frossteedhehe

okay yesterday i noticed my car was steaming/smoking from the engine and i opened the hood and saw that smoke/steam was coming from my radiator and fan area (near the battery side and oh i have a 92 integra GS 1.8L with 252km) this was the first time i saw smoke coming out so I'm really worried about this. today, after I drove the car for about 15 minutes, I went to examine the problem further and saw that coolant was on top of the radiator but only on the left side of the radiator near the fan, I'm guessing that smoke/steam is the coolant being burned off and I might have a cracked radiator. what should I do ? will replacing the whole radiator fix that problem or is it something more severe? any more test i should do?

*PICTURES ARE IN THE LINK >> http://imgur.com/a/OkGiO

pimpwagon

If the car does not leak when its not running id say let it cool down. Get the car topped off with coolant. Make sure everything under the hood is bone dry. with a cold engine start the car. Watch under the hood as it warms up and as it gets to operating temp coolant will start to leak from somewhere. seeing as its totally dry under the hood you should be able to pinpoint the problem and replace/repair it.

Jeffaj20

Yeah that radiator has lived its life. Its shot, that's why you see the water pool at the top.

frossteedhehe

Yeah that's what I figured , new radiator mhmm is it still okay to drive though? For like 30 min max or will that cause more damage

DirtyDA9

Options: new rad. Radiator sealant (looks like sand). Crack an egg into it lol.

Jeffaj20

Yeah you'll be fine for now, just make sure you get it fixed soon!

ahtublao

just buy a new one and replace it asap. you dont want to spend that money that you were going to buy a new radiator with on the tow truck towing it home.