It leaked coolant all over the driveway, and cost over $400 to replace it. I had never had this happen to much older vehicles than a truckj less than 5 years old with only 61,000 miles.
2007-02-23 06:32:25 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
The older ones were made better. The new ones are aluminum cores and some have plastic tanks that are crimped on. The old ones were all copper with copper tanks that were soldered on.The aluminum can't take the constant hot and cold expanding and contracting without having metal fatigue.
2007-02-23 06:42:02 · answer #1 · answered by countryboy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The main reason a heater core goes bad is because of rust or sediment in it.If you had the wrong coolant mixture, like too much water mixed into your antifreeze and it was tap water and not distilled water, than it is very likely to shorten the life of your heater core and radiator both.Lime and calcium deposits cause clogging and keep it from functioning properly,eventually it backs up too much and blows the inner seals causing the leaks that you saw.
Have your system back flushed if you didn't have that done already so to remove the rest of possible sediment in the rest of your cooling system to prevent any further damage by it getting into the new heater core.
Good Luck!
2007-02-23 14:40:45 · answer #2 · answered by vmaxer85 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usual cause for this problem is putting water in the engine to cool it, instead of using antifreeze. WEAK ANTIFREEZE MAY ALSO DO IT. Now that you have a new one, make sure that you only add 50/50 antifreeze when topping the radiator or over flow bottle.
Use 100% antifreeze when changing, follow the direction on the bottle. Top off ONLY with 50/50.
2007-02-23 14:43:18 · answer #3 · answered by whatevit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The usual cause of a heater core failue is not keeping enough antifreeze in the system in the summer. The air conditioner running in the summer can freeze the heater core if the antifreeze mix is too weak.
2007-02-23 14:50:07 · answer #4 · answered by Niklaus Pfirsig 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That core was probably made in a nother country.Many ford specs for parts are designed to just pass factory warranties. You are a target for sepperating your money from you when you took ownership of this vehicle. The ranger is nothing more than a re-bodied pinto when it comes to quality construction.
2007-02-23 14:50:21 · answer #5 · answered by racer123 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
make sure the rad is ok as well if its plugged it may cause to much pressure elsewhere including the heater core
2007-02-24 19:14:26 · answer #6 · answered by James F 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure to change your engine coolant according to your car manufacturer's recommended maintenance interval.
2007-02-23 15:30:54 · answer #7 · answered by bobweb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem is mainly shoddy machinery. Check your thermostat, belts, engine (pistons and gaskets), and your hoses. I think you'll find the problem somewhere in there.
2007-02-23 14:36:56 · answer #8 · answered by Chris W 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
everything is being made lighter , cheaper and faster , remember when radiators and heater cores were all metal and we could solder them ? but I'm dating myself aren't i ?
2007-02-23 14:40:04 · answer #9 · answered by sterling m 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ford. Yours is not the first.
2007-02-24 12:22:46 · answer #10 · answered by gejandsons 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋