My engine is leaking radiator fluid and I need to know why! Isit fixable?

 

The problem you are experiencing is Osmotic Pressure. Because the coolant is contained only on the inside of the engine and not the outside, there will be a pressure differential. It is this pressure differential that is forcing ethylene glycol out of your system and into the surroundings. The solution is to totally immerse your engine with ethylene glycol to reduce the osmotic pressure and stop the seepage.


Seriously, find the hole somewhere in your cooling system and fix it. If you don't understand, take it to a repair shop.

[This message has been edited by a73camaro (edited November 20, 2001).]

 

buy or rent a pressure tester and put it on your radiator fill cap....pump it up to the prescribed pressure which should be inscribed on the radiator cap, once it is at pressure the coolant should start pissing out of wherever it is leaking from.

 

thanks for ur suggestions! im only 16 so my money supply is short so i had a neighbor who is a mechanic look at it and he fxed the problem