runtohell121

as title say so, about 1 week, the radiator water is gone already... almost every week I have to refill the radiator..

Former User

Where's the leak? Any white smoke in exhaust?

itsnotfast

White smoke/sweet smelling exhaust, running like crap? Visible leak?

runtohell121

No noticeable leak, no white smoke either... Runs strong still.. just that huge lost of water..

tico

You have a leak somewhere dude. If your not burning it and your positive then its leaking no doubt. Could be leaking only when driving and that's why you don't see it. You need to thourougly search that engine bay. Hoses clamps radiator thermo housing bypass hoses heater hoses. Everything!!

runtohell121

>< that sucks..
What else could be a problem that cause a huge lost of water besides leak?

D16SiHatch

blown head gasket

runtohell121

really? head gaskets are broken?
That might explain why there are oil leaks near the transmission? xD..
I'll get a picture of my engine tomorrow and let you guys see if it's a head gasket leak or something ><

D16SiHatch

if the headgasket is blown and causing the coolant to be burnt up, then it is not something we will visibly be able to see from the outside. you should do a cylinder leakdown test and see if air escapes into your cooling system. also try looking under the radiator cap and down into the radiator for the presence of a brownish nasty substance which can collect in some instances of a blown headgasket.

runtohell121

I think I'll check the cap first lol

runtohell121

Ok, here are some pictures of my engine+radiator cap.. can anyone tell from looking at the picture? would it be the head gasket that causing this?

D16SiHatch

if its not coming from either the seal around the dizzy or the valve cover gasket than it is a possibility it's from a headgasket that's leaking oil externally. try wiping it all down clean and then letting it run for a few minutes to see if you can spot where the residue is seeping from.

also, not everybody has a 1900x1200 res monitor so you might want to resize those pics to somewhere around the 1024x768 range lol.

runtohell121

meh.. I used a DSLR.. only resized it 50% lol

I don't really see anything for a few minute, only for a long term run, without having the hood open, then i'll start seeing oil all around the engine area.

HondaPartsHero

go to autozone and rent their pressure tester and if no leaks you can eliminate that

http://www.autozone.com/autozone/ino...tingAndCooling

runtohell121

how do i do the pressure test? xD

mrharmonic

omg! i call noob!!!!!!! lol jk it come with instrustions bro and they will tell you how to use it

MonkeyMagic

doubt its a headgasket. y8's use a metal one and rarely fail. but this can be confirmed through a pressure test, which will likely display the leak wherever it may be.

otherwise, check every where coolant goes. clean everything up and look for the coolant residue after driving around warmed up

runtohell121

My other concern is a huge lost of engine oil now also, I just notice I barely had any oil left in the engine x.x..

runtohell121

ASAP... huge water lost this time for sure..
video
pictures

D16SiHatch

check the heater hoses, iacv lines, t-stat area, etc. thats a significant amount of water so finding out the source should not be all that difficult

runtohell121

My dad says it's the manifold area, there's a little hole.. So I'm guessing the only fix is to replace the manifold itself?

D16SiHatch

well if the manifold is physically broken or cracked then yes you'll probably have to do that. i would want to be sure though that its not simply leaking from a hose clamp thats maybe not quite on right. what do you mean by theres a hole in it? like one that just appeared but was never meant to be there?

runtohell121

Not sure how to explain it, just that my dad told me there was a hole in that area. He already cut the OEM Hose, and then reattached it, still same thing, then he bought a new hose, still the same thing..

EDIT: My dad said that part has a crack..

D16SiHatch

fuwwkkkk. well sounds like you'll need to replace it then

runtohell121

My dad is trying to repair it right now, what kind of adhesive can stand up the heat from the coolant/water?
http://www.permatex.com/products/Aut...etal_Epoxy.htm <-would that work?