Driving down the motorway from Preston, just before junction 32 heard a "pop" my traction control warning light started flashing, half my buttons (heaters, a/c etc...) lights went off. Thought I must hae blown a fuse or something so I kept going. Got off at junction 34, disin't have to stop at the lights...sailed straight through. Got to Kingsway bath's traffic lights and had to stop. My car sounded like a diesel and smoke was pouring out!!! Luckily some friends of mine were just round the corner at Halfords so I droe to there.
Looked under the bonnet and the radiator pipe had popped off and the engine was very very very hot. Waited about an hour, filled the radiator up turned it on, struggled a bit at first but then settled to normal revs. But now absolutely stinks of coolant/oil.
Does anyone know whats caused it, or if it'll have caused any lasting damage?