radiatior..

[J-Reid]

i seem to be topping up my radiator allot, like 1/4 of the bottle thing a week.
any ideas why, some of my mates have never topped theres up and i seem to do it more times than i put petrol in.?
do you suggest i take off the two tubes that go to eather end of the radiator and give it a blast out 2 get rid of the shit on the tubes?
cheers.

[renagademaster4]

there no visible leaks ? any holes ? maybe one of the pipes or connectons ? heater matrix inside the car ? worst thing would be the headgasket on its way out , catch it quick and it'l save u a hell of alot a ££££ , check it out asap m8

[J-Reid]

there no visible leaks ? any holes ? maybe one of the pipes or connectons ? heater matrix inside the car ? worst thing would be the headgasket on its way out , catch it quick and it'l save u a hell of alot a ££££ , check it out asap m8

ye il have to get i checked out, no leaks or anything. i can leave it all day n night on the drive and not a drop af anything. hope it isnt the headgasket lol !
cheers.

[raunchz]

Could be headgasket - what sort of mileage is the car on?

I have to top mine up quite a bit, but I think it's leaking a bit as after driving, when I park up there is a few drips underneath, so going to start her up, and go around checking all the pipe's and connections to see.

I have heard that a good giveaway if you have a leak is that the cooling system can't really pressurise properly - so when the car's cold, undo the little bleed nipple at the back left of the bay, if there isn't water right at the top of it (ie that you can see) chances are you have a leak - can't remember where I heard that from though.

[J-Reid]

Could be headgasket - what sort of mileage is the car on?

I have to top mine up quite a bit, but I think it's leaking a bit as after driving, when I park up there is a few drips underneath, so going to start her up, and go around checking all the pipe's and connections to see.

I have heard that a good giveaway if you have a leak is that the cooling system can't really pressurise properly - so when the car's cold, undo the little bleed nipple at the back left of the bay, if there isn't water right at the top of it (ie that you can see) chances are you have a leak - can't remember where I heard that from though.

oh nice one, its 57k milage. il have a good check of it all today to see if anything is leaking. cheers 4 the help.

[richyd711]

the best thing to do would be check for leaks pipes split etc! Like posted already try bleeding the system you might just have a slight blockage or crap in the pipes leading the water not to get through properly