Radiator

[davebtypeRep3]

Hi everyone , I was driving home from work today and a stone punctured my radiator and lost all my coolant I only relised in the petrol station as the car was smoking heavily from under the bonnet,
and didnt notice no rise in temperature on the guage , how likely is it i could have damaged the engine? I opened the oil cap and it had a white haze in the underneath :| would this be to do with the radiator being punctured, I checked the water this morn and it was full so this has only happened on the way home from work about 5 mins to the petrol station. does anyone know how to change the radiator like is there a how to guide? Ive looked on here but cant see anything..

Any help greatly appreciated

 

[Chris.]

If there is a white sludge type substance under the oil cap then it's likely that coolant is mixing with the oil which could mean knackered head gasket.

 

[davebtypeRep3]

little update , got the bumper off and radiator off , how much coolant do i put back in the system ? and which antifreeze should I use ?

Cheers Dave

 

[Neily03]

didnt notice no rise in temperature on the guage ,

The temperature sensor won't work if there's no coolant to sense.

little update , got the bumper off and radiator off , how much coolant do i put back in the system ? and which antifreeze should I use ?

Cheers Dave

Fluid volumes are in the owners handbook and it should tell you what type of coolant to use.... it's one of Honda's own RFU ones iirc....