Radiator coolant leak tips, help, productsWhere did that green or orange liquid come from? It could be a coolant leak.Here is how to stop it - and end other problems, too! Have a Radiator coolant leak problem? What do you do next? A green or orange puddle is a sign of an anti-freeze leak. Vehicle owners may complain of a weird smell. Engine coolant odors leaking across hot engines create the odor. The source may be coolant leaking from any number of places:
What to do next? Tips. Products Safety tip: If your car is overheating. Never take the radiator cap off
Let the first mechanic you come to - check your radiator out. Here is why. The radiator caps job is that of a pressure control relief valve. When the coolant gets hot and expands, it overcomes the relief valve in the cap and escapes into a tank. It stays there temporarily. A test mechanics do on radiator caps is to check it pressure relief point and it suction return point, and its gasket. All 3 must be just so. Anyhow.... When your car sits for 4 or 5 hours and the motor coolant cools down, it shrinks. A suction now occurs in the system and opens a valve pulling the coolant it pushed out, back in. Self-filling. Automatic. As heat transfers into the coolant the coolant expands creating pressure the cap limits the pressure to 15lbs. 15 lbs pressure kicks the boiling point of the coolant from 212 degrees to 250 - and this seems to be ideal for cooling without overheating. Danger! Boiling Hot! If you take the radiator cap off when the motor is hot the coolant just explodes and gushes out - at 250 degrees. The boiling hot coolant will peel the skin off your arms, face and chest - as many persons have discovered. Never take the cap off when the motor is hot! Warned all about this! What causes leaks? When radiator coolant ages - it takes 2 to 3 years, it goes bad by turning acidic. The acid part eats holes thru gaskets and the pressure the coolant is always under, forces the coolant out the hole like a hole in a tire does the air. So, does that tell you anything about what causes leaks? How can I stop the leak?
The Mega Power Radiator Service Treatment #RS3. Pictured below. 
Radiator coolant leak treatment cost:1- 3 item treatment, $30+ $15 s&h= $45 total. For more information, help with your problem, ordering: what you should know A special hand pump
a GOOD Tip: Spend $150 to replace all your radiator hoses every 5 years and have the system flushed out and neutralized. That avoids two problems and causes of leaks. Why change hoses? Because they crack on the inside and sometimes a pin hole will leak out the coolant and overheat the motoe -without you knowing it. The outside of hoses always looks brand new. A pinhole leak from such a crack will empty the motor of coolant in 15 miles. Ever see a car on the side of the road with the hood up and steaming? Family standing around, amazed. Trucks zooming by within inches of the stalled vehicle? Replacing coolant Anti-freeze is always mixed - you always mix it with water, half and half, to make it freeze resistant. Don't know why - never heard. Anti-rust additive. There is no such thing! Mega Power has a Stop Leak #6, a product called Radiator Cool #7, and a System Flush #8. Each of these neutralize acids - which stops rust formation as well, as the main product feature item. Never seen a parts store radiator product offer to neutralize acids. Maybe, because they are all 50 year old brands, and not that hi-tech.
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