When to change the coolant in your Radiator?
After 4 to 6 years or after driving 40,000 to 60,000 mi (64,000 to 97,000 km), it’s recommended that you change the coolant in your radiator to keep your engine running well. Changing the coolant requires draining the existing fluids and flushing the system before you add a new antifreeze solution.
Can a defective radiator cap cause engine to overheat?
A defective radiator cap will cause engine overheating in a number of ways. Three of the ways a radiator cap can cause overheating are, 1) Not holding in pressure and allowing the coolant to vent out or escape the cooling system. 2) No providing the proper pressure and not raising the boiling point.
What to do if your radiator fan is not working?
Start simple and make sure the fuse if good. If the fuse is ok you will need to check any sensors you have and then maybe your fan motor is bad or there is a wire short. In any case you must have your system checked when your electric fan is not working. A bad water pump can be hard to diagnose.
Why does the coolant race through the radiator?
When you allow coolant to race through your radiator it will not have the necessary time in the radiator to release the proper amount of heat. It is important that you slow down the coolant to a specific flow rate to allow for the proper dissipating of heat.
Why is my car overheating after replacing the radiator?
Overheating. Just replaced radiator and thermostat, but still hasn’t fixed the problem. My car overheated the other day, and it was leaking coolant horribly. I got a new radiator, which stopped the leaking, but the car was still overheating so then we tried replacing the thermostat but it is overheating even now.
Is the water pump still hot after replacing the radiator?
I have replaced the radiator, water pump, it still run hot. I took out the thermostat and it still run hot when you drive it any distance. The temperature gauge return to normal when it is setting still and running. Help I’m at a lost to the problem. 71 people found this helpful. Did you ever find the cause of this?
Why does the radiator leak when the bearing goes out?
It starts leaking when the bearing is going out so that it will be replaced prior to a complete failure. As for the vehicle still overheating, if all of the parts you have replaced are working fine, then you may have an air flow issue through the radiator. If this was the case, the vehicle would still cool at higher speeds and just not around town.
How can I tell if my car radiator is failing?
The second way a radiator can fail is to become plugged internally. To check for this condition, remove the radiator cap when the engine is cold look inside using a flashlight. You may need to drain some of the coolant out to see the ends of the radiator core tubes.