Radiator consume lots of water after short drive

**cRane01** · December 28th, 2016 09:33 PM

*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** · December 30th, 2016 10:08 PM

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!

**JJB** · December 30th, 2016 11:03 PM

Congrats at nakita ang leak. Saang shop mo napagawa? May pressure tester sila?

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**cRane01** · December 31st, 2016 07:15 AM

*JJB, sa talyer ko lang pinagawa nakita ko sa OLX Honda Specialist Auto Mechanic Home Service For Sale Philippines - Find New and Used Honda Specialist Auto Mechanic Home Service On OLX improvised pressure tester lang using air pump for bike. Pero compared sa mga una kong pinuntahan na shop, talagang binusisi nila para mahanap yung problema.

**JJB** · January 2nd, 2017 12:42 AM

Buti at nagawa ng former Honda mechanic!

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**miked** · January 4th, 2017 10:07 AM

Originally Posted by cRane01

*JJB, sa talyer ko lang pinagawa nakita ko sa OLX Honda Specialist Auto Mechanic Home Service For Sale Philippines - Find New and Used Honda Specialist Auto Mechanic Home Service On OLX improvised pressure tester lang using air pump for bike. Pero compared sa mga una kong pinuntahan na shop, talagang binusisi nila para mahanap yung problema.

actually meron ako ganyan. homemade lang....yung pinagpalitan ko na radiator cap, tinanggal ko yung spring tapos binutasan at nilagyan ko ng pito ng gulong worth P50 lamang. plus the silicone sealant. cheapy cheapy. pero it works. magfeed lang ako ng 10-12 psi of air from my compressor. nakita ko lang ito sa mga youtube mechanics. haha

**PaulGambino** · June 26th, 2017 08:00 AM

Originally Posted by cRane01

*JJB, sa talyer ko lang pinagawa nakita ko sa OLX Honda Specialist Auto Mechanic Home Service For Sale Philippines - Find New and Used Honda Specialist Auto Mechanic Home Service On OLX improvised pressure tester lang using air pump for bike. Pero compared sa mga una kong pinuntahan na shop, talagang binusisi nila para mahanap yung problema.

How much did it cost?

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**marc.alan** · July 6th, 2017 06:15 AM

Hello. Pede po maki-sakay sa topic nyo? I think we have tge same problem. Bilis konsumo tubig. Echo 2001 po car namin. Worried ako baka internal leak or blown gasket. May mga taga marikina po ba sa inyo?

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**dr. d** · July 6th, 2017 10:04 AM

Originally Posted by marc.alan

Hello. Pede po maki-sakay sa topic nyo? I think we have tge same problem. Bilis konsumo tubig. Echo 2001 po car namin. Worried ako baka internal leak or blown gasket. May mga taga marikina po ba sa inyo?

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1. perished radiator cap.
2. defective radiator fan.
3. dirty, clogged radiator.
4. radiator leak.
5. internal leak in the engine. but i'd rule out the above first, before tearing into the engine. symptoms of internal leak include white smoke in the exhaust, among others.

good luck.

**Trigunner** · July 8th, 2017 02:18 PM

Same problem here. What I did to resolve is replace the radiator cap kasi worn out na gasket and water reservoir cap kasi maluwag din. Hope this helps.