. Any mechanic worth their weight in gold can tell you by looking if your rad is good or bad by an eyeball check. That is easy. No need to pressure check it. IF it passed in the factory, then all those tests were done; so unless you smucked into a Moose, then there is no damage to the radiator. Right? Why should it fail? It in fact will not. I got rads that are well over 50 years old and still water tight and not clogged either. Not because of anything I did extra - the makers of the coolants make sure that the cooling system stays clean.
Bulk hose? You mean radiator hose, the big ones.
. He may have replaced them for nothing. They could have been good.
. But he did not say the problem was fixed. He just did one part of a bigger system.
. Chances are he asked you to bring it by to the shop. for Water pump seal is a common place. And a dozen other places. Just because a guy carries a wrench does not make him a mechanic.
. Another place is the gate control for the heating system. They wear out and leak.
.even Certified qualified mechanics miss stuff. It happens.
This guy just sold you 2 rad hoses. He never said the work was done.
So mechanic just started replacing hoses without testing the system with a radiator tester?
Did you hire a backyard mechanic ? It would explain it. Yes with the cap off the radiator can over flow and leak water
How does he know the radiator is fine without testing it under pressure? If the system is not under pressure about 15 ft pounds It won't leak and you can't look at a radiator not under pressure and say its fine.
Thats a moron, whom Don't know squat about cars. I have a degree in automotive more then 35 yrs experience Someone came to me I hook up testing equipment If you just blindly replace parts your spending more then you need too. Find an actual mechanic Put the cap on run the vehicle to normal operating temperature
Open the hood Grab the top radiator hose if its hard to squeeze the system is under pressure and is not leaking if its soft whomever replaced the hoses did so blindly and that was not the problem You can rent a radiator tester or take it to auto-zone they will do it for free and advise you of what repairs are needed
Hope it helps
Lr
the idiot didn't put the radiator cap back on! Could that be a cause of the coolant leak? Not having the radiator cap back on?
ANSWER: YES, MISSING RAD CAP COULD BE THE CASUE OF SECOND LEAK.
The car has been started about 3 times and driven up and down the driveway moving it, or do i still have a leak somewhere?
ANSWER: DO YOU STILL SEE COOLANT ON THE GROUND SINCE YOU OUT THE RADIATOR CAP BACK ON PROPERLY? YOU CAN ALWAYS PRESSURE TEST THE COOLING SYSTEM TO BE ABSOLUTELY SURE. AUTOZONE, ETC. RENT RADIATOR PRESSURE TEST KITS.(see links below)
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/accesso...
Park uphill, fill radiator, run engine, adding coolant, till operating temp is reached. With it full, reinstall the cap.
Run engine longer and observe temp indication. Feel upper rad. hose for warm and pressurized. open the bleeders to purge the air. then verify cooling fan operation.
Now move vehicle to a dry place and inspect for leaks.
The tech should have completed this before calling it complete.
and giving you the keys.
After a drive and a cool down, you can top it up with coolant, before being absolutely sure it has had time to burp.
Any further questions? a rad shop or engine shop can put a tester on your system and or cap to be absolutely sure. But then thats where you should have been in the first place to achieve perfection and have recourse.
It could be a bad water pump that is leaking. Unless the car was hot and water boiled out it should not have had a puddle on the ground. You should run the engine long enough to get it warm and then the radiator cap needs to be removed to make sure the radiator is full. BTW what is a Bulk hose? In all my years I have never heard that term.
Once you have the radiator cap correctly fastened and it's not leaking there (the rubber seal in radiator caps sometimes fail, it cost me a cracked head) Look for water dribbling out from beneath the water pump, there is a little hole there which allows coolant to escape when the seal around the pump shaft fails... if you see coolant there, it means you need to replace the water pump and do NOT drive the car because you will loose all your coolant and overheat.
Put on the cap, run the engine and check again for leaks. Make sure the radiator is full of water first. There will be some overflow as the engine heats up.
The cap is the thing. Instead of expanding into the reservoir it is overflowing. That's nothing. Just an over sight. The new hoses should serve you well. A pressure test is a good way to find out if it is or is not a sealed system. Tiny leaks can be hard to find.
Put on the cap, run the engine and check again for leaks. Make sure the radiator is full of water first. There will be some overflow as the engine heats up.
Put on the cap, run the engine and check again for leaks. Make sure the radiator is full of water first. There will be some overflow as the engine heats up.
So I had a mechanic come out cause I was leaking coolant real bad. He replaced my upper and lower bulk hose so I thought the leak would be fixed and he said my radiator is fine. Come out the next morning and there's a puddle of coolant so I turn the car on, move the car to the other driveway leave in running so I can clean it up and see if it's still leaking and I pop my hood open and the idiot didn't put the radiator cap back on! Could that be a cause of the coolant leak? Not having the radiator cap back on? The car has been started about 3 times and driven up and down the driveway moving it, or do i still have a leak somewhere?
The missing cap certainly does not explain the leak you described under your parked car. Do not consider it fixed by just replacing the cap. And stop running the engine without having a properly functioning cooling system. That can ruin an engine. Have it towed to a reputable shop for repairs.
Put on the cap, run the engine and check again for leaks. Make sure the radiator is full of water first. There will be some overflow as the engine heats up.
Put on the cap, run the engine and check again for leaks. Make sure the radiator is full of water first. There will be some overflow as the engine heats up.
Any idiot that said they arent important is a moron. You do need the cap to create a pressure. PRessurized coolant raises the boiling point so it doesnt boil inside the system which is what you do not want. Cap loose will leak coolant
Your mechanic is a plonker. No radiator cap could easily have allowed the coolant to boil which may have totalled your engine. After replacing the cap you will just have to check again.
No, you don't need a cap on the radiator - car makers just put them there as a decoration....like caps on milk jugs.
ADDED: You're right - it was a simple question.
No, you don't need a cap on the radiator - car makers just put them there as a decoration....like caps on milk jugs.
ADDED: You're right - it was a simple question.
No, you don't need a cap on the radiator - car makers just put them there as a decoration....like caps on milk jugs.
ADDED: You're right - it was a simple question.
No, you don't need a cap on the radiator - car makers just put them there as a decoration....like caps on milk jugs.
ADDED: You're right - it was a simple question.
No, you don't need a cap on the radiator - car makers just put them there as a decoration....like caps on milk jugs.
ADDED: You're right - it was a simple question.
No, you don't need a cap on the radiator - car makers just put them there as a decoration....like caps on milk jugs.
ADDED: You're right - it was a simple question.
I honestly wonder if the radiator drain plug wasn't re-installed correctly.
Put on the cap, run the engine and check again for leaks. Make sure the radiator is full of water first. There will be some overflow as the engine heats up.
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you have Put on the cap, run the engine and check again for leaks. Make sure the radiator is full of water first. There will be some overflow as the engine heats up. you need to replace the water pump.
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put the cap on
Get the mechanic and repair it.Simple
Get the mechanic and repair it.Simple
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