losing coolant, help! :P

**BlueBimmer** · June 6th, 2005 05:50 PM

kng di talaga makita use a UV dye leak detector, ung gnagamit sa A/C leak detect, but it uses a different dye. then use a uv light to find the leak. ewan lng kng meron dto.

**axelangel007** · June 6th, 2005 06:21 PM

pa check mo sa mechanic yun daluyan ng tubig sa engine mo baka me leak o sira yun gasket ,

**raine** · June 6th, 2005 07:18 PM

Originally Posted by axelangel007

pa check mo sa mechanic yun daluyan ng tubig sa engine mo baka me leak o sira yun gasket ,

Minsan hindi mo makita na merong tulo kasi pinhole at mabilis magevaporate kasi hot. Try mo after a trip buksan mo engine compt and monitor mo kong merong mga wet areas. Ganyan kasi naging experience ko. nagbabawas ng tubig pero wala kong makitang tagas. Meron palang pinhole kaya pagkatapos gamitin mainit ang makina kailan lang lumalabas kasi masyadong maliit. Mabilis naman mawala ang trace ng tubig kasi mainit.

**yebo** · June 6th, 2005 07:57 PM

why not open your window so you can see the color of the exhaust? a leaking head gasket not only causes a loss of coolant, it leads to rapid overheating. nago-overheat pa ba or loss of coolant lang?

since the hoses were recently replaced, then they drained the radiator di ba? so baka maluwag lang ang drain plug. remember that the drain plug turns counter-clockwise to close, left hand thread kasi (as opposed to the faucet in your kitchen and bathroom that turns clockwise to close). OR, maybe by turning the valve counterclockwise TOO MUCH the plug seat became loose and is now leaking (since it turns clockwise to tighten, right hand thread). gulo ba? hehehe! yun plug has 2 parts, seat and valve. the seat turns clockwise to install on the radiator, the valve turns counterclockwise to close.

check also the water pump baka naman may leak na. if there is additive in the water then you might see a red/pink/green residue near the water pump shaft or pulley if this is the problem.

**buknoy2002** · June 6th, 2005 08:01 PM

pa check mo sa ibang shop.

wag mo na balik sa rapide...

**CLAVEL3699** · June 6th, 2005 08:05 PM

Originally Posted by DeltaBravo

coolant coming out from water pump breather or kapag wala kang nakita externally na leak malamang cylinder head gasket.

ako din ganun problem and may tagas na din head gasket ko.

eto ba culprit kaya madalas mawalan ako nang 2big.

**orly_andico** · June 7th, 2005 01:47 AM

it has (almost) overheated several times, kaya ko napansin merong problem. :P
di pa naman tumirik, pero ilang beses na...

pero ngayon dagdag ng dagdag ako ng tubig every day (mga 1/3 liter) di na siya nag-o-overheat. pero 2 weeks ago ilang muntik dahil sa busted aux fan.

**ponzi** · June 7th, 2005 07:12 AM

Ganyan din ang problem ng 97 vanette ko. Sakin walang leak or whatsoever. Umaawas lang ang tubig sa reservoir pag matagal umaandar ang makina at nakahinto / pag kapatay ng makina matapos ang byahe. Pinatignan ko sa mga mekaniko di rin nasolusyonan. Ayun up to now di pa nasosolve. Dami tuloy nasasayang na coolant, tumataas pa ang temp.

**orly_andico** · June 7th, 2005 02:31 PM

water pump daw sabi ng some guys in evangelista. funny that i specifically asked about the water pump kung bumibigay na sa rapide and sabi nila walang tama daw... weird.

i KNEW i should've had that #$^%#$!! water pump replaced nung nagpalit ako ng timing belt. mahal mahal ng labor. anyway punta ako sa suking tindahan sa banawe for a second opinion.

**mazdamazda** · June 7th, 2005 02:39 PM

pre... wala bang mga leak sa sahig ng garahe mo? usually jan mo rin malalaman kung saan galing ang leak.

mahirap nga mag tanggal ng water pump ng mazda. buti na lang kilala namin ung mekaniko kaya hindi kami tinaga sa presyo.