a.lim Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 I found a relatively large puddle of coolant on my garage floor and immediately checked for any leaks. Turns out the leak was coming from a cracked radiator so I bought a new one to replace, but after reading a bit I hear that this can just be a symptom and the real problem may be because of a blown head gasket. My car does not overheat. I'm going to check for white smoke coming from the tail pipe, milky residue on my oil cap, and any other quick checks recommended by users. I guess if I can find any of the above symptoms I can diagnose the problem to be a blow head gasket. But if it's just a bad radiator, what causes it to crack? Car specs: gt30 turbo with supporting mods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgeracer Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 The plastic end tanks will seperate after a while. Just normal wear and tear. "Gimme mines Balboa...Gimme mines".....Clubber Lang - Mr. T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZP Installs Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 The plastic end tanks will seperate after a while. Just normal wear and tear. I concur, we've replaced a bunch of 02-03 WRX rads. The 05-06 cars are starting to see radiator replacements now as well. -mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.lim Posted October 18, 2011 Author Share Posted October 18, 2011 I just find it odd that my car is running like crap on WOT and my radiator is showing some milkyness, although the coolant is still green. Here is a picture.. is this a blown head gasket symptom? Checked oil and it looks completely normal. Car does not overheat. http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/2911/img2758a.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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