Car coolant pipe burst / leak

[ChinaCommunistSG]

Today my car broke down. I tried my very best to drive my car to the nearest petrol station and from there I requested tow service to tow my car to the repair shop.

Repair man check my car alternator and battery and all are fine. However they notice that coolant pipe leak or burst.

Dear brother and sister, may I know what is the market price for coolant pipe ? Jiuhu repair man said it is made of plastic .

Pls share info with me

 

[ChinaCommunistSG]

Any 老司机 here to share info ? What is the cost to replace coolant pipe

 

[syed putra]

Shouldn't cost muchos. If you had driven too far, your car engine block may overheat and start to mangle. I. E. Surface all not smooth anymore and oil and water may leak everywhere.

 

[congo9]

Hahah.
Get it done and start to drive your car. It's just a leak.

 

[ChinaCommunistSG]

Shouldn't cost muchos. If you had driven too far, your car engine block may overheat and start to mangle. I. E. Surface all not smooth anymore and oil and water may leak everywhere.

Today weather is not hot and that is why my car did not overheat

 

[Hightech88]

Today my car broke down. I tried my very best to drive my car to the nearest petrol station and from there I requested tow service to tow my car to the repair shop.

Repair man check my car alternator and battery and all are fine. However they notice that coolant pipe leak or burst.

Dear brother and sister, may I know what is the market price for coolant pipe ? Jiuhu repair man said it is made of plastic .

Pls share info with me

Assuming yours is a Kimchi or Jap car the coolant pipes that leak usually are near the radiator and quite cheap only.

Just ask workshop to order and replace the pipe, then purge n renew the coolant.
Good workshop will do a proper pressure test to ensure no more leaks then kao dim.

 

[ChinaCommunistSG]

Assuming yours is a Kimchi or Jap car the coolant pipes that leak usually are near the radiator and quite cheap only.

Just ask workshop to order and replace the pipe, then purge n renew the coolant.
Good workshop will do a proper pressure test to ensure no more leaks then kao dim.

Dear @Hightech88 老司机。 do I need to change the coolant tank ?that square coolant tank and sometimes driver need to check if “engine got water”？

 

[blackmore]

Hahah.
Get it done and start to drive your car. It's just a leak.

TS mast pray doubly hard its just a coolant pipe; there are host of issues that can arise just from a blown pipe

 

[ODACHEK]

Dun chiboomba can already.

 

[Hightech88]

Dear @Hightech88 老司机。 do I need to change the coolant tank ?that square coolant tank and sometimes driver need to check if “engine got water”？

Coolant tank is just a reservoir for radiator coolant expansion flow into it and contraction flow out when temp cools down after your drive, esp. during the night.

If all the pipes connected to the tank and the tank itself has no crack and working well, why need to change?

There is a max and min line indicator. Just make sure the coolant is top up near the max line and never below the min. Usually after you stop the vehicle after a long drive, you should notice the coolant exceeding the max line due to back flow from the radiator expansion cap valve. Then in the morning, the coolant level should flow back to the radiator through the radiator valve cap and drop below the max line again. This cycle must repeat itself after every drive, then you know your coolant system is working properly.

 

[Loofydralb]

Today my car broke down. I tried my very best to drive my car to the nearest petrol station and from there I requested tow service to tow my car to the repair shop.

Repair man check my car alternator and battery and all are fine. However they notice that coolant pipe leak or burst.

Dear brother and sister, may I know what is the market price for coolant pipe ? Jiuhu repair man said it is made of plastic .

Pls share info with me

You got conned by the repair shop.

 

[congo9]

Nowadays jihu mechanic is charging a premium for their service. Just a change of radiator fan costs a few hundred bucks.

It's not worth the price.

 

[ykhuser]

Today my car broke down. I tried my very best to drive my car to the nearest petrol station and from there I requested tow service to tow my car to the repair shop.

Repair man check my car alternator and battery and all are fine. However they notice that coolant pipe leak or burst.

Dear brother and sister, may I know what is the market price for coolant pipe ? Jiuhu repair man said it is made of plastic .

Pls share info with me

first your car broke down.what are the symptoms? High temperature light indication on?

 

[ChinaCommunistSG]

first your car broke down.what are the symptoms? High temperature light indication on?

Engine and battery sign on . Not sure about high temperature

 

[ykhuser]

Engine and battery sign on . Not sure about high temperature

then u kena con already. battery light on mean is not charging. your electrical power supply still can function?

 

[ChinaCommunistSG]

then u kena con already

It is an old car . I repaired that few years ago also

 

[ykhuser]

It is an old car . I repaired that few years ago also

you repaired the radiator coolant heat exchnage few years ago?
a radiator coolant can easily work 6 ,7 years without problem unless you use water jet to wash car and spray onto it

 

[ChinaCommunistSG]

you repaired the radiator coolant heat exchnage few years ago?
a radiator coolant can easily work 6 ,7 years without problem unless you use water jet to wash car and spray onto it

I think my radiator last more than 10 years but I replace other parts of coolant system

 

[Papsmearer]

Today my car broke down. I tried my very best to drive my car to the nearest petrol station and from there I requested tow service to tow my car to the repair shop.

Repair man check my car alternator and battery and all are fine. However they notice that coolant pipe leak or burst.

Dear brother and sister, may I know what is the market price for coolant pipe ? Jiuhu repair man said it is made of plastic .

Pls share info with me

This kind of fucking stupid post is no head or tails. Fucking retards like u come here and ask for advice, but don't even bother to describe the situation in detail.

1) If your coolant pipe really broke, u will know it right away. U will see steam come out off your bonnet, and hot coolant spraying everywhere. Also, there will be a strong smell of coolant and a big puddle of green/yellowish coolant under the car. This is an immediate stop, you should not be able to drive the car at all because it would be hard to see. You will also see the engine temp gauge go thru the roof. Since u made no mention of all these factors, I suspect it was not a coolant pipe problem.

2) Coolant piping is not made from plastic. If it was, it would never withstand the pressure and high fluid temperature. Coolant hoses are made from reinforced synthetic rubber. They are easy to change, can be cut to the right size, and if you know how to do it, you can change it yourself and tighten the clamps. The fact the mech told you its made of plastic means he is full of shit.

3)If your car is still driveable enough for you to limp to a petrol station indicates there is some other issue, but without detailed information, its useless to tell u what it is.

 

[Papsmearer]

Engine and battery sign on . Not sure about high temperature

Engine and battery sign on is an electrical issue. U can have a coolant leak in the system, and those warning lights will still not come on