Radiator and Reservoir still losing water after cleaning

**lloydi12345** · January 7th, 2014 10:53 AM

Hi, I just had changed my rad cap and reservoir container and overhauled my radiator at Jemson's Electrical and Jorge's Radiator Shop but my stock radiator and reservoir are still losing water. I am still refilling it a cup of water every three days. Should I change the radiator already or check first the other things like cylinders etc.

**1D4LV** · January 7th, 2014 11:29 AM

have you had your thermostat checked? baka parati lang nakabukas.

**testament11** · January 7th, 2014 11:36 AM

Have you also checked for leaks? Baka naman may mga leaks ka na hindi mo lang napapansin. Tsaka how old is your car already?

**lloydi12345** · January 7th, 2014 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by 1D4LV

have you had your thermostat checked? baka parati lang nakabukas.

Wala sir nabanggit si Jorge, sabi nya lang daw kapag magleak cylinder gasket something na daw yung kelangan palitan.

Originally Posted by testament11

Have you also checked for leaks? Baka naman may mga leaks ka na hindi mo lang napapansin. Tsaka how old is your car already?

1996 yung car, honda civic lxi, wala po akong nakikitang visible leaks sir eh

**1D4LV** · January 7th, 2014 12:08 PM

Originally Posted by lloydi12345

Wala sir nabanggit si Jorge, sabi nya lang daw kapag magleak cylinder gasket something na daw yung kelangan palitan.

1996 yung car, honda civic lxi, wala po akong nakikitang visible leaks sir eh

wala bang usok?

check out this article:

http://www.doityourself.com/stry/3-c...oolant-leaks#b

**testament11** · January 7th, 2014 12:12 PM

Check mo na yun langis mo sir baka may humahalong tubig na

**lowslowbenz** · January 7th, 2014 01:30 PM

Originally Posted by lloydi12345

Hi, I just had changed my rad cap and reservoir container and overhauled my radiator at Jemson's Electrical and Jorge's Radiator Shop but my stock radiator and reservoir are still losing water. I am still refilling it a cup of water every three days. Should I change the radiator already or check first the other things like cylinders etc.

Overhauling your radiator and cleaning your reservoir will not cure your water loss problem, not unless you have a leaking radiator or reservoir in the first place. And neither will a new radiator help. For starters, check your hose connections, clamps tight enough? No visible dried water stains? If your car is equipped with a heater, check the hoses on them too.

Observe your water consumption vis-a-vis your driving habits, traffic situation, time of day, etc. Check you oil for any abnormality, milky colored sludge, etc. And also check your coolant for foaming, turbid color, etc.

**EVO-V** · January 14th, 2014 01:08 PM

Assuming there are no leaks, your system is apparently not properly sealed. Meaning anything that surges into your reservoir gets spat out and doesn't return into the cooling loop when pressure normalizes.

**lloydi12345** · January 15th, 2014 05:28 PM

I checked the engine oil and it's still the same as usual. Nagbabawas pa rin ng tubig pero minimal lang. Maybe 1 cup of water a week. Will it be fine if I'll leave it like this? Refilling it with 1 cup of clean water from time to time without using coolant?

**dongsky07** · February 5th, 2014 07:31 AM

sir fill up the reservoir until full mark lang, wag hanggang tip. Issue ko to dati, i fill it in hanggang mag overflow and yet daily laging bawas sya til someone told me not to overfill it. naging stable sya sa full level since then.