Faulty Radiator & Clutch

[ian_rex]

actually, i just want to share something. it's about the faulty radiator that has been driving me for couple of months. the radiator of my ride (Civic '96), always seems to have leaks (para bang laging galing sa nightlife na hindi nag-iingat). every time i try to have it fixed, it will be fixed for about a week, then ayun, tulo na naman. e di pagawa na naman ulit. i found out that the lower part of the radiator, yung mga dugtungan seem to move kada pinapahinang ko. kaya ayun, ginawa ko, pina-buo ko na ang hinang. tapos ang pesteng tulo. =>

at eto malala, hanggang ngayon e hindi pa naaayos. yung clutch ko, kapag naka-biten e nangnginig kapag low-rpm. either mamatay yung makina or tiisin ang nginig. ano po kaya ang sira nuon?

[MeshType]

based on your cars age, I am assuming that you need to replace your clutch assembly na. medyo mahal ang price nyan kasi Honda. Yung radiator mo naman ay dapat palitan mo na din kasi no use na tagpian yan lalo na kung masyado nang madami ang remedyo. kung low budget at pansamantala ang hanap mo ay pa-convert mo na lang yung plastic parts. Lahat halos ng radiator shops gumagawa nito. Kung brand new ang hanap mo then para makamura ka tumawag ka sa Denso kasi alam ko dun din kumukuha ang Honda Phils ng radiator nila. dun ako nakakuha para sa Accord namin at ang presyo is Php11T (2 years ago). Sa casa ang quote sa akin is Php18T so nakatipid ako ng Php7T.

[OTEP]

For the meantime sir ian-rex, operate your vehicle without a radiator cap (just don't forget to keep refilling). Find the cause of the high pressure then buy a new radiator (Evercool, Denso, OEM, etc.)

Your cooling system may be going into a high pressure state that's why it is causing the damage to the radiator. The radiator is one of the weaker parts of the cooling system. I guess its an easier fix than if your head gasket was the one that got popped by the pressure.

Oh, and check the radiator cap. Baka sira na ang gasket at spring kaya nagkakaron ng high pressure.

As for the clutch, your release bearing might be faulty already. I cracked the one in our Besta and MB100. However it would not be practical to do all that disassembly to replace only the bearing. You should get a new clutch disc and pressure plate na din. I don't know what other parts to replace. Sabi ni afrasay, pilot bearing din daw.

[afrasay]

nag-dadrag na ang clutch. better have it check. pilot bearing should also be replace during clutch system overhaul, although not all engines have this. yun iba bushings.

[ebbfolls]

It's called "Clutch Chatter" mga bros. Yun bang on-off-on-off yung friction between the pressure plate/flywheel and the clutch disc. This could be caused by overheating as a result of riding the clutch (inapakan konti habang tumakbo ang sasakyan, parang ginawang footrest), or clutch abuse, such as when forcing the vehicle to ride over an obstacle as is done when rock-hopping. This could also be a result of oil contamination coming from a leak either from the engine side or transmission side oil seal. The only fix is the replacement of the disc, refacing the pressure plate and flywheel, and replacing the damaged oil seals if any.

[ian_rex]

ang nangyari kasi, inabot ako ng flash flood dati, kaya ayun, nag-loko na nang nagloko. baka may alam kayong pwedeng mabilhan ng parts sa may banawe, kasi lintik ang presyo sa casa. aabot ng 10K parts pa lang. thanks!

[theveed]

baka napasukan na ng tubig tranny mo... drain it a couple of times and replace mo muna tranny oil mo before changing the clutch assembly...

[speedyfix]

pass by the shop nalang. check namin what the problem is with your cooling system and clutch