if coolant is entering it. on dip stick, also check to see if coolant in recovery tank has oil in it. I had a problem with oil getting to coolant, on a 2000 malibu, changed gaskets and did a good flush. before filling it back up with coolant. No problems it run good. Good-Day!

The fact that the oil was low would not be from the oil pump, but from wear in the engine. If it is not smoking when you start it or as you drive, you can probably keep it running by just keeping the oil level checked at each fuel fill-up. As for the car shutting off, you didn't say if the engine seized or got real hot. A low oil pressure problem should have triggered a warning light before the problem got to the point where you lost the engine.

If the car ran after you added the oil, you got lucky and need to always check it.

Hi,
Please specify wut kind of puddle it is, either oil or coolant?

The first place to look regarding a problem like yours is the thermostat. Replace it, refill the system (it's OK to do the work without draining but you will need to replace whatever you lost doing the work).
When re-filling, turn the heater on high, fill 'till it doesn't take any more coolant, turn the engine off exactly when the engine reaches normal operating temp, wait about five minutes, re-start and continue filling till full.
Monitor everything for the first day. Any overheating, leaks,white smoke from the tailpipe, oil in the cooling system or coolant in the engine oil indicates you have a larger problem that requires further diagnosis. if all is OK you are done!!!
Any questions, just ask.

Has the coolant been changed and system flushed regularly? Sounds like just have old coolant.

evap purge valve is stuck closed you need a new one

Hi, Sounds like the water pump is not circulating the water, as soon as the engine heats what water is in it, it will boil. Since you are brave enough to open the radiator when it is hot ( Bad Idea ! ) open it when it is cold, start the car and watch to see if the coolant circulates. You may have to wait unit the thermostat opens and if the water pump is bad when the thermostat opens it may spray hot coolant and steam instead of circulating what is in the radiator so don't be in the way. Not the best way to test this but works if you don't have diagnostic tools. Good Luck! By the way, coolant means antifreeze mixture which if it gets too thin lowers the boiling point significantly.

Hi Melody- it feels like you could be right. it feels like your car was well worn when you got it. common causes of overheating are coolant too low, which is what i suspect was the case when you first got it. a stuck closed thermostat not allowing coolant to circulate. i assume you have an electric cooling fan- check to see if your fan motor is fried. you could also have large air pockets inside your cooling system which can give false coolant level. when you pour coolant into your radiator rather than your overflow tank, you introduce air into the cooling system that has to be purged by allowing the bubbles to work their way out through your radiator by squeezing your coolant hose you can assist the escape of these air pockets (with engine running) evidence of a cracked head can be presence of coolant in your engine oil-pull your oil dipstick and look. you say no evidence of coolant leakage, however, look underneath your car and check to see if there is coolant splatter surrounding the underside. it maybe that your car is maintaining enough pressure to run but when engine temps reach a point to where the radiator fan should kick on, and/or the thermostat should open to allow coolant flow and these things dont happen-the result is what you describe with no power and overheating that will eventually overstress your head(s) warped heads can cause the symptoms you describe. you can perform a compression test to help pinpoint a blown cyl. an idea for fixing your car for cheap would be to take it to your local high school auto shop. the only way kids learn the trade is by subject cars. ill bet you can even arrange them to pick it up. the will fix your car for cost. you would only need to supply whatever parts are needed to make the repair. its a win-win situation because they get to learn by fixing your car and you get to use your car for doing mommy things without fear of labor fees. which are around $120/hr. I hope i have helped you with your car good luck!

hi  ernie try changing the thermostate first as this can cause this  D