Leaking rad.

zedhed · 18th June 2018, 13:16

Can an overheated engine cause the radiator to pop.just jacked the car up and saw coolant running down from the fins,but put it back down and it stopped.nothing when starting the engine.im assuming its blown after it dumped its coolant the other night from one of the hoses.what gets to me though its brand new.😡😡

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Yorkshire GOC · 18th June 2018, 14:44

TBH no - i cannot see a radiator failing - especially a new one - if the coolant was really boiling it would have come out through the expansion tank cap -

zedhed · 18th June 2018, 15:11

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TBH no - i cannot see a radiator failing - especially a new one - if the coolant was really boiling it would have come out through the expansion tank cap -

Im assuming it cant be fixed then,soldered or whatever.

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SD1too · 18th June 2018, 16:42

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Im assuming it cant be fixed then,soldered or whatever.

Mark; what Martin is saying is that the coolant leak is unlikely to be from the radiator unless you are unlucky enough to have been supplied with a faulty one. I would suggest that you ensure that the level in the expansion tank is no higher than the ‘max’ marker and see what happens after a couple of journeys.

When you refilled the cooling system after replacing the hose, did you follow the MG Rover procedure for bleeding it exactly?

Aluminium can be soldered, given the right equipment and expertise.

Simon

zedhed · 18th June 2018, 17:20

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Originally Posted by SD1too

Mark; what Martin is saying is that the coolant leak is unlikely to be from the radiator unless you are unlucky enough to have been supplied with a faulty one. I would suggest that you ensure that the level in the expansion tank is no higher than the ‘max’ marker and see what happens after a couple of journeys.

When you refilled the cooling system after replacing the hose, did you follow the MG Rover procedure for bleeding it exactly?

Aluminium can be soldered, given the right equipment and expertise.

Simon

Oh yes defo unlucky enough😕.it was perfect till the hose popped off,and yes refilled to proper procedure.tbh ive never had any probs with airlocks at all on this car.

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zedhed · 18th June 2018, 17:21

Also its defo the rad as i watching it run from the centre of it.

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zedhed · 19th June 2018, 11:45

Problem solved folks,silly me.all it was is the coolant sitting in the fins of the rad from when the pipe popped off.sorry.😄

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zedhed Posted a thing or two zt saloon turbo Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Tipton Posts: 1,461 Thanks: 1 Thanked 167 Times in 132 Posts	Problem solved folks,silly me.all it was is the coolant sitting in the fins of the rad from when the pipe popped off.sorry.😄 Sent from my LG-M160 using Tapatalk