whats the difference between radiator flush and radiator overhaul?

**viepink** · October 2nd, 2007 09:04 PM

may pagkaka-iba ba sila o pareho lang ito? thanks!

**knight21** · October 2nd, 2007 09:56 PM

sa pagkaka-alam ko...

radiator flushing - eto yung ide-drain mo yung coolant several times until maging malinis na yung lama ng system. the only thing na kakalasin mo lang is yung cap, drain plug and air relief plugs.

overhaul - babaklasin yung radiator mo to clean the fins para matanggal ang bara.

**impulzz** · October 2nd, 2007 10:08 PM

sa overhaul they just remove the top and bottom to clean the tubes. alis lahat ng bara at kalawang.

**viepink** · October 2nd, 2007 10:25 PM

ah ganun pala yun.. magkaiba nga. malamang nagoyo na naman ako! badtrip tlga! nagpa flush and clean ako sa DENSO jan sa may Pasig Auto Camp malapit sa Metrowalk. pero nakalagay sa resibo, radiator overhaul. ang pinagtataka ko pa, nakalimutan ko kasing ibigay yung susi ko nung umalis ako sandali para kumain kasi lunchtime yun at ang sabi nila mga 2 hours daw un. eh nabasa ko proseso sa radiator flush, kailangan pla i-on yung engine, ano kaya ginawa dun dba? saka after 1 hour lang bumalik nako tapos na daw!?

nung tinignan ko naman, mukhang wala ng bara, nag-flo-flow na yung tubig, so inisip ko, baka nga nai-flush na yung mga kalawang.. ewan ko lang bka iba proseso nila..

pero ingat ingat parin jan sa may DENSO PASIG sa may AUTO CAMP, siguro mas maganda kung nandun talaga kayo habang ginagawa AC nyo or radiator. (lesson learned again..

) next time talaga, kay speedyfix nako at mang mario, un kasi nababasa ko dito e, papalinis ako throttle body kasi may problema na idling ko, baka kaya pa sa cleaning ng t/b. tpos papalinis narin ako AC kasi humina na lamig, magkano kaya kay mang mario?

pano ba proseso ng radiator overhaul? baka i-DIY na lang ng daddy ko. naaawa na kasi sakin dad ko eh, lagi na lang ako nagogoyo! hehe! ipapa ulit ko na lang kasi baka di maganda pagkaka linis. pwede kaya un? pano ba radiator overhaul?

thanks ulit!

**knight21** · October 2nd, 2007 10:51 PM

hindi ka naman cguro nagoyo. nung nagpa-overhaul ako ng radiator, wala pa 2 hours tapos na.

as you have stated, okay na yung flow ng coolant. sa flushing kasi, parang coolant lang ang pinalitan pero not necessarily na natanggal yung bara.

kaya i-DIY yung flushing. yung overhaul, medyo mahirap esp kung kulang ang gamit.

**v6dreamer** · October 3rd, 2007 12:09 AM

Originally Posted by viepink

may pagkaka-iba ba sila o pareho lang ito? thanks!

Radiator flush ay papalitan nila ang bagong fresh coolant. Ang paggawa niyan ay ganito. First drain the old coolant from radiator filled up w/ fresh water start the engine turn your heater (high) to circulate the old coolant from your heater back to your radiator. Turn off engine, drain radiator filled up again w/ fresh water. Same procedure. After all the cleaning filled radiator w/ fresh coolant and distilled water. Check level.

Radiator overhaul is to remove the radiator from the car, soaked to acid cleaning solution to remove all the rush, paint into your radiator then blow with air pressure at the same time they tested also with leak. If no problem, they repaint your radiator.Once it finished your radiator looks brand new again.

**Galactus** · October 3rd, 2007 08:46 AM

^^^ Nasagot na ni v6dreamer yung sa flushing. In addition, they normally use a radiator flush (Whiz, Abro or Prestone) to efficiently remove particles inside your radiator.

Re: radiator overhaul, in the local setting, tatanungin ka muna kung top or bottom overhaul. Kung top, yung upper part yung tatanggalin, lilinisin ng acid (basically stripping away the paint), tapos dudutdutin yung mga holes with a flat metal rod (converted oil dipstick yun) to declog it. Kung bottom, yung bottom part ang lilinisin tsaka dudutdutin. Kung general overhaul, both upper and lower parts are removed. Tapos, leak-test na nila kung walang butas (sometimes manual sila, bibig ang ginagamit pagbuga ng hangin). Sabay salpak ulit sa car. More or less, 1.5 hours ang proseso.

Bihira silang mag-pintura ng radiator dito pag overhaul. Madalas kasi, sa tabi-tabing radiator repair shop ako nagpapagawa. Don't know about the larger ones though.

**viepink** · October 3rd, 2007 09:19 AM

a ok. so flushing nga ang ginawa sakin hindi overhaul kasi di nman nila tinanggal yung radiator ko eh.. anyway, thanks sa mga nag-reply!

**Taurus** · October 5th, 2007 05:04 PM

Nagoyo ka nyan pag ang binayaran mo is price for overhaul pero flushing lang ang ginawa.

Magkano ba singil nila?

**viepink** · October 5th, 2007 07:03 PM

sa tingin ko nga, niloko nila ko, kasi 900 ang siningil sakin tapos nakalagay sa resibo radiator overhaul. eh magka-iba pala yun! saka duda rin ako kung nilinis nga nila ng maayos kasi nga diba kailangan sa flushing i-on yung engine? pano nila na-flush ng maayos kung naka off ang engine?

so ang ending, pina-flush ko na lang ulit sa dad ko bumili na lang ako flushing. ang maganda pa, pulido talaga pagkakalinis kasi may TLC. hehe!

tinext pa ko nung may ari, tinatanong kung ok nman daw radiator ko after ng cleaning, di nga ako nag-reply!

**Taurus** · October 5th, 2007 07:21 PM

Originally Posted by viepink

sa tingin ko nga, niloko nila ko, kasi 900 ang siningil sakin tapos nakalagay sa resibo radiator overhaul. eh magka-iba pala yun! saka duda rin ako kung nilinis nga nila ng maayos kasi nga diba kailangan sa flushing i-on yung engine? pano nila na-flush ng maayos kung naka off ang engine?

so ang ending, pina-flush ko na lang ulit sa dad ko bumili na lang ako flushing. ang maganda pa, pulido talaga pagkakalinis kasi may TLC. hehe!

tinext pa ko nung may ari, tinatanong kung ok nman daw radiator ko after ng cleaning, di nga ako nag-reply!

Oh man,

naloko ka nga! With that price it is definitely an overhaul.

Flushing na nga lang di pa pinaandar yung engine

If you have only flushing then you would only pay for the coolant that'll be replaced on your radiator + tip sa gagawa, that may only cost around half of that depende pa sa coolant yan.

**viepink** · October 5th, 2007 09:35 PM

oo nga eh, badtrip. kaya hinding hindi na ko pupunta jan sa Denso jan sa may Autocamp sa may Pasig! chineck nga nila AC ko, sabi kailangan na daw linisin, agad agad daw kasi anytime daw baka masira na AC ko! 6000 plus! eh smantalang nabasa ko dito, 1000 lang sa MArio Reyes, revo pa yun ha!

Ang hirap kasi talaga kapag babae ka, take advantage talaga sila. lagi na lang ako naloloko, tapos syempre, first time ko din talaga at wala akong mapagtanungan dito lang ako sa tsikot may nalalaman. so ngayon pa lang ako medyo natututo..

kaya ngayon, panay ang basa ko. mas gusto ko pa nga mag tsikot.com kesa friendster eh! hehehe!

**userfriendly** · October 6th, 2007 06:28 PM

Sorry kung medyo OT.

Since newbie ka sa cars, may i suggest you enroll sa basic car maintenance ng MFI. http://www.mfi.org.ph/ You wil learn a lot. Also keep on reading this forum.

As for trustworthy shops, mahirap talagang makahanap. There is a thread here about reccomended shops. Check it out. Speedyfix is also highly reccomended.

**viepink** · October 8th, 2007 11:49 PM

thanks po sa advice!

**v6dreamer** · October 9th, 2007 02:34 AM

Originally Posted by viepink

thanks po sa advice!

Also before going to those dishonest mechanics, dont hesitate to contact some members ask question what you expect or what need to be done. In that case, you know what to say before they do something in your car. Knowledge is power...

**wool** · October 27th, 2007 11:23 AM

tuwing kailan ba dapat magradiator flush at radiator overhaul? flush once a year? overhaul once every 5 years?

**jimiboi** · March 31st, 2008 03:07 AM

what do you recommend...

**yapoy86** · March 31st, 2008 09:06 PM

Originally Posted by viepink

ah ganun pala yun.. magkaiba nga. malamang nagoyo na naman ako! badtrip tlga! nagpa flush and clean ako sa DENSO jan sa may Pasig Auto Camp malapit sa Metrowalk. pero nakalagay sa resibo, radiator overhaul. ang pinagtataka ko pa, nakalimutan ko kasing ibigay yung susi ko nung umalis ako sandali para kumain kasi lunchtime yun at ang sabi nila mga 2 hours daw un. eh nabasa ko proseso sa radiator flush, kailangan pla i-on yung engine

Radiator Overhaul tinatangal yung radiator from the engine bay, top and bottom covers are removed... using a cleaning stick each tube will be cleaned manually together with running water... assuming na copper type yung radiator but if plastic / aluminum pagka alam ko eh hindi pwede i-overhaul flushing lang

Radiator flush is using chemicals to flush out dirt and other unwanted formations inside your cooling system the chemical is poured in the radiator then run the engine for a few minutes then will be drained, then change new water preferably DISTILLED WATER.. some shops now have "Radiator Cleaning Machines" the hose is connected in between the radiator and the engine where the chemical will be re-circulated by the machine... that could be the reason why there is no need for turning on the engine during the cleaning process..

**jimiboi** · April 5th, 2008 04:16 AM

san po pwede mag pa radiatro flush engine?

**jimiboi** · April 5th, 2008 04:16 AM

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