Redlavita Neutral Newbie September 25, 2009 Share September 25, 2009 (edited) Discovered a small leakage near the mouth of the hose, it was foaming bubbles, check and tighten the hose, so confirmed not hose leak or lose clamp. Wonder anyone tried before the radiator leak repair before? And does it really works? Does anyone know any Workshop that does repair? My ride is 5 years old liao.. Edited September 25, 2009 by Redlavita ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redlavita Neutral Newbie September 26, 2009 Author Share September 26, 2009 Bought a brand new radiator this morning SGD$209 Installation at JB RM$110 inclusiive coolant. Feels like brand new car liao Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinceng Turbocharged September 26, 2009 Share September 26, 2009 I treid those radiator leak repair before. It does not work for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redlavita Neutral Newbie September 26, 2009 Author Share September 26, 2009 I treid those radiator leak repair before. It does not work for me. thanks for the feedback, ya i surfed the web and found that it's just a temporary fix at best, so decided to replace the radiator, no need to headache later. cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainmaker Neutral Newbie September 26, 2009 Share September 26, 2009 dont play with a bad radiator.. i learnt it the hard way when i overheat in the mid of expressway once.. just change a new one after 3-4 years of driving especially if your mileage is hard, not expensive, do in malaysia even better as u mentioned. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev2redline Neutral Newbie September 28, 2009 Share September 28, 2009 the water in your radiator is subjected to high pressures when your engine is running.. it's quite skeptical that those sealing stuff you can pour in can withstand the high pressure in your radiator system... it may be temporary measure to stop leakage, but the residual stuff in the radiator system may pose a risk of blockages especially at the radiator capillaries and hinder the efficency of coolant running in your system... it's good to give a good flush after fixing up a new radiator to remove the rust, sludge from coolant and also contaiminants in the radiator system... and dun forget to ensure the mechanic does bleeding in your radiator system to remove air bubbles trapped which would hinder efficency... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev2redline Neutral Newbie September 28, 2009 Share September 28, 2009 dont play with a bad radiator.. i learnt it the hard way when i overheat in the mid of expressway once.. just change a new one after 3-4 years of driving especially if your mileage is hard, not expensive, do in malaysia even better as u mentioned. overheating causes more parts in your engine to breakdown due to the heat... the head gasket may fail prematurely and cause water leakage to your combustion chamber and would incur more cost to repair.. it's not exactly cheap to do a top overhaul of the engine.. it's good to rectify the problem early and avoid more parts to fail due to a minor issue at the start... doing in malaysia is quite subjective too, do ensure a good mechanic to do the job... you dun want to be paying cheaper for a sketchy job and end up paying more for follow up repairs and possible expenses to replace other affected parts... the availability of replacement parts also depends on your car make and model.. it's good to recce around and check the availability of parts before doing any repair jobs to your ride... and of course, don't take for granted that mechanics there have good workmanship... even malaysian mechanics work in sg cos of the higher wages... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainmaker Neutral Newbie September 28, 2009 Share September 28, 2009 overheating causes more parts in your engine to breakdown due to the heat... the head gasket may fail prematurely and cause water leakage to your combustion chamber and would incur more cost to repair.. it's not exactly cheap to do a top overhaul of the engine.. it's good to rectify the problem early and avoid more parts to fail due to a minor issue at the start... doing in malaysia is quite subjective too, do ensure a good mechanic to do the job... you dun want to be paying cheaper for a sketchy job and end up paying more for follow up repairs and possible expenses to replace other affected parts... the availability of replacement parts also depends on your car make and model.. it's good to recce around and check the availability of parts before doing any repair jobs to your ride... and of course, don't take for granted that mechanics there have good workmanship... even malaysian mechanics work in sg cos of the higher wages... yup in malaysia must find trusted garage.. i always go my secondary school old classmate's place.. he dont dare to give me shitty work cos i will burn his house! [bounce1] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solar Turbocharged February 26, 2011 Share February 26, 2011 digging out this thread... wondering: what is a typical radiator's lifespan (or mileage) in a jap car? what are the signs of a dying radiator? it won't 'just' fail all of a sudden right? it will fail slowly with some sign (mention above) right? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue850r Clutched February 26, 2011 Share February 26, 2011 (edited) Nowadays car radiators have improved a lot in terms of quality, so not easy to leak unless you flush it regularly. Radiator flush consists of harsh corrosive chemicals that removes rust and scales. If use frequently, it weakens the radiator material. One of the signs of a leaking radiator is loss of coolant. But usually, the rubber hoses are the one giving way first. If you have high temp problem, high chance the fan is not working. The fan runs on a on-off switch triggered by temp. If this switch malfunction, the fan also don't work. Edited February 26, 2011 by Blue850r Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade777 5th Gear February 26, 2011 Share February 26, 2011 How come so fast spoil and what is your ride ? Anyway, just change to a new radiator coz it is a safer bet or else it can be quite troublesome. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mona-vie 1st Gear February 28, 2011 Share February 28, 2011 Nope, it doesn't work. Best is to change radiator. For short term you can use epoxy like Radweld or similar stuff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altivo 3rd Gear February 28, 2011 Share February 28, 2011 crack an egg into the radiator!!! mythbusters did it before and it worked ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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