Radiator leak?

**CivicVTi** · May 26th, 2010 01:38 AM

Car companies designed their radiators with plastic for a reason (I doubt if its for light weight purposes)...if that reason did not exist then copper radiators would be the norm for brand new vehicles. Radiator caps do fail from time to time, the plastic parts act as backup in case this happens.

**botchok2010** · May 26th, 2010 02:37 AM

*CivicVTI, okay but is that your opinion or base on facts?

I did some research on the net and it appears that the reason for using plastic over copper/brass is it's lighter weight, cheaper production cost and non-corrosive though it's not as tough as metal when it comes to pressure or stress. Here are some of the links...

http://www.caparadiator.com/plastic_radiators.htm
http://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?t=350329
http://www.deansradiator.com/Alumini...orRepairs.html

**CivicVTi** · May 26th, 2010 11:57 AM

My opinion is based on personal experience. All of the vehicles I've driven (Corolla, Civic, Lancer, FX, LiteAce, etc) were all equipped with stock radiators. When the '96 Civic's plastic radiator top leaked, the mileage was well over 50K and the car almost 6 years old. I had it replaced at Denso (P3,500) and the radiator never leaked again. I sold the car only last year.

I still prefer stock parts over modified materials. It looks better too and is easier to sell second hand since people tend to favor stock parts over modified when purchasing pre-owned cars.

**botchok2010** · May 26th, 2010 12:55 PM

Originally Posted by CivicVTi

I still prefer stock parts over modified materials. It looks better too and is easier to sell second hand since people tend to favor stock parts over modified when purchasing pre-owned cars.

Well you have a good point there. Actually it's my concern as well because I'm planning on selling my car late this year.

**audio_hunter** · June 4th, 2010 02:23 PM

suggestion lang sir, pa overhaul mo na radiator mo. as I've seen the picture, its a sign of clogged radiator. a few hundred of pesos for radiator overhaul as compare with several thousand of pesos for underlying effect when discarded.

**b16sir_stock** · June 4th, 2010 07:27 PM

mga sirs meron bo ba kayo alam na reputable surplus shop na pwede bilhan ng 99 crv matic surplus radiator?

**dest** · June 5th, 2010 02:01 AM

Originally Posted by b16sir_stock

mga sirs meron bo ba kayo alam na reputable surplus shop na pwede bilhan ng 99 crv matic surplus radiator?

Sir PM o magemail kayo sa akin sa jovi1645*hotmail.com kung gusto niyo yong brass lahat, 2rows para sa radiator ng CRV niyo at pati na yong price.

**b16sir_stock** · June 5th, 2010 10:59 AM

Originally Posted by dest

Sir PM o magemail kayo sa akin sa jovi1645*hotmail.com kung gusto niyo yong brass lahat, 2rows para sa radiator ng CRV niyo at pati na yong price.

thanks for the offer sir pero need ko sana plastic top para oem parin..

**dest** · June 5th, 2010 09:04 PM

Originally Posted by b16sir_stock

thanks for the offer sir pero need ko sana plastic top para oem parin..

Ganun po ba Sir, Ito sana ioffer ko na takip ng radiator kapag brass lahat ang gusto niyo.

HONDA CRV

**hakkinen** · June 6th, 2010 08:12 PM

based on pics, tingin ko sir ay nabulok na ang clips ng radiator mo. most probably caused by leaks or moisture. it's highly probable that because of this, clogged na rin ang loob ng rad mo sir.

i've experienced this myself just this week lang. what i did was to have it overhauled * fermin's. bale top & bottom cleaning. so satisfied with their work (nakatawad pa konti, hehe). so far, hindi ko na na-experience yung pag taas ng temp ko. some experts says that every 6mos at least daw talaga dapat ang cleaning ng rad for proper maintenance. HTH