Sentences with phrase «radiator leaking»

He drove home in his car, with a cracked radiator leaking fluid, they added.

One morning, water poured into radiator leaks out the bottom and never fills.

I guess it's POSSIBLE that he had a small radiator leak, didn't notice it until the engine overheated a million miles from nowhere, and he had no antifreeze or water in the trunk but had some oil.

It may be possible that the engine radiator leak has caused the transmission to get hot and now the transmission front pump seal or front shaft...

Never mind bro... when come to problematic... BMW is on par or even worse than Audi... radiator leak, engine oil leak, faulty sensor etc....

Radiator leaked and needed replacing.

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On that occasion Andretti nursed the car back to the pits and jumped in the backup car, only to have the radiator on the second car begin to leak.

A firm that manages dozens of city homeless shelters — including the Bronx site where two toddlers were killed by a radiator steam leak in December — has kept years of tax problems hidden from the city even as it continued to collect millions in taxpayer dollars.

That winter, the water in the radiator froze and because ice expands, when it melted and turned back into water, it leaked out of the now broken radiator.

Now, if the leak is coming from the petcock valve seal or retaining clip, you can check to see if there's a kit available to replace the assembly, price it, price a new radiator and do a cost - benefit analysis.

I finally realized that the radiator was leaking the oil inside the radiator and that's why my oil was low and there was oil inside my radiator.

I've seen cheap putty specifically for the purpose of fixing leaking radiators sold at many gas / petrol filling stations.

is there any sealant to stop engine oil leak to radiator No.

If the source of the leak is on a flat surface of the radiator somewhere, some have had success using an appropriate J.B. Weld compound (depending on what type of surface you're dealing with), but I personally would recommend full replacement instead.

Also, I found a leak at the upper radiator hose.

If it gets to daily and replacing the cap doesn't fix it, you'll have to look for a leak (to weld, patch or otherwise repair) or replace the radiator (typically < $ 100 at various online shops) Fortunately since it is imperative that the radiator gets good air flow, it is one of the easiest parts to get to and usually relatively simple to replace (If you can change your own oil, you can probably replace the radiator).

I have checked my radiator & have discovered the previous owner must of put stop leak in the radiator at some point according to the mechanics so now I was told that needs to me completely flushed out of the system & needs a new radiator because the radiator looks to have been patched and may not be holding.

Onto the ground: Water pump, leaking hose, heater core, leaking radiator, REALLY bad head gasket (if it was that bad, though, I doubt the thing would run at all).

I had a family member who used to over heat their vehicle a lot and with in six months the radiator would be oxidized and leaking really bad.

If milk - like oil ends up in the radiator despite replacing the head gasket, it is likely that the head itself has warped due to overheating, allowing oil to leak into the coolant channels.

It could cause your radiator to leak, I have seen it happen.

Though my reservoir was always at the right level, I guess I had a tiny leak in the radiator.

Prior to that I changed the radiator hose and the intake manifold gaskets (because it was leaking coolant).

Perhaps most of the coolant I lost on the way home was simply due to my opening the hot radiator and letting it boil... It does lose a bit of coolant even when it isn't overheating, but that might be a hose leak.

The radiator on my Peugeot 106 has started leaking very badly and needs replacing.

I put water In the radiator of this vehicle I just bought and water just leaks right out from behind the fan pulley somewhere on the engine.

I also had to replace a leaking cooling radiator for $ 750.

Radiator was leaking and thermostat was too slow to open or sticking closed.

The leaks are not near the radiator, but further back toward the engine block.

He found that was from a leak of radiator fluid from the water pump.

Most likely you can easily spot where the leak is coming from by looking at it; a split or broken hose or a hole in the radiator are two good examples.

I have just got my coolant tank and radiator replaced after a leak in the radiator and a cracked coolant tank.

My plan to find the leak this far is to rent a radiator pressure tester kit, but I will also look into the combustion leak detector.

Radiator has been pressure tested with no leaks.

While you're looking around and under the engine, check for leaks from the radiator, which isn't the most durable.

A small oil - cooler oil leak into the radiator may very well be your problem.

leave cap off make sure fill with antifreeze and start car allow it to warm up and watch u should be able to see the water flow this will allow the air to come out per air pockets are a big cause... now buy a new radiator cap per this also small but cause a big prob... also while watching the water flow flow if bubbles stay present it could be head gasket this pushes combustion gas thru and can cause antifreeze to dicipate hence why u keep having to put more unless yur pump leaking or hose this the only other way u will get low on anti freeze... hope this helps it took me a while to figure out so i did nt have to spend lots of cash on a mech that wouldnt probably now this either top secrets lol... they wont tell u its all biz... hope this helps

Would this e a reasonable assumption for them to look at all those signs and say the radiator needs replaced and that it» fixed, even though they had a problem when they tested for leaks by doing a leak down compression test?

It could be a few things: Low coolant Failing water pump (or slipping belt) Sticking thermostat Obstructed passages in the radiator Cooling system not holding pressure (rad cap not sealing, cracked rad, leak somewhere, bad head gasket)

I took the car down to have the radiator flushed but the mechanics refused to do it because they say I have a couple of leaks in the head gasket and intake valve gasket.

That stuff migrates all through your cooling system gunking up everything it can in the process - including radiator tubes with a partial flow restriction... If you are fortunate enough to possess a brass radiator - take it to a rad shop to have the leak soldered.

Luckily the radiator was not leaking any coolant yet.

The water pump recently went bad, so I'm not sure how much oil was in the radiator because all the coolant leaked out; I just found some on the inside of the cap.

Hopefully you can see the leak from one of the hoses, from a hose joint, from the radiator.

About 6 months ago, I had a wreck and got the radiator replaced (salvaged) and the mechanic (who I'm convinced now is an idiot) filled it up with green coolant along with leaving several leaks.

It sounds like you have a leak in the engine radiator or the coolant piping.

While the combustion leak detector checks for carbon - dioxide (CO ₂) in the radiator.

I have found heavy leak of engine oil into the radiator of my 1996 Mercedes Benz (odometer 150000 mile).

is there any sealant to stop engine oil leak to radiator or do I need to replace cylinder - head - gasket?

I fixed a coolant leak and refilled the radiator about 5 months ago.