Singapore Honda Club

Dear All,

Recently I encounter this problem of water not enough at the opening when we have the radiator cap. I top up every morning. I discovered that the water was actually being suck into the reservoir i think, cos the water in the reservoir increases over time. What could be the problem? Please advise. I dun think is the head gasket problem. I had my radiator changed recently, things are working fine after changed only last week problem surface. I also changed both the radiator fan and air-con fan. BTW, my mileage is 210000km.

The radiator should not be full to the cap, especially when the engine is cold. The reservoir act as a buffer for the radiator when it is heated up and the coolant goes back into the reservoir. If there is no leakage, you should not be filling up the radiator all the time.

patan wrote:The radiator should not be full to the cap, especially when the engine is cold. The reservoir act as a buffer for the radiator when it is heated up and the coolant goes back into the reservoir. If there is no leakage, you should not be filling up the radiator all the time.

thanks for the advise. Discovered the problem, my head gasket having minor leak. My plugs abit rusty

Hi Jason,

Is your car still under guarantee?
If it is, should have it replaced free of charge.

If you need further assistance, let me know.

Cheers,
pat

patan wrote:Hi Jason,

Is your car still under guarantee?
If it is, should have it replaced free of charge.

If you need further assistance, let me know.

Cheers,
pat

Hi Pat,

Its not under warranty anymore. I think I might need to do the repair soon

Hi Jason,

Always the case, after warranty, things tend to fall apart, as though the manufacturer makes the parts to last only after the warranty period. haiya..

patan wrote:Hi Jason,

Always the case, after warranty, things tend to fall apart, as though the manufacturer makes the parts to last only after the warranty period. haiya..

ya lor, my gearbox up lorry after warranty up