 What could cause my upper radiator hose to expand like this? |
 Oct 29, 2007 - 4:20 PM
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 Anyone have an idea as to why my radiator hose is expanding like this? I just recently had a coolant flush done by Toyota, as well as a water pump and timing belt. Now today I noticed my temperature gauge was just barely above half, so I looked under the hood and noticed that this hose was slightly expanded. Could it be that I need a new thermostat? -Matt |
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Oct 29, 2007 - 4:48 PM
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that hose looks like it's about to burst. I don't think they bled the system properly.
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Oct 29, 2007 - 4:50 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 15, '07 From Fort Worth, TX Currently Offline Reputation: 12 (100%) |
QUOTE(Batman722 @ Oct 29, 2007 - 4:48 PM) [snapback]609480[/snapback] that hose looks like it's about to burst. I don't think they bled the system properly. That's what I was thinking. How do you properly bleed the cooling system? As far as I know (and correct me if I'm wrong), but you let the car get cold, take off the cap, put it on a slight hill (like a driveway), and let it run, and the air bubbles will come up on their own. -Matt |
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GotToyota What could cause my upper radiator hose to expand like this? Oct 29, 2007 - 4:20 PM
95CelicaST Is the top hose hot while the bottom is cool or ot... Oct 29, 2007 - 4:21 PM
GotToyota QUOTE(95CelicaST @ Oct 29, 2007 - 4... Oct 29, 2007 - 4:39 PM LewFX thermostat is on the passenger side not drivers si... Oct 29, 2007 - 4:29 PM presure2 start the car (cold) with the cap off, turn the te... Oct 29, 2007 - 4:56 PM njccmd2002 QUOTE(presure2 @ Oct 29, 2007 - 4:56... Oct 30, 2007 - 6:25 AM cHinaman727 mine just popped saturday gg Oct 29, 2007 - 8:51 PM toyotacrazy QUOTE(cHinaman727 @ Oct 29, 2007 - 8... Oct 29, 2007 - 8:59 PM Bitter its old, thats why. rubber doesnt last forever you... Oct 29, 2007 - 10:27 PM GotToyota I'm going to pick up a new hose and thermostat... Oct 30, 2007 - 6:51 PM LewFX let us know how much toyota charged you because mi... Oct 30, 2007 - 6:55 PM GotToyota QUOTE(LewFX @ Oct 30, 2007 - 6:55 PM... Oct 30, 2007 - 7:00 PM GotToyota I replaced the hose last night. That fixed the pro... Oct 31, 2007 - 11:16 AM wrathc5525 it could also be a radiator cap because it is a pr... Nov 4, 2007 - 3:49 PM |
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