Reasons to Replace Car Radiator

Series Summary

The radiator keeps your engine from overheating in the summer and from freezing in the winter. If your radiator has a hole in it or is not working properly, the engine of your car could suffer serious damage. Your car is a complex machine made up of simple machines that have many different parts and processes which must be checked for breakage, leaks, and wear. A mechanic can do all of these checks for you or you can learn how to do them yourself and fix many problems you may find; of course, you can always take your car into a mechanic should you run into a problem that you are not confident you can fix. If you would like to learn how to replace your radiator, learn from an expert.

In this free auto repair video, you will learn how to remove your radiator and all of the hoses and switches connected to it. A master mechanic will also tell you how to drain the coolant and drain the fluid from the hoses connected to the transmission. So check the rust and calcium deposits in the radiator in your car. If you do need to replace the radiator, watch these free car repair videos.

Video Transcript

"Okay, in these training series we're going to cover radiator replacement in automobiles and a couple reasons you could have to replace radiator, one of the most common reasons, is age and what happens is due to calcium, lime, and rust deposits, also electrolysis occurs between ethanol glycose or antifreeze and aluminum it cause electrolysis or corrosive action to occur and these particles and contaminous buildup inside start to block and reduce, block the passageways, and reduce the radiator's ability to properly cool it, coolant and thus keeps the engine cool. Another reason is you could have a leak and that's the case in this particular situation. A rock was kicked up through the air intake on the lower portion of the radiator and punctured a small hole in it, so we'll be replacing this radiator due to a leak. It's pretty straight forward; there are some minor things we have to look out for. Please watch our next segment and we'll cover safety."