coolant spraying in my engine bay
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coolant spraying in my engine bay
Hey guys...I was wondering if you could help me diagnose a problem with my car.
For a few months now, i've been smelling coolant after i get out of my car after my drive to work.....but i didnt know it was coolant until a few weeks ago. i opened the hood and noticed there was coolant all over everything. i thought maybe it was the radiator cap because from the coolant stains, it looked like they originated from the cap. So i just replaced the cap the other day, but that didnt fix it and it seems like the problem is getting worse. But when i looked under the hood this time, it seemed like the part of the car that had the most coolant on it was on my hood...right above the reservoir. Do you know what would cause this...or is there anything else i should try to narrow down the issue.
and just FYI, it's a 99 gsr.
Thank you.
For a few months now, i've been smelling coolant after i get out of my car after my drive to work.....but i didnt know it was coolant until a few weeks ago. i opened the hood and noticed there was coolant all over everything. i thought maybe it was the radiator cap because from the coolant stains, it looked like they originated from the cap. So i just replaced the cap the other day, but that didnt fix it and it seems like the problem is getting worse. But when i looked under the hood this time, it seemed like the part of the car that had the most coolant on it was on my hood...right above the reservoir. Do you know what would cause this...or is there anything else i should try to narrow down the issue.
and just FYI, it's a 99 gsr.
Thank you.
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crack or broken Radiator
not sure of your year acura
but earily year hondas acuras had a plastic top of the Radiator.
they crack easily and some times you can't tell they are crack till the engine get's warm.
i had the same problem in my last three hondas
not sure of your year acura
but earily year hondas acuras had a plastic top of the Radiator.
they crack easily and some times you can't tell they are crack till the engine get's warm.
i had the same problem in my last three hondas
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Cracked top of the radiator...the top is plastic on the OEM piece, very common to crack and leak. My integra did the same thing.
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i bought chris' jdm sir-g radiator after my first radiator got fuxored during a canyon excursion.
that one sprung a leak eventually, so i got another one, off a gsr.
i replaced it with a used koyo, but i didnt have sufficient cooling from the small slim fans i bought.
i eventually sold the car with the gsr radiator.
make sure u get the right one for your year, as integra came with two different types, the difference being the way the passenger side fans are mounted.
if you have a 99 gsr i believe its a showa. one has brown end tanks the other has black ones.
that one sprung a leak eventually, so i got another one, off a gsr.
i replaced it with a used koyo, but i didnt have sufficient cooling from the small slim fans i bought.
i eventually sold the car with the gsr radiator.
make sure u get the right one for your year, as integra came with two different types, the difference being the way the passenger side fans are mounted.
if you have a 99 gsr i believe its a showa. one has brown end tanks the other has black ones.
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my 92 has the plastic top radiator the other guys are talking about and when it does crack, it can sometimes be hard to tell that it is cracked or where the crack is....i eventually replaced it and havent had the same problem since...maybe i should get an aftermarket one?
