RADIATOR PROBLEM

[CoolGal]

HI

normal lang ba na after 10 to 15 minutes nakabukas ang makina, when you try to open your radiator e tumatalsik ang tubig at radiator cap at mainit ang tubig? everyday tuloy nilalagyan ko ng tubig radiator para maiwasan mag overheat. :?

and also after 15mins yung temp ko rises sa middle ng C and H. ok lang ba to? what could be the problem?

:roll:

[cliffjumper]

miss coolgal, wag na wag mong tatanggalin ang radiator cap kapag mainit ang makina... NAKUPO!! sisirit talaga sa muka mo ang mainit na tubig.. nangyari na sa akin yan, naospital ako. :shock:
atsaka normal lang na nasa bandang gitna ng C at H ang temp mo. ideal nga yun eh, kasi yun ang normal operating temp ng kotse.. kabahan ka kapag unti unting umangat sa gitna. Atsaka pangit din sa kotse ang umaandar na mas mababa normal operating temp.

[kimpOy]

hindi po normal yan
baka butas radiator mo, pa check pati underneath minsan nandun ang butas

BTW kapag binubuksan mo radiator dapat may rag on top sa radiator cap para hindi ka matalsikan ng hot water/coolant

[CoolGal]

pero it shouldnt be that hot esp pag 10-15 mins pa lang open. i think may butas nga. kapapahinang ko lang nun 2wks ago dun sa malapit sa cap dahil parang may tumutulo. ibabalik ko dun sa pinagpagawaan ko. fyi lagi may rag na basa pag open ko radiator cap.

so ok nga ba yun na nasa gitna agad yung temp kahit la pa 30 mins nakabukas makina? di naman sya umaakyat. dun lang sya sa gitna.

[N3IL53N]

try keeping the radiator reserve full and at least with a 50/50 mixture of coolant and water......it happened to me before.....the usual na sakit ng liteace.....temperature problems.....what I did?!.......overhauled the radiator....had it cleaned and repaired then I put 50/50 mixture of coolant and water......up to now.....I never had any overheating problems.......:D

[cliffjumper]

sundin mo na lang si mr. Ni3l53n, paoverhaul mo yung radiator para macheck ng maigi kung may tagas nga. hindi kasi normal yung may tumutulo.

ayon sa aking kaunting nalalaman, a cars cooling system has this thing called a thermostat. its purpose is to help your car reach its normal operating temp in the soonest possible time and to maintain it at that temp. kapag malamig pa yung kotse, nakaclose sya para wag muna magcirculate yung cooling water mo from radiator to makina kaya mabilis sya uminit. once mareach na nya yung ideal temp, bubukas na sya para pumasok na yung tubig from radiator to makina para wag magoverheat..
nabasa ko lang yan ha.. imo, it makes sense naman.

[CoolGal]

yup may logic naman... :wink:

[vinj]

Does your ride loose water when it's parked as well or only when it's running? Constantly leaking water when the engine is running could also be attributed to a broken water pump... just make sure the water dripping isnt coming from the a/c system.

If your radiator cap is already a few years old, change it to a new one as well (it's pretty cheap naman) for radiator caps also tend to get weak (thus can leak water) in terms of holding pressure when they get old.

Check all the hoses as well for any loose clamps ir if they're already brittle.

[enigmazutapia]

before jumping to any conclusion

do as vinj said...check for your water level in a weeks time how much water do you loose?

What car do you drive

[dacjr2]

Hi ,

This problem just happen to our car. The temp will rise when travelling at SLEX or at high speed.for some time. So Normally we will slowdown or off the Aircon and then the temp will not rise anymore.

We went to casa and and 2 more shops to check on this and have come up that the radiator might have been clogged. true enough it was clogged with rust and stuff that is why the flow cooling watee is minimized. We have it flushed and cleaned thoroughly and after that the car temps works perfectly well such that the temp does not rise that high anymore. We are also advised to do flushing yearly on the radiator.

hopes this helps and always look at the cooling water level. sabi nila kapag after running and a few weeks na hindi bumababa ang level ng cooling water (50/50) eh baka nga clogged ang radiator.