Radiator consume lots of water after short drive

**cRane01** · December 27th, 2016 10:04 PM

I noticed my car consume lots of water after a short drive. Halos ma-drain yung nasa reservoir ko, kahit tinakbo ko is around 6km lang. Galing na din akong Evangelista for overhaul ng radiator, pero same problem occurs. Kita ko naman walang leak sa radiator after nung overhaul, baka may naka-experience ng ganitong problem. Also, checked yung ilalim nung car, wala naman leak habang naka-park. I'm planning to go back to the shop tomorrow, pero baka may inputs yung mga expert dito sa tsikot.

According pala dun sa nagkabit nung radiator kanina, okay naman yung pagkaconnect nung hose and walang leak ung reservoir ko. Hindi ko talaga alam pano nauubos yung tubig kung walang leak.

Thank you mga sir

Car: 2004 Honda City

**Wh1stl3r2** · December 27th, 2016 10:09 PM

Maybe worn radiator cap gasket?

**cRane01** · December 27th, 2016 10:23 PM

Mukang okay pa naman yung radiator cap gasket (but I'm not an expert, so I cannot tell talaga haha), pero hoping na yun yung problem. Pagbalik ko sa shop bukas papalitan ko na din yung cap, sana maayos na yung problem. Thank you sir Wh1stl3r2 sa input

**travajante** · December 27th, 2016 11:54 PM

Check your oil dipstick & oil filler cap. If you see mayo, coolant is mixing w/ oil....means the head gasket. Let's hope not.

**cRane01** · December 28th, 2016 03:03 PM

No luck mga sir, hindi ko napalitan yung radiator cap. Ganun pa din consumption ng water, pero dinala ko sa ibang shop and tinaas nila yung sasakyan and sinilip na walang leak sa ilalim. Baka daw Head Gasket, sabi naman dun sa isa baka thermostat. Kaya di ko muna pinagawa, medyo kapaan pa yung issue eh. Any other input sir?

Thanks sir PMtravajante! I checked the dipstick and oil filler cap, normal naman sa tingin ko. I attached some pic for reference, if normal nga ba

**jick.cejoco** · December 28th, 2016 04:03 PM

Take it to a shop that has a cooling system pressure tester. It should hold at least 10% of your radiator cap rati g for at least 15 minutes

**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.

**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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