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Pay Attention To Your Car Radiator. How To Maintain The Radiator Properly by AutoJoshNIG: 6:23am On Feb 27, 2018 |
That very day you purchased your car, it came with a responsibility. This responsibility is taking good care of your car so that it can serve you well. You don’t have to wait for your car to totally spoil before you repair them. There are a lot of preventive maintenance practices you can take up. This will not only keep your car in good shape, it will as well save you some cash; maintenance cost is reduced. A lot of people are more conversant with changing the oil, rotating the tyres, and replenishing fluids. There are more to maintenance like taking good care of the radiator. A lot of people don’t know much about radiator upkeep. This post is to help you take proper care of your car radiator so it would last long and serve its purpose. There are steps you can take to help maintain a properly functioning radiator. Having the knowledge of what you’re about to read now about radiator can help you save time, money and strength some time in the future. Before we precede, what of the work of this radiator? Radiator is a very key component of your car engine cooling system. This system in a whole keeps your engine from overheating. This process prevents internal components from melding together, melting, and above all, causing your car from malfunctioning. We can say the cooling system of your car engine is very vital because failure to do its work, there might be engine failure. The radiators crucial role within the cooling system is regulating the temperature of the engine. It keeps the car from overheating amongst others. What can you do to keep your radiator up and running in good shape? Consider doing these; master these tips: - Keep the coolant, or radiator fluid, filled at all times. You can as well use this coolant with a 50/50 water mix. - Always ensure the radiator cap is tight at all time. If it’s not tight, the coolant chamber will not be pressurized as supposed. - Have your radiator flushed once or twice each year. The frequency of this flushing varies with vehicle. For some cars, annual flushing is okay. Flushing your radiator gets rid of particle buildup in it and it as well prevents clogging. When you don’t flush your radiator as recommended, your radiator will start degrading and wearing down the cooling system. This will prevent it from functioning properly. In a nutshell, don’t neglect the radiator upkeep of your car. It should be among your priorities in your car maintenance. Did you learn a thing today? Don’t forget to like, rate and share. https://autojosh.com/pay-attention-radiator-maintain-radiator-properly/ Lalasticlala Mynd44 Ishilove Marpol Semid4lyfe Obinoscopy Seun 7 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Pay Attention To Your Car Radiator. How To Maintain The Radiator Properly by Nutase: 6:50am On Feb 27, 2018 |
Mo ti gbo. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Pay Attention To Your Car Radiator. How To Maintain The Radiator Properly by free2ryhme: 6:51am On Feb 27, 2018 |
AutoJoshNIG: use better coolant that is all |
Re: Pay Attention To Your Car Radiator. How To Maintain The Radiator Properly by Spartanville(m): 6:51am On Feb 27, 2018 |
Good to know |
Re: Pay Attention To Your Car Radiator. How To Maintain The Radiator Properly by handsomeyinka(m): 6:51am On Feb 27, 2018 |
I wonder when last those oshodi buses have flushed their radiators...Those vehicles strong die.. 5 Likes |
Re: Pay Attention To Your Car Radiator. How To Maintain The Radiator Properly by SoftP(m): 6:51am On Feb 27, 2018 |
Some local technicians will tell you, coolant is not used here in this part of the world" they advice u use water. Can someone pls explain better to me ! 4 Likes |
Re: Pay Attention To Your Car Radiator. How To Maintain The Radiator Properly by Sweetcollins: 6:52am On Feb 27, 2018 |
Informative 1 Like |
Re: Pay Attention To Your Car Radiator. How To Maintain The Radiator Properly by cooldipo(m): 6:55am On Feb 27, 2018 |
Autojosh Mr Sabi 1 Like |
Re: Pay Attention To Your Car Radiator. How To Maintain The Radiator Properly by cinoedhunter: 6:55am On Feb 27, 2018 |
Flushing things abi ..... 1 Like |
Re: Pay Attention To Your Car Radiator. How To Maintain The Radiator Properly by shortgun(m): 6:59am On Feb 27, 2018 |
most coolant in the market is nothing but water mixed with color, you buy color thinking its coolant and end up damaging ur car. 2 Likes |
Re: Pay Attention To Your Car Radiator. How To Maintain The Radiator Properly by Turks: 7:01am On Feb 27, 2018 |
Good read. Another good one from autojosh 1 Like |
Re: Pay Attention To Your Car Radiator. How To Maintain The Radiator Properly by Vicben(m): 7:04am On Feb 27, 2018 |
Noted 1 Like |
Re: Pay Attention To Your Car Radiator. How To Maintain The Radiator Properly by kingzjay(m): 7:13am On Feb 27, 2018 |
Quite informative! 1 Like |
Re: Pay Attention To Your Car Radiator. How To Maintain The Radiator Properly by Platinumay(m): 7:16am On Feb 27, 2018 |
Good lessons here, did a terrible mistake few weeks ago, didn't know my radiator cover wasn't in place the last time I put water in the radiator, it was sitting on top of the engine while the radiator remain uncovered, the water signal on the dashboard was showing low water level, I neglected it thinking I still put water recently, I drove it like that from ajah to ikeja and got the gasket burnt, they change gasket it didn't still work, water keeps entering the engine, I had to replace a complete engine. I have spent over 200k, the car is still with the mechanic as am typing this. If I had just opened the bonnet and checked, I would have saved my self all this wahala. Let's be observant of our cars pls. 12 Likes |
Re: Pay Attention To Your Car Radiator. How To Maintain The Radiator Properly by shortgun(m): 7:25am On Feb 27, 2018 |
Platinumay:people like u should not own a car, you are careless. How can u ignore warning lights? I feel like punching u right now. 7 Likes |
Re: Pay Attention To Your Car Radiator. How To Maintain The Radiator Properly by femi4: 7:32am On Feb 27, 2018 |
SoftP:Coolant contains antifreeze and since we don't have freezing condition in this part of the world, they ll tell you that you don't need it. But coolant also contain antitrust, to save your radiator from getting rusty, you need a coolant 6 Likes |
Re: Pay Attention To Your Car Radiator. How To Maintain The Radiator Properly by femi4: 7:36am On Feb 27, 2018 |
Platinumay:Guy, no near car again 4 Likes |
Re: Pay Attention To Your Car Radiator. How To Maintain The Radiator Properly by Nobody: 7:38am On Feb 27, 2018 |
shortgun:His car has already punched him 200k 5 Likes |
Re: Pay Attention To Your Car Radiator. How To Maintain The Radiator Properly by Nobody: 7:40am On Feb 27, 2018 |
femi4: LOL |
Re: Pay Attention To Your Car Radiator. How To Maintain The Radiator Properly by Dottore: 8:03am On Feb 27, 2018 |
Ok |
Re: Pay Attention To Your Car Radiator. How To Maintain The Radiator Properly by fergieboy: 8:07am On Feb 27, 2018 |
Re: Pay Attention To Your Car Radiator. How To Maintain The Radiator Properly by RealGucci: 8:07am On Feb 27, 2018 |
baba i dey refil tho i feel ssy e dey leak but coolant. nanababa. make ai go dey pour soap with acid and colour say na coolant. too many fake coolants fake batteries fake engile oils wtf anything wey not be follow come baba na spoil. coolant go cool all your funds . dagbo don too many everything in dis shiithoole is fakke. u buy engine oil in the day it turns grease at night knockin my gen . inverter blows my phone chargers wen nepa comes its between 1hp to below if i no get stab u go swear for dem. then by month end they say my bill is 30k ac wey i get i no fit use am well. men shiiithoole men 4 Likes |
Re: Pay Attention To Your Car Radiator. How To Maintain The Radiator Properly by Dottore: 8:16am On Feb 27, 2018 |
Platinumay: Which one be water signal again. Can u take a photo of the device or the car abeg. What's the name of the car. Do you really have a car or did u just make up this story. I only know of Engine Temperature gauge. Radiator doesn't have a gasket the top cylinder of the engine does. If the top cylinder is bad you can replace it without necessarily replacing the whole engine. Reminds me of someone who said his car is Toyota Xtrail Limited and is 4wheel drive. Another argued that all SUVs that are manual transmission are 4wheel drive while the ones that are automatic are front wheel Drive. Of course they both have powerful SUV and talking from experience. Nairalanders sha. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Pay Attention To Your Car Radiator. How To Maintain The Radiator Properly by shortgun(m): 9:31am On Feb 27, 2018 |
Dottore:some cars come with coolant level indicator aside the temperature gauge. it will tell u when ur coolant level is low. 2 Likes |
Re: Pay Attention To Your Car Radiator. How To Maintain The Radiator Properly by Olusegunjaye(m): 10:29am On Feb 27, 2018 |
RealGucci: sorry bro 1 Like |
Re: Pay Attention To Your Car Radiator. How To Maintain The Radiator Properly by chnovpaul(m): 10:40am On Feb 27, 2018 |
Dottore: I use a Volvo S80, and the car does writes a message on the dashboard "Coolant Low, Stop Engine". At that point, you know you just need to stop and go look. My point is, don't assume that because you haven't seen something, it doesn't exist. 6 Likes |
Re: Pay Attention To Your Car Radiator. How To Maintain The Radiator Properly by deebrownneymar: 11:17am On Feb 27, 2018 |
AutoJoshNIG: Thanks. I picked 2 important points. |
Re: Pay Attention To Your Car Radiator. How To Maintain The Radiator Properly by DidiLove1: 12:04pm On Feb 27, 2018 |
Please, what's the difference between a single cell and double cell radiator? |
Re: Pay Attention To Your Car Radiator. How To Maintain The Radiator Properly by miqos02(m): 1:00pm On Feb 27, 2018 |
Lovely Pls how do you "flush" radiator ? |
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