It’s probably your radiator. A car radiator can become clogged with calcium and rust over time, stopping regular function. This can cause permanent damage to your engine if it goes untreated, leading to costly repairs in the future. Learning how to flush your radiator helps prevent these ...
If the tubing leaks, coolant can enter the transmission lines, contaminate the fluid and ruin the transmission. Red or brown drops of oil in the coolant would be a symptom of such a leak. Because the oil cooler is inside the radiator, the radiator must be replaced to eliminate the problem...
After you’re done inspecting and/or topping off the fluid, close the radiator cap and ensure that it is secure enough to prevent leaks. 9. Clean Up Check the area for any spills and clean it up. Radiator fluid is toxic when ingested, so it’s important not to let your children or...
Antifreeze should be added to the coolant before cold weather arrives to prevent the radiator from freezing and cracking. If a radiator develops a crack, coolant leaks out and your car could become overheated quickly. Temporary Fixes Often you can fix a radiator temporarily to keep your car ...
Once you have found the leak, keep checking the rest of your cooling system to make sure you have found all the leaks. Many times, we have found more than one leak on a vehicle. Once, we had a Dodge truck radiator leak that we were able to fix on the vehicle and after retesting ...
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Quick Tips to Maintain Your Car Radiator (And Prevent Coolant Leaks) Your car’s radiator is an important device that circulates coolant around the engine. Taking good care of the radiator decreases the chance of coolant leaking into your engine. Here are some quick tips you should know: ...
Make sure the connection is tight and secure. A loose connection will generate heat at the site of the connection and not supply proper voltage to the pump, which likely will burn the wire and damage the pump, causing your engine to run poorly, if at all. Take the ground wire from the...
Coolant leaks from a cracked coolant reservoir tank are generally less than the sources of leaks right below, but it can happen when you are fixing another problem nearby and accidentally damage the tank. In any case, you’ll need to replace the damaged reservoir tank....
Leaks in the cooling system can lead to a loss of coolant, which in turn causes the engine to overheat. Common areas for leaks include radiator hoses, the radiator itself, the water pump, and the heater core. Even a small leak can have a significant impact on the cooling system’s effe...