Loosing Water on Radiator Reservoir.....

**master32** · September 14th, 2009 11:44 AM

Sirs,

I have a HONDA CITY Lxi '98 model. My problem is that I'm loosing water in my reservoir kahit short trip lang. Someone advise me here na palitan ko yung radiator cap, and I did. I thought this will solve my problem kaso hindi po eh. I think it does not solved the problem eh. Be noted pa na ang gamit ko sa sa radiator is pure water lang po (no coolant).

Ano sa tingin nio mga sir? May nagsabi sakin na frined ko na bka daw barado yung radiator ko and ipa overhauk ko daw. I think wala naman siya leak kasi wala naman ako nakikitang tagas ng water eh.

Im thinking of the following:

1. Use coolant first, check if magbabawas pa din yung reservoir. Kasi alam ko pag may coolant, hindi mabilis mag evaporate yung water pag may coolant. Tama po bah?

2. Ipa overhaul ko yung radiator to check kung barado or may tagas?

May nabasa pala ako na minsan problem nila eh yung cylinder head gasket? possible kaya sa Honda ko yun mga sir?

Anymore advise sirs???

**dr. d** · September 14th, 2009 12:18 PM

you might be overheating. your aux fan might be malfunctioning. the radiator water overheats, becomes steam and bubbles into the reservoir can. too much steam causes the reservoir water to boil away.

**baludoy** · September 14th, 2009 12:39 PM

same situation w/ my civic vti. i'm having trouble spotting the leak that's why my mechanic advised me to use coolant so that wherever the leak is, it'll leave a mark or a stain, thus isolating & spotting the persistent leakage. kasi kung tubig lang ang gamit, walang marka na-iiwan

**master32** · September 14th, 2009 12:51 PM

Originally Posted by dr. d

you might be overheating. your aux fan might be malfunctioning. the radiator water overheats, becomes steam and bubbles into the reservoir can. too much steam causes the reservoir water to boil away.

sir, yung auxiliary fan is working naman....automatic naman ciah nag on and off eh kahit ON or OFF yung A/C ko. Inobserbahan ko kasi, ok naman yung AUX fan ko....working naman po.

any probable cause mga sirs?

**master32** · September 14th, 2009 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by baludoy

same situation w/ my civic vti. i'm having trouble spotting the leak that's why my mechanic advised me to use coolant so that wherever the leak is, it'll leave a mark or a stain, thus isolating & spotting the persistent leakage. kasi kung tubig lang ang gamit, walang marka na-iiwan

ganun po bah.....napaayos nio nb sir? san daw po ang problem?

**RTS** · September 14th, 2009 12:59 PM

Originally Posted by master32

ganun po bah.....napaayos nio nb sir? san daw po ang problem?

Losing water in the radiator ??

I had several experience like that situation, I had changed the radiator cap, no trace of water drips, the culprit is the water pump, the leak will appear only when the engine is running, Try to check that.

RTS

**baludoy** · September 14th, 2009 01:05 PM

^ under observation pa eh. last week pa lang ako nag-lagay

btw, napa-overhaul ko na recently iyong rad, ok ang mga fans at ok pa din iyong rad cap kaya iyon na muna ang course of action ko sa ngayon

**master32** · September 14th, 2009 01:06 PM

mga sirs,

add ko lang po, hindi naman tumataas yung temperature ng sasakyan ko eh. Normal lang po. Talagang yung lang problem ko, lagi nauubos yung laman nung reservoir ng radiator. Any more possible causes sir sa problem kong toh? As i've said before, nagpalit na ako ng bagong radiator cap, yung replacement lang. KAsi nga yung raidator cap dati rh parang sira na yung spring eh. Kala ko ok nah, kaso hindi pa rin pala.

advise po ulit mga sir....

**timo07** · September 14th, 2009 01:53 PM

Originally Posted by master32

Sirs,

I have a HONDA CITY Lxi '98 model. My problem is that I'm loosing water in my reservoir kahit short trip lang. Someone advise me here na palitan ko yung radiator cap, and I did. I thought this will solve my problem kaso hindi po eh. I think it does not solved the problem eh. Be noted pa na ang gamit ko sa sa radiator is pure water lang po (no coolant).

Ano sa tingin nio mga sir? May nagsabi sakin na frined ko na bka daw barado yung radiator ko and ipa overhauk ko daw. I think wala naman siya leak kasi wala naman ako nakikitang tagas ng water eh.

Im thinking of the following:

1. Use coolant first, check if magbabawas pa din yung reservoir. Kasi alam ko pag may coolant, hindi mabilis mag evaporate yung water pag may coolant. Tama po bah?

2. Ipa overhaul ko yung radiator to check kung barado or may tagas?

May nabasa pala ako na minsan problem nila eh yung cylinder head gasket? possible kaya sa Honda ko yun mga sir?

Anymore advise sirs???

Make sure that you don't have any leak in your system. Sometimes leak lang yan na hindi readily visible. Nangyari sa kin yan duon sa water pump connection, nasa ilalim yung leak kaya hindi kaagad natrace. And they sometimes appear lang kapag mainit na yung cooling system where it starts to build up pressure. Kung walang leak ang next na ipacheck mo yung water pump. Bumibigay ito earlier than the cylinder head gasket. Kung okay naman sya. Do a little experiment, yung reservoir may relief line iyan, saluhin mo ng container. Kapag tuloy tuloy ang tapon dyan, then it might be the cylinder head gasket na. The combustion gases leak into the coolling system at itinutulak ng gas yung tubig. Don't let it come to a point na magoverheat ka. Kapag naubusan ng tubig ang cooling system, masama sa engine iyon. Nagwawarp ang cylinder head at mas malaking gastos. Ganyan nangyari sa akin eventually. Ilan na ba ang itinakbo ng makina mo? Use coolant additives as it will protect your system and prevent scales from building up. Do use distilled water, kasi ang tap water may minerals pa rin that forms scale. Hope this helps.

**master32** · September 14th, 2009 03:06 PM

Originally Posted by timo07

Make sure that you don't have any leak in your system. Sometimes leak lang yan na hindi readily visible. Nangyari sa kin yan duon sa water pump connection, nasa ilalim yung leak kaya hindi kaagad natrace. And they sometimes appear lang kapag mainit na yung cooling system where it starts to build up pressure. Kung walang leak ang next na ipacheck mo yung water pump. Bumibigay ito earlier than the cylinder head gasket. Kung okay naman sya. Do a little experiment, yung reservoir may relief line iyan, saluhin mo ng container. Kapag tuloy tuloy ang tapon dyan, then it might be the cylinder head gasket na. The combustion gases leak into the coolling system at itinutulak ng gas yung tubig. Don't let it come to a point na magoverheat ka. Kapag naubusan ng tubig ang cooling system, masama sa engine iyon. Nagwawarp ang cylinder head at mas malaking gastos. Ganyan nangyari sa akin eventually. Ilan na ba ang itinakbo ng makina mo? Use coolant additives as it will protect your system and prevent scales from building up. Do use distilled water, kasi ang tap water may minerals pa rin that forms scale. Hope this helps.

sir, bale 100+++ kms na tinakbo eh, hindi kasi ako ang first owner nito.....anyway, kakapalit ko lang kasi ng timing belt 2 weeks ago, pati yung water pump nagpalit na din ako.....so i dont think there is something wrong sa water pump....dont know lang kung may leak dun....

yung sa experiment sir, di ko masyado ma gets....hehehe...