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  1. Join Date
    Jan 2004
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    #1
    Here's the story, I was cruising along EDSA near proj7 with my mitsu L300 when suddenly i saw my battery warning lights going "gaga". park sandali sa tabi and then i saw water tumatagas ng malakas from the radiator. lakas ng pressure. so sabi ko may leak na yung radiator.

    i was fortunate enough to be near a gas station, i had my engine cooled first tapos nilipat ko na yung van hear at my gf's place.

    tom papatingnan ko na and have it fixed. pero in the long run, should i have it fixed lang or replace na? parang 3rd time na ata nangyari to...

    anybody knows magkano damage ng bnew na radiator and secondhand?


    thanks mga sir.

  2. Join Date
    Jan 2007
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    #2
    have it overhauled. if you have extra money, replace na with brand new. also have your belts and water pump checked.

  3. Join Date
    May 2007
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    #3
    ipa overhaul mo muna.dapat tanggal taas at baba tapos lilinisin bawat butas then spray ng tubig na me pressure para tanggal ang mga dumi sa loob.kung me extra money ka eh bili ka ng brand new. kung bibili ka ng bago eh yung mas malaki kesa dati pero hindi dapat magkakaproblema sa kabitan nya. mas malaki kasi mas madami rows kaya mas maganda performance. ganun kasi ginawa nung friend ko na me L300. tapos nilagyan pa nya ng waterspray para pag nataas yung temp.eh on nya yung spary then nababa na mas ok din ngayun yung aircon nya. better kung magtanung ka sa mga me L300 kasi me ginagawa sila dyan para hindi mag overheat.


    :morgensmile:

  4. Join Date
    Jun 2007
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    #4
    sir baka yung seal lang ang may problema (yung parang soldering iron pag tinunaw) maganda pa overhaul mo muna tapos pag bumalik ulit ang problema buy brandnew or kuha ng surplus
    .02

  5. Join Date
    Sep 2004
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    #5
    Teka, bakit pati yung battery warning lights mo umiilaw (going gaga)?? Hindi naman related ang overheating sa alternator ah?

    Anyway, have it thoroughly checked muna. Baka hindi sa radiator ang butas. Maraming possible suspects (hose, leak sa water pump, bypass hoses, etc.)

  6. Join Date
    Jul 2003
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    #6
    also check kung ok pa yung radiator cap. baka ndi siya nagrerelase ng pressure. it can cause some hoses to break.

  7. Join Date
    Feb 2006
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    #7
    kung kaya pa i weld repair lang, pero kung di na kaya, no choice but to replace with brand new one

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    #8
    replace na imo. it's not worth the hassle of it always happening to you.

  9. Join Date
    Jan 2004
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    #9
    sir ejr, thanks for the suggestion.

    right now, budget wise medyo dehado pa for a brandnew one. ill have it checked tom kung ano na lagay. hopefully i can have it fixed kahit temporarily lang.


    saan po na pwede magpaoverhaul ng radiator? and how much will it cost?

    sir speedy fix, do you these kind of service? ty to all

  10. Join Date
    Jan 2004
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    #10
    ok na pa mga sir. hose lang daw ang problem, worn out na daw. and previous na nasira sabi ng dad ko eh hose lang din (yung dating na wornout, sa taas ata ng engine eh). ok naman service sa akin, 380 lang lahat. dapat nga pinalinis ko na 600 lang daw (overhaul sabi nila). shop is located in edsa mcu.

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Radiator: Repair or Replace?