Radiator consume lots of water after short drive

[miked]

recheck tightness ng mga hose clamps..

from your description e malamang under high pressure lang nangyayari ang leak. so as jick mentioned, a pressure test is necessary para marule out ang anumang opinyon ng mga mekaniko jan sa tabi tabi.

kaso, sino ngayon ang may cooling system pressure tester?

inspect mo na rin lahat ng mga freeze plugs baka may malapit nang lumabas. makikita mo naman kung saan may traces of coolant....isa pa e dun sa water pump hole kung may tagas.

[jick.cejoco]

the anti freeze/coolant is usually dyed with flourescent additive. if you use an UV (black) light, it usually glows pointing to the immediate vicinity of the leak.

[cRane01]

*jick.cejoco Thanks sa input sir, try ko maghanap ng shop na may "cooling system pressure tester" baka may alam kayo

*baludoy, distilled sir gamit ko pero balak ko na din magpalit after maayos nung issue. salamat sir

*miked, yun din problem ko kung anong shop may "cooling system pressure tester"

Dalhin ko sa iba for second opinion, sakit na ng ulo ko kakabasa ng mga articles sa internet na similar sa issue ko

[cRane01]

Update ko lang for future reference.

Solved na yung problem. The issue is caused by very very small leak in the radiator, makikita lang pag pressure test (as per sir jick and miked) pag idle and rev lang ginawa, hindi makikita yung leak and you need very keen eye to see it. Ang ni-recommend sakin nung nagayos is radiator replacement then use coolant instead of distilled water lang. Hindi daw nya recommended yung radiator repair, kasi "daw" pag nirepair mo yung isang part masisira naman yung other part na ma-expose sa pang-hinang. Well, hindi ko alam if totoo yun but I'm happy that they fixed my car problem and headache

I'm still observing un coolant level, pero after driving within Manila and Manila to Laguna mukang hindi na nagbabawas ng coolant.

I hope makatulong sa other car owners

Thank you!