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bubbles in radatior
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 12:23 pm
by LN65hilux
hey all i noticed this morning that i had foam like bubbles in my radatior
do this mean that the head gasket is gone
i also noticed that there is a squeaking noice comming from the top end of the motor
any advice would be good
re
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 3:22 pm
by stilivn
blow head gasket mate. not sure bout the squeeking, but doesnt sound good.
Re: re
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 5:48 pm
by RUFF
stilivn wrote:blow head gasket mate.
Not nessisarily. I have seen foamy bubbles in lots of cooling systems that have not had head gaskit problems. It could be as simple as a slightly loose hose in the system or a leaky water pump sucking air in. I would get it to a Rad shop and get them to do a leak down and carbon monoxide test on the system before getting too worried.
As for the other noise i couldnt give you any real advice without hearing it sorry.
Re: re
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 6:10 pm
by RAY185
RUFF wrote:stilivn wrote:blow head gasket mate.
Not nessisarily. I have seen foamy bubbles in lots of cooling systems that have not had head gaskit problems. It could be as simple as a slightly loose hose in the system or a leaky water pump sucking air in. I would get it to a Rad shop and get them to do a leak down and carbon monoxide test on the system before getting too worried.
As for the other noise i couldnt give you any real advice without hearing it sorry.
I agree, don't go ripping heads off without being sure. The squeeking noise could be coming from the timing belt/tensioner/idler.
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 6:26 pm
by LN65hilux
i found that my bottom rad hose was a bit lose tightened it up and have no longer got bubbles and the noise was one tensioner bearings i replaced and no more noise