The Vitara overheated last night. Cooling system was bone dry. The engine fan and electric fan apparently both work. Coolant, all major filters, spark plugs, and all major fluids are around 7,000kms. old.

Afrasay's cousin, Ferdie, took a look at it today. He is suspecting a cylinder head gasket leak (hence no obvious leaks on the garage floor). He is also suspecting a bad waterpump (the rig is nearing 90,000kms).

His suggestion is to replace the cylinder head gasket, water pump, and thermostat [dahil baklas na din lahat]. Since the rig is almost 90,000kms, sabi I suggested doing a t-belt replacement if the engine will be taken apart anyways.

Labor for replacing the t-belt, t-belt tensioner, head gasket, water pump, and thermostat is Php2,000 (Php1,800 if without t-belt and t-belt tensioner replacement). Fair enough ba? Two days to finish. Mag-isa lang siyang gagawa.

Here is his suggested shopping list:
-OEM Head Gasket
-Water pump
-Thermostat
-OEM T-belt
-OEM T-belt tensioner
-Radiator cap (dinagdag ko lang, wala akong tiwala dun sa 'HKT' na rad cap)

Inputs would be appreciated. Any idea about the prices of these parts and where they can be sourced at reasonable cost?