small bubbles in radiator, busted HG?

[phezthie]

greetings. after having high speed overheat, i decided to flush my rad then refilled it wit coolant mix but i noticed small bubbles until it overflow (like soap bubbles. could it be a HG turned bad, or something else?

if it is really a HG problem, any shop yu could recommend and how much do yu think i need to prepare? my car is an old accord 95 exi a/t.... many thanks in advance, regards to all...

btw, for reference, mine is overflowing with tiny/small bubblesjust like in this video ..http://www.youtube.com/user/mickbmx#p/u/7/Lk9-JhHzAKQ

[dest]

Sir nagoverheat na po ba ito? baka may deperensya na yong cyl head gasket.

Kung malapit kayo sa location namin, Try niyo po pumunta sa shop namin bukas.




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[JunBargas]

peztie sir ano po nangyari na sa car niu? ganyan din kasi yung car ko pero di naman nagooverheat. it runs normally naman.

[kidlatfernandez]

Hi Sir,

Normally when the HG will go bad, you have to replace it with an OEM instead of bringing it to the machine shop for re surfacing. I have a mitsu lancer & the OEM HG costs 1, 700 PHP at shaw merchandising. Yours is honda so i suggest you check with supplier.ph the price of an original HG.

BTW, check you oil cap if you will notice a mix of oil & coolant. If YES, the HG or the CH might be in bad shape already. Also, white smoke in the tail pipe with water or coolant indication shows that the coolant is already flowing in the combustion chamber.

Try speedyfix. Sir Migs is the best judge for that cases. He can give you a rough estimate for your case.

[phezthie]

Hi Sir,

BTW, check you oil cap if you will notice a mix of oil & coolant. If YES, the HG or the CH might be in bad shape already. Also, white smoke in the tail pipe with water or coolant indication shows that the coolant is already flowing in the combustion chamber.

Try speedyfix. Sir Migs is the best judge for that cases. He can give you a rough estimate for your case.

sir negative po white smoke, oil & coolant mix sa tingin ko wala din. ginamit ko uli ngayon, nag overheat sa higheay pero sa slow driving ok lang temp ng oto...

san sir location ng speedyfix? any contact numbers? ty in advance

[speed unlimited]

Gumagana ba iyong auxillary fan mo. Subukan mo buksan sa umaga iyong hindi pa mainit makina mo ang radiator cap . Pa start mo sa kasama mo makina tignan mo kung bumubulwak o lumalabas ang tubig sa bibig ng radiator kung lumalabas head gasket iyan . Tignan mo rin iyong thermostat.

[roninblade]

sir negative po white smoke, oil & coolant mix sa tingin ko wala din. ginamit ko uli ngayon, nag overheat sa higheay pero sa slow driving ok lang temp ng oto...

san sir location ng speedyfix? any contact numbers? ty in advance

you'll find a map on their site - http://www.speedyfixph.com/





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[phezthie]

Gumagana ba iyong auxillary fan mo. Subukan mo buksan sa umaga iyong hindi pa mainit makina mo ang radiator cap . Pa start mo sa kasama mo makina tignan mo kung bumubulwak o lumalabas ang tubig sa bibig ng radiator kung lumalabas head gasket iyan . Tignan mo rin iyong thermostat.

* speed_unlimited: sir ok yung 2 fans, gumagana din yung thermo switch. wit regard sa pag start kung me tubig bubulwak, negative din sir.....

update ko na din mga sirs, nawala na yung mga bubbles probabaly because ni re-torque ko yung head as advised in other threads. but the problem is still there, overheat pa din pag long driving, pag traffic wala problem...any ideas mga gurus....TIA

[phezthie]

double post, sori

[speed unlimited]

Kadalasan iyong madalas mangyari pag traffic nag ooverheat dahil nakahinto at hindi nakakasagap ng hangin baliktad iyong sa iyo . Ang mga cause ng overheat check mo na lang Radiator maaring barado , Sirang radiator cap, radiator hose may leak . Nagbabawas ba ng tubig check mo kung may leak sa mga clamp ng hose. Sa tingin ko sa video barado iyong radiator mo pa check mo muna sa gumagawa ng radiator. Ganoon muna gawin mo at sabihin mo sa amin resulta.

[phezthie]

Kadalasan iyong madalas mangyari pag traffic nag ooverheat dahil nakahinto at hindi nakakasagap ng hangin baliktad iyong sa iyo . Ang mga cause ng overheat check mo na lang Radiator maaring barado , Sirang radiator cap, radiator hose may leak . Nagbabawas ba ng tubig check mo kung may leak sa mga clamp ng hose. Sa tingin ko sa video barado iyong radiator mo pa check mo muna sa gumagawa ng radiator. Ganoon muna gawin mo at sabihin mo sa amin resulta.

yes, baligtad nga... i have searched the www but no definite answer i hav come acrossd so far. actually, i am the one doing minor car repairs and maintenance, both mechanical and electrical, sa cars namin and this is the first time i have encountered this problem. but for sure, i am certain na no problem sa fans, radiator and hindi rin nagbabawas ng tubig.

and, as ive said earlier, nawala na yung visible bubbles after i re-torqued the CH. one thing i notice though, which convinced myself na HG leak na ciguro ang actual problem, i noticed na parang meron konting smoke sa radiator pag start kahit di pa mainit engine. i am now planning to look for leak test kit to analyze the trouble further and , worse case scenario, to replace the HG... any recommendation where i can buy the kit? regards....

[phezthie]

i installed new thermostat today and guess what, this is my unlucky day...

the symptoms for HG or cylinder head problem became more apparent, bubbles coming out of the radiator and smell of burned gas...

guys, any idea how much i need to prepare?

likewise, any recommended shop preferably in bulacan area with quality work at reasonable price will be highly appreciated... many thnks in advance..

[sleepsus]

i have a similar problem with my 97 Accord. It overheats when driving at NLEX/SLEX sustained speeds of 100 ~ 120 Kph with the A/C on ... but when the A/C is off it has no issues ...

[phezthie]

i have a similar problem with my 97 Accord. It overheats when driving at NLEX/SLEX sustained speeds of 100 ~ 120 Kph with the A/C on ... but when the A/C is off it has no issues ...

any update sa car mo bro? di ko pa rin na repair yung sakin. Im still looking for a good shop...

[sleepsus]

any update sa car mo bro? di ko pa rin na repair yung sakin. Im still looking for a good shop...

pina overhaul ko yung radiator and nag palit ako ng tamang radiator cap from 0.9 bar to 1.1 bar, and nag lagay na ako ng 60/40 coolant/water mix ... ayun ok na, nag test drive ako nung sabado sa SLEX, wala nang overheat kahit naka aircon ... yun nga lang hindi tirik yung araw nung sabado

[sleepsus]

nag pa kabit din pala ako ng thermostat kina speedyfix

[phezthie]

pina overhaul ko yung radiator and nag palit ako ng tamang radiator cap from 0.9 bar to 1.1 bar, and nag lagay na ako ng 60/40 coolant/water mix ... ayun ok na, nag test drive ako nung sabado sa SLEX, wala nang overheat kahit naka aircon ... yun nga lang hindi tirik yung araw nung sabado

good to hear that bro, at least cooling system lang naging probs ng oto mo. sakin sobra sakit sa ulo, malamang HG na and worse bka cyl head pa..

i'll take this opportunity na.... guys bka me idea kayo how much approx gastos papalit ng gasket, assuming yon lang sira, or pag top overhaul na... many thanks in adv.

[sleepsus]

*phezthie : kala ko din busted HG yung sakin kasi may bubbles minsan sa rad. Pero may ritual pala yan muna ...this is what i did after I flushed and refilled my rad with coolant:

With the rad cap OFF, have the engine running at operating temp - wait for the rad fan to automatically turn on twice (just to be sure) - this means the coolant is hot enough to cause the thermostat to open and circulate coolant into the whole cooling system.

Next, I bled the trapped air via the bleed valve - open the valve and let the coolant flow until no more air comes out. Top off the coolant.

After that and you are sure there isn't any more air trapped in the system - Do the observation of tiny bubbles in the rad for checking if you have a busted HG.

[phezthie]

tnx sleepsus sa advise. actually i did it already, and so many other things including those suggested by speedyfix, but all to no avail that is why i am more convinced that mine is an HG problem, the most i hope.

btw, i hope speedyfix could accommodate my queries (approx expenses) posted above...

[sleepsus]

speedyfix (migs) is a great guy, he and his crew will surely accommodate you. Goodluck bro!