DCmina

There's coolant leaking from below and the tube thingy where coolant travels also has coolant flying out of it.
I'm going to the garage tomorrow but would anyone know what would there be to fix?
Thanks!

BlackRx7

Looks like the O rings on your radiator are shot, same thing that happend to me, I took mine to a radiator shop to see if they could replace them and they told me that mazda used unreplacable o-rings in these radiators. best bet is to go to a junk yard and pull one out, prolly cost you like $30, its really easy to just remove the fan shroud and take the 4 bolts out and it will slid right out. Good luck feel free to ask anything else.

DCmina

Thanks. Would it be safe to use the car?

BlackRx7

not if you lose all your coolant
I still wounldn't drive it though

DCmina

Thanks!

Should I try using a Radiator Sealer and Stop Leak? My dad told me to do this so I think I'm gonna try it. There's nothing to lose right?

Scott 89t2

I wouldn't. it'll go all inside the engine and heater core too... I don't screw around with products like that. rotorys are different and I doubt anything is tested on them.

and I don't have a clue what you are saying. "tube thingy" are you talking about the upper rad hose, the big one about 2" thick or so? or where the cap is? or where that sensor is with the wire comming out of it? mabe where that scew is right behind where the big hose is?

if it's comming out of the big hose, is it just comming out of where it connects to the rad? if so pull it off (coolant will come out) and check to see if either the hose has a hole or split in it, or see if the plastic on on the rad where it goes onto is craked. if not clean them both up and stick them on again. maybe you need a new hose clamp. and see if it still leaks.

Juan

iTrader: (28)

Don't use stop leak or radiator sealer. These products will probably do more harm than good. I also din't understand what u were trying to explain with "tube thingy". Maybe you can point it out in one of your pictures?

tesla042

From the pics, it looks like the overpressure relief tube thing on the radiator cap has no hose attached to it. Same thing in my car, and I had the exact same results....only, it was the filler cap, not the radiater cap. Coolant would spray/drip out when the car got warm, and air would be sucked back in. Result: low coolant alarm would go off every week or so..

Maybe, get some hose and a plastic T, and connect the overfill canister to BOTH overpressure relief things.

mm.. Let me know if my "technical terms" above don't make sense..

-Tesla

DCmina

Thanks guys for helping me, I really appreciate it!
Those terms above are too technical for me, would you have the hospitability to explain them to me in English?
Thanks!

The tube I am talking about is the red thingy. And in the green circle, where you can see text, I can see air bubbles, so I guess there's little holes there.

Scott 89t2

oh, that's the rad. if it's leaking there you need a new one.

DCmina

Gonna cost $192 to replace. Can I do this by myself?

Scott 89t2

that's pretty cheap!! The rad alone is probably that much, plus 4 quarts of antifreeze, and an hour or so of labor.

Juan

iTrader: (28)

192 from the junk yard? Installation and removal should be self explanatory. theres probably like 4 screws on the radiator. This would be a good time to check your radiator hoses (the large one going into the radiator, and the one coming out of the bottom of the radiator). If they look brittle or beat up, change them. Good luck!!!!

DCmina

Actually it's 192 new.

Ryde _Or_Die

Man upgrade. If u need a new radiator get a better one. Makes sense. Think Griffin makes a perfect replacement.