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ju1ce415 · 12-28-2008, 11:35 PM

yeah it blew up today, and now there's like a crack in it.. i had to drive home so i let it cool down and it worked fine. i am bamboozled to why it happened as i put in a new koyo radiator 2 months ago..

i will be replacing asap but i would like to know the causes, if it can happen again, and if there is something wrong with my car

cwallace12 · 12-28-2008, 11:39 PM

Did you replace the hoses when you put in the new radiator or did you use old ones?

murda-c · 12-28-2008, 11:46 PM

It was probably just old, but just to be safe get a pressure tester and make sure your head gasket isn't blown.

Slammed Assassin · 12-28-2008, 11:52 PM

was your car overheating before it blew?..when u changed the radiator did u put in new hoses and thermostat?

4x4le · 12-29-2008, 12:07 AM

Did you get any coolant on the wiring harness? I blew a hose this summer and my car started acting up and were stripping the harness now due to harness grimlens. My fist s13 also had an issue when I got coolant on the harness. It really is frustrating and sometimes dont show up right away.

ju1ce415 · 12-29-2008, 01:51 AM

did not put in new hoses or anything else, just the radiator.

it was over heating once like a month or 2 ago, but i was driving alot that day and it was a pretty hot day but i just added more coolant and it fixed it.
and it was not over heating prior to the blow up.

can it be the head gasket? because before i put in the new radiator it was over heating but since ive been driving the hell outta my s13 and no problems til the hose blow up.

12-28-2008, 11:35 PM	#1
ju1ce415 Leaky Injector Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Francisco Posts: 82 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Radiator hose blew up.. yeah it blew up today, and now there's like a crack in it.. i had to drive home so i let it cool down and it worked fine. i am bamboozled to why it happened as i put in a new koyo radiator 2 months ago.. i will be replacing asap but i would like to know the causes, if it can happen again, and if there is something wrong with my car

12-28-2008, 11:39 PM	#2
cwallace12 Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bowling Green, Ky Age: 38 Posts: 59 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Did you replace the hoses when you put in the new radiator or did you use old ones? __________________

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murda-c Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Montgomery County, MD Age: 33 Posts: 3,197 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	It was probably just old, but just to be safe get a pressure tester and make sure your head gasket isn't blown. __________________

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12-28-2008, 11:52 PM	#4
Slammed Assassin Nissanaholic! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oxnard/SV Posts: 2,065 Trader Rating: (34) Feedback Score: 34 reviews	was your car overheating before it blew?..when u changed the radiator did u put in new hoses and thermostat?

12-29-2008, 12:07 AM	#5
4x4le Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Manchester, Tn Posts: 1,253 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Did you get any coolant on the wiring harness? I blew a hose this summer and my car started acting up and were stripping the harness now due to harness grimlens. My fist s13 also had an issue when I got coolant on the harness. It really is frustrating and sometimes dont show up right away.

12-29-2008, 01:51 AM	#6
ju1ce415 Leaky Injector Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Francisco Posts: 82 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	did not put in new hoses or anything else, just the radiator. it was over heating once like a month or 2 ago, but i was driving alot that day and it was a pretty hot day but i just added more coolant and it fixed it. and it was not over heating prior to the blow up. can it be the head gasket? because before i put in the new radiator it was over heating but since ive been driving the hell outta my s13 and no problems til the hose blow up.