{"id":17216,"date":"2020-03-09T16:59:02","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T16:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kseal.com\/expert-advice\/engine-problems\/radiator\/car-radiator-leak-symptoms"},"modified":"2020-03-09T17:46:15","modified_gmt":"2020-03-09T17:46:15","slug":"car-radiator-leak-symptoms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kseal.com\/pk\/expert-advice\/engine-problems\/radiator\/car-radiator-leak-symptoms","title":{"rendered":"Common car radiator leak symptoms"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What are the symptoms of car radiator leaks?<\/h2>\n<p>The most common symptoms of radiator leaks and radiator failure include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Frequent engine overheating.<\/li>\n<li>A puddle underneath the engine.<\/li>\n<li>Coolant levels dropping rapidly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All three of these symptoms relate to coolant leaks. The best way to check if you have a coolant leak is to check your car radiator\u2019s water and coolant levels every two weeks or so.<\/p>\n<h2>How to check your car for radiator and coolant leaks<\/h2>\n<p>On most cooling systems, there will be a visible maximum and minimum level indicator that car owners can use to judge the level of coolant \u2013 ideally it will always be between those two marks. Coolant levels will decrease naturally, but a large drop over a short space of time will indicate a car radiator leak.<\/p>\n<p>Sure signs of a car radiator leak include:<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-6\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_16398\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16398\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16398\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kseal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/topping-up-with-coolant.jpg\" alt=\"An engine is topped up with coolant.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kseal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/topping-up-with-coolant.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.kseal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/topping-up-with-coolant-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16398\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Radiator constantly needing to be topped up<\/strong> with water or coolant.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-6\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_16362\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16362\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16362\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kseal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/engine-temperature.jpg\" alt=\"A dashboard indicator shows that a car's engine is starting to overheat.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kseal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/engine-temperature.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.kseal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/engine-temperature-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16362\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Frequent engine overheating \u2013 <strong>keep an eye on the temperature gauge<\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-6\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_16350\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16350\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kseal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/engine-overheating.jpg\" alt=\"An engine warning light on the dashboard indicates the engine is overheating.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kseal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/engine-overheating.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.kseal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/engine-overheating-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16350\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Engine gauge <strong>showing maximum temperature<\/strong> after a few minutes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-6\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_16442\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16442\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16442\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kseal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Severe-Coolant-Leak-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Underside of a car shows liquid dripping to the ground, forming a puddle.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kseal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Severe-Coolant-Leak-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kseal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Severe-Coolant-Leak-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kseal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Severe-Coolant-Leak-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16442\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Puddle underneath the engine<\/strong> \u2013 this will indicate a leaking radiator.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Should I drive with a car radiator leak?<\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re willing to keep topping the radiator up and the symptoms don\u2019t worsen, your engine will keep running for a time, but eventually the engine will break down.<\/p>\n<p>In our experience, you shouldn\u2019t drive at all once you\u2019ve discovered one of these symptoms of a car radiator leak. Instead, we recommend you:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kseal.com\/pk\/where-to-buy\">Find your nearest supplier of K-Seal<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Grab yourself a bottle of this radiator stop leak.<\/li>\n<li>Shake the bottle.<\/li>\n<li>Pour it into your car radiator or reservoir.<\/li>\n<li>Run the engine&#8230;and go!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>K-Seal will permanently repair your car radiator leak straight away, putting a stop to those troublesome symptoms and saving your wallet from <a href=\"\/?page_id=17204\">costly radiator leak repairs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" style=\"color: white; text-decoration: none;\" role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kseal.com\/pk\/where-to-buy\">Grab a bottle of K-Seal today<span class=\"icon-more\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are the symptoms of car radiator leaks? The most common symptoms of radiator leaks and radiator failure include: Frequent engine overheating. A puddle underneath the engine. Coolant levels dropping rapidly. All three of these symptoms relate to coolant leaks. The best way to check if you have a coolant leak is to check your<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":6546,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kseal.com\/pk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17216"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kseal.com\/pk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kseal.com\/pk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kseal.com\/pk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kseal.com\/pk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17216"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.kseal.com\/pk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17216\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17224,"href":"https:\/\/www.kseal.com\/pk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17216\/revisions\/17224"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kseal.com\/pk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kseal.com\/pk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}