lately when i drive my car the temperature goes up fast and my radiator is leaking coolant wen its hot. i tried to locate the hose that is leaking but i couldnt find it, so im assumin that its my radiator that is leaking. is it koo to drive for now with back up water?

 

No its not 'koo'. Warped head, cracked block, blown headgasket...definite possibilities if you continue to overheat your engine. Also don't pour cool water in a scortching hot system. Try to isolate the leak and replace the parts necessary.

 

how do u notice if ur car has a blown hed gasket or warped head or cracked block?

 

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Blown headgasket:
Losing coolant
The oil is milky instead of black
Your temperature gauge rises
Depending on where the gasket is blown, you may have coolant in the cylinders, or leaking coolant on the sides of the block
White smoke out of the exhaust (a lot of it, similar to condensation vapor on cold morning starts)
Losing power/compression

Warped head:
Coolant leaking from where the head connects to the block (you'll see white smoke)
Losing coolant
Temperature rising
Losing power/compression

Cracked block:
Depending on where the crack is, losing coolant/oil, or your motor just goes to all hell. Cracked blocks are kinda rare.

It's "koo" to drive to a shop with backup water if that's the only place you're going. It's not worth the risk to the engine for something like that.

 

nice info thnx.. my temp is rising hella high fast and coolant are dripping.. iim wondering if my headgasket blew or my radiator is just leakin cuz i cant find any hoses leakkks

 

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Stupid question, do your fans still work? Is your thermostat still opening? Do you get heat (that is hot) from your vents?

Anyway, hoses generally don't really leak unless there is a hole. In that case, you'd definitely see the leak. How many miles are on your car? Honda radiators generally go out 80K miles and up. The endtanks are plastic and they crack.

Where are you seeing the coolant dripping from? Why don't you make sure your car is cool first. Start it up in your driveway, have it sit until the coolant has enough pressure/temp to start to leak. Tell us where it's coming from. Just make sure your car doesn't overheat. Shut it off before that happens.

Remember, you should try to start with the easy **** first. It could be something as simple as a leak in a hose/not enough coolant, or something as bad as a blown gasket/warped head/any one of those things that Sam92Teg said.

 

I suggest you put some of that radiator stop leak from an autostore, it might help since you can't find the leak.

 

it is leaking right beneath my coolant bottle by the passenger side, only find leaks from radiator, cant find ne hose

 

you might want to check your thermostat. that could be causing your temp to rise. what part of san diego are you in? if your anywhere near miramar, there's a couple good shops up there like honda/acura specialists.