Coolant...

**Miles_on** · June 14th, 2024 01:36 PM

One time I was in Banawe and this guy drove up to the shop next door. He asked the freelancer mechanic there what could be wrong with his cooling system since he was still overheating, despite having the radiator overhauled and replacing the radiator cap. Ang sabi ba naman sa kanya: "Ser, baka sa radiator fan, malambot na yung plastic kaya hindi na nakakahigop ng hangin ng maayos".

Note: This is different from yung isang case na nakwento ni Doc dati where the fan motor still turned the fan, but was performing at subpar capacity from when new. Here, yung fan blades daw yung may issue.

Hindi rin niya pinagawa. I'm pretty sure the guy wasn't that convinced din either...

**dr. d** · June 14th, 2024 01:45 PM

Originally Posted by Miles_on

One time I was in Banawe and this guy drove up to the shop next door. He asked the freelancer mechanic there what could be wrong with his cooling system since he was still overheating, despite having the radiator overhauled and replacing the radiator cap. Ang sabi ba naman sa kanya: "Ser, baka sa radiator fan, malambot na yung plastic kaya hindi na nakakahigop ng hangin ng maayos".

if his car is a sentra, i'd be pretty convinced it's the fan motor.
the mechanic probably also thought so, but couldn't articulate it succintly enough.
heh heh.

**jick.cejoco** · June 15th, 2024 11:36 AM

Originally Posted by dr. d

if his car is a sentra, i'd be pretty convinced it's the fan motor.
the mechanic probably also thought so, but couldn't articulate it succintly enough.
heh heh.

Try using a handheld anemometer on both cars and compare condenser fan airflow

**Miles_on** · June 15th, 2024 12:30 PM

I've seen one of those for sale at Ingco power tools, but aside from a meteorologist, I always wondered who else would need such a device.

Now I know it's material to measure the airflow of ducted fans.

**jick.cejoco** · June 15th, 2024 03:25 PM

Originally Posted by Miles_on

I've seen one of those for sale at Ingco power tools, but aside from a meteorologist, I always wondered who else would need such a device.

Now I know it's material to measure the airflow of ducted fans.

This day and age we just don't rely on the "Mechanic's (oido). A modern auto technician should use all the necessary instruments to obtain diagnoses and information in digital form be it numerical or yes/no. No time for guessing.