whats the difference between radiator flush and radiator overhaul?

**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..