how to check if there is water in engine/oil in radiator?

[AC]

how to check if there is water in engine/oil in radiator?
how to check if there is oil in engine/ water in radiator po?

nagbabawas po kasi ng oil sasakyan ng kapatid ko and... water.. but small amounts lang naman..
napansin ko madami kalawang radiator niya..? what can i do?

thanks

[ghosthunter]

how to check if there is water in engine/oil in radiator?
how to check if there is oil in engine/ water in radiator po?

nagbabawas po kasi ng oil sasakyan ng kapatid ko and... water.. but small amounts lang naman..

Water might have also entered the engine. Check under the oil filler cap for anything that looks like mayonnaise. If you find any, it's serious.

Oil in the radiator, well, you can see an oily shine in the water if you drain some into a pan or bowl.

napansin ko madami kalawang radiator niya..? what can i do?

For this specific problem, (assuming no other engine problem) have the radiator rinsed out then use anti-rust/anti-boil radiator mix that you can buy from the gasoline stations. Use at the recommended concentration. That will prevent rust from forming. But if you use too much concentrate into the mix, the water mix will not carry heat efficiently and you might actually overheat.

[AC]

thanks sir ghosthunter..

actually.. nagoverheat nga siya last year..
thats what i did... flinush ko... flush ko kaya uli noh? i also... did put in coolant...

pero may kalawang parin eh.. hehe flush ko kaya 2 more times? bago ko lagyan uli ng fresh coolant? hehe

actually natakot ako.. dati na pag flinush.. yun nga tagos sa makina... yung kalawang... hehe... kaya nag eexchange yung oil/water...

actually.. i checked kanina kung... may oil.. yung radiator.. wala naman ako nakita signs ng oil...

kanina kasi nagpa add ng oil kapatid ko sa rapide... dahil nagpachangeoil and nabawas.. tapos sinusugest sakanya yun nga top overhaul daw..

but the car engine now still sounds smooth and like new naman... eh.. alam mo na kasi rapide... mura changeoil maintenance.. pero diyan nantataga sa.. repairs..

thanks sir for tip.. bukas.. ill check oil cap kung may mayonaise like substance...

[ghosthunter]

Don't trust "Rapide" to fix your problem. There are enough horror stories about their incompetence in proper repair and skyhigh billing charges.

Here is the link to the Rapide Feedback thread:
http://tsikot.yehey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37383

Since you mentioned that the engine overheated, it might have warped causing some of the fluids to leak or mix.

I think there is a test available which would involve pressurizing your engine cooling system (aka radiator, etc) with air. The system should hold pressure. If the pressure decreases, it means there is a leak somewhere.

[ramledi]

habang nagfluflush kayo ng radiator gamit kayo ng hose na diredirecho ang tubig para maalis ng husto yung kalawang at dumi sa loob ng radiator

kapag flush lang kasi may natitira talaga na mga rust at dumi sa loon ng radiator

dapat hintayin mo maging clear yung itinatapon na tubig