A radiator is defective if fluids are leaking out of the radiator or there is a leak of steam. Or, if thecore is blocked, the radiator will remain cold or just slightly warm in places.
Low coolant?Cooling fan not working?Defective thermostat?Radiator clogged or air flow resitricted?Defective radiator cap?Defective water pump?Airbound? Low coolant?Cooling fan not working?Defective thermostat?Radiator clogged or air flow resitricted?Defective radiator cap?Defective water pump?Airbound?
If you can move the pulley from side to side, is noisy, or it is leaking it is defective. Remove the radiator cap and with the radiator full enough to see the coolant, start the engine. If after the engine reaches operating temp, you do not see flow of coolant within the radiator the pump is defective.
Overheating problems are caused by clogged radiator, non-functioning cooling fan, defective thermostat, defective water pump, defective or incorrect radiator cap, clogged water ports in engine, or collapsing radiator hose.
Stuck Thermostat, clogged radiator, defective water pump, defective fan, fan relay, or blown fuse. A defective radiator cap will in some instances make the car to appear to be overheating.
maybe my radiator is defective
Blown fuse, defective fan motor, or defective thermal relay.
a. blown headgasket. b. defective thermostat. c. defective radiator. d. no oil, no coolant.
No. The only times the radiator would leak is if it was damaged, defective, or corroded.
Plugged radiator Defective thermostat Low coolant Defective radiator cap Water pump not circulating water fast enough Cooling fan not working
Engine overheated. Possible causes are: Thermostat stuck closed. Low of coolant. Defective radiator cap. Clogged radiator. Defective Water Pump.
Blown fuse, defective thermal relay, or defective fan motor.
Defective radiator caps or tubes