Radiator Trouble--urgent

[Ezz35]

hey guys,

not bn the most mechanical of persons, i know i have a crack in my radiator some where and am about to have it fixed.

But today I was driving(not hard) and noticed my temp gauge was up at 3/4. worried id cook the engine i only had to drive another 500m and was doing 45kms in 5th lol and it droped in temp to just above normal.

I stopped and popped the hood and my overflow tank was litterly boiling, and was at say 3/4 max when i left only about 10kms before. Just wondering what the hell is going on and what to do!!

[BH_SLO32]

I would say the water level dropped sufficiently as to leave the temp sensor exposed to air (ie not submerged in hot water).

Cheers

[Trex101]

hey guys,

not bn the most mechanical of persons, i know i have a crack in my radiator some where and am about to have it fixed.

But today I was driving(not hard) and noticed my temp gauge was up at 3/4. worried id cook the engine i only had to drive another 500m and was doing 45kms in 5th lol and it droped in temp to just above normal.

I stopped and popped the hood and my overflow tank was litterly boiling, and was at say 3/4 max when i left only about 10kms before. Just wondering what the hell is going on and what to do!!

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Check or change your thermostat, it could be stuck close. If it's a crack in your radiator, you could trace the coolant leak when you park after a drive.

[RANDY]

Boiling? have you checked that your thermostat (upper radiator hose) is working correctly?

If in doubt, have a mechanic check it out... better than frying a good motor.

[Ezz35]

ok after driving this arvo (rad took 3.5lt water to fill) it drove ok babying it every where. Got home and noticed i was getting steam condensation comming from my window vents to the windscreen.

my gf's dad took a quick look, and there was heat comming from the vents and my passenger side floor was damp, and looking up under i could see water with green(coolant colour) leaking from up under the dash.

We thought it might be a heater core leak or bust, and that would be draining the radiator as it would be pulling coolant/water thru the heater core, leaking thru one of the hoses which was causing teh fluid to drain under the car, but has no gotten worse causing it to leak into the cabin of the car??? Anyone had this problem??? and any idea/DYI on how to fix or diag this problem????

will be trying to fix this tomorrow so any help asap would be great guys

[2LV8ETR]

Yeah man, it happened to me.

I reckon my problem is the heater core as coolant was leaking into the passenger footwell.

There looks to be a lot of work trying to get to the heater core and I use my car as a daily driver. So all I have done for now is bypassed the heater by connecting the inlet/outlet hoses in the engine bay. You get no heat, but it's getting me by until I can find enough time to pull the dash to pieces, get to the core and send it off to a radiator repair shop.

[Ezz35]

Yeah man, it happened to me.

I reckon my problem is the heater core as coolant was leaking into the passenger footwell.

There looks to be a lot of work trying to get to the heater core and I use my car as a daily driver. So all I have done for now is bypassed the heater by connecting the inlet/outlet hoses in the engine bay. You get no heat, but it's getting me by until I can find enough time to pull the dash to pieces, get to the core and send it off to a radiator repair shop.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

haha wev just figured out to do the same thing, havnt lost any water yet, letting it cool now, so we will know in the next bit... luckly its not cold out today lol

[2LV8ETR]

haha wev just figured out to do the same thing, havnt lost any water yet, letting it cool now, so we will know in the next bit... luckly its not cold out today lol

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Lemme know how long it takes you to do the job when you get around to it. It'll give me an indication of how long to expect to be off the road for.

Good luck!