Radiator leak?

[botchok2010]

Here's what I noticed at the side of the radiator.



Is that a sign of leakage or it's just normal that I don't have to worry about? To see what's causing it, pinaandar ko po makina. Nangyari po may nadedevelop na moist and that moist I think is causing the corrosion. Normal naman temperature gauge nasa middle. Tinggal ko yung radiator cap so far puno pa din ng water. Worry ko po baka lumalala at masira radiator or mag-overheat. Ano po pueding gawin dito? Toyota Altis 2003 po ang tsikot ko.

Thanks po in advance.

[tip_tipid]

if you are from the south om manila, you can have your radiator checked at Fermin rdiator shop in P'que at bgy. Kabihasnan.

[botchok2010]

Malayo po taga Antipolo po ako. May idea po ba kayo kung anong problem?

[mark_t]

Here's what I noticed at the side of the radiator.



Is that a sign of leakage or it's just normal that I don't have to worry about? To see what's causing it, pinaandar ko po makina. Nangyari po may nadedevelop na moist and that moist I think is causing the corrosion. Normal naman temperature gauge nasa middle. Tinggal ko yung radiator cap so far puno pa din ng water. Worry ko po baka lumalala at masira radiator or mag-overheat. Ano po pueding gawin dito? Toyota Altis 2003 po ang tsikot ko.

Thanks po in advance.

Ang problema mo ay hindi ka sumusunod sa tamang maintenance ng radiator kaya meron ka premature wear and corrosion.

Use a proper coolant.

[CivicVTi]

Malayo po taga Antipolo po ako. May idea po ba kayo kung anong problem?

May leak na ang radiator, kelangan na palitan yung plastic side nya. Pwede ka dumalaw sa Denso along Quezon Av. near Edsa (almost across Hi-Top grocery).

Pwede mo din papalitan ng copper yung plastic part or replace the entire radiator. Canvas ka around Banawe area first para makakuha ka ng idea how much ang magagastos.

[botchok2010]

Ang problema mo ay hindi ka sumusunod sa tamang maintenance ng radiator kaya meron ka premature wear and corrosion.

Use a proper coolant.

Paano po ba proper maintenance?

[botchok2010]

May leak na ang radiator, kelangan na palitan yung plastic side nya. Pwede ka dumalaw sa Denso along Quezon Av. near Edsa (almost across Hi-Top grocery).

Pwede mo din papalitan ng copper yung plastic part or replace the entire radiator. Canvas ka around Banawe area first para makakuha ka ng idea how much ang magagastos.

Kung papalitan lang po ng copper, reliable po ba yun at mas makakatipid ako?

Thanks.

[CivicVTi]

Kung papalitan lang po ng copper, reliable po ba yun at mas makakatipid ako?

Thanks.

Personally mas recommend ko ang plastic. Kasi in case mag overheat ang makina at mag high pressure, ang plastic na yan ang bibigay para hindi na umabot sa vital engine parts ang sira. Designed talaga sya na bumigay during emergencies (parang fuse ang trabaho nya).

Kung copper ang ipapalit, baka kung mag overheat ang makina ay yung cylinder head gasket na ang bumigay. Mas mahal ito pag nirepair, top overhaul na.

[dest]

Personally mas recommend ko ang plastic. Kasi in case mag overheat ang makina at mag high pressure, ang plastic na yan ang bibigay para hindi na umabot sa vital engine parts ang sira. Designed talaga sya na bumigay during emergencies (parang fuse ang trabaho nya).

Kung copper ang ipapalit, baka kung mag overheat ang makina ay yung cylinder head gasket na ang bumigay. Mas mahal ito pag nirepair, top overhaul na.

Sir bakit pa hintayin bumigay yong plastic, kung halimbawa nasa long trip ang sasakyan biglang sasabog ang plastic cover ng radiator cause pa ng abala. mas safe pa gumamit ng copper kaysa plastic. Kaya meron radiator cap na pressurize at temperature gauge para yon ang unang bibigay o makikita.

[botchok2010]

Thanks for your inputs guys . Anyway, napalitan na ng copper and so far ok naman. Actually I prefer na palitan ng bago sana kaya lang wala pa pera ngayon. Kapag naka-ipon na.

Something interesting I found out by google-ing. May shop sa US na nag-rerepair ng radiator na ang ipinapalit sa plastic inlet tank ay plastic din unlike here na copper. I just wonder kung meron din dito sa Pinas na gumagawa nyan. Cause if CivicVTI is right, then replacing with plastic is the right thing to do. But Dest has point as well because the function of the pressure cap is to release excess pressure. *Dest, yung tank ba ng radiator ng car mo copper din?

So the question actually is, which is better? copper or plastic? Everybody who have experienced this problem is welcome to answer this question.

[CivicVTi]

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]

*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]

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]

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]

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]

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

[dest]

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]

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]

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]

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