Coolant...

**userfriendly** · October 9th, 2007 11:51 PM

medyo mahaba but it should answer a lot of questions.

http://www.eetcorp.com/antifreeze/antifreeze-faq.htm

**suv** · October 10th, 2007 05:54 AM

^ Thanks doon sa link.

So ang mali timpla pala ng coolant eh pwede makasira ng water pump.

Ilan kms or months dapat palitan ang coolant?

Pag may coolant na ba hindi ba nagbabawas sa radiator. Kasi sa tubig nagbabawas after 2 weeks.

usually ilan years bago ma-overhaul radiator?

Ano yung ok dito sa pinas na pre-mixed coolant?

Kung marami na scales, rust eh pwede pa ba ipalinis ang radiator para mawala?

Thanks

**speedyfix** · October 10th, 2007 08:14 AM

kung nagbabawas radiator mo with water, it will act the same with coolant.

normally between 20-40k kms for older cars but most new cars have extended drain intervals now for the new coolant.

**suv** · October 10th, 2007 05:17 PM

Originally Posted by speedyfix

kung nagbabawas radiator mo with water, it will act the same with coolant.

normally between 20-40k kms for older cars but most new cars have extended drain intervals now for the new coolant.

So hindi pala normal na magbabawas yung water sa radiator. Ano cause kaya kasi wala naman ako nakita leak sa ilalim and wala overheat.

**niky** · October 10th, 2007 06:09 PM

*everester62: Use the coolant the casa tells you to... like speedyfix says, masama ang paghalo ng coolant... that's why they add coloring, to warn you not to mix them.

*suv: Maraming possible causes: puwedeng maluwag yung hoses o may pinhole na leak na di tumutulo unless high rpms. Puwedeng iniinom ng makina at high rpms (tignan mo kung may puting usok...) o may problem sa water pump.

Kung may tagas na ang head-gasket mo, may chance na pumupunta ang coolant sa cylinder. Puwede mong i-check ito sa pagbukas ng radiator cap (habang malamig... huwag gawin pag umaandar na ang makina...

) at pag-re-rev ng makina... kung bumubula, possible sign yun na may problem ka sa head gasket.

**suv** · October 10th, 2007 07:04 PM

Originally Posted by niky

*suv: Maraming possible causes: puwedeng maluwag yung hoses o may pinhole na leak na di tumutulo unless high rpms. Puwedeng iniinom ng makina at high rpms (tignan mo kung may puting usok...) o may problem sa water pump.

Kung may tagas na ang head-gasket mo, may chance na pumupunta ang coolant sa cylinder. Puwede mong i-check ito sa pagbukas ng radiator cap (habang malamig... huwag gawin pag umaandar na ang makina...

) at pag-re-rev ng makina... kung bumubula, possible sign yun na may problem ka sa head gasket.

Napansin ko parang may white na usok pag gabi sa muffler. Pero bakit hindi nagoverheat? Nauubusan lang ng tubig every 2 weeks ata or 1 month.

Pag water pump naman problem eh ano symptoms?

Pag yung kagaya ng situation sa akin kailangan ko na papalitan ng hose or pasikipan?

**joseph_abri** · October 11th, 2007 01:48 AM

radiator looks like it's full of mud... and it's losing water every few hundred kilometers

based on this i think there is an engine problem, wherein oil mixed with water in the radiator? when u rev it up, there is like pockets of air coming out your radiator? it easily overheats? whats the color of the emissions? fix ur engine as it is failing... needs some overhaul if not fixed early

**niky** · October 11th, 2007 04:08 PM

*suv: normal yung white smoke pag gabi... that's from the added water vapor in the air going through the engine and in the exhaust.

Without seeing your car, it'll be hard to diagnose... best to bring it to a good mechanic to have everything checked... and then, after that... bring it to another one to confirm... dalhin mo na kay bro. speedyfix... hehehe...

**suv** · October 11th, 2007 06:49 PM

Originally Posted by niky

*suv: normal yung white smoke pag gabi... that's from the added water vapor in the air going through the engine and in the exhaust.

Without seeing your car, it'll be hard to diagnose... best to bring it to a good mechanic to have everything checked... and then, after that... bring it to another one to confirm... dalhin mo na kay bro. speedyfix... hehehe...

Ok. Saan yung speedyfix?

Na-check ko na habang malamig makina tapos open radiator cap tapos apak gas. Wala naman bula.

**niky** · October 11th, 2007 07:01 PM

PM mo si speedyfix to ask for his address.

It's a fair bet you have no gasket problems... likely you have issues with your radiator and/or hoses. If your hoses are a bit old, best bet is to replace them all anyway.

Mahirap talaga ang cooling problem... one thing affects another, which affects another... at one point it took me over a month to diagnose and fix all the cooling problems on my 626 (repaired radiator, replaced hoses, replaced water pump, replaced auxfan... etcetera).