1990 Toyota Corolla radiator cap

Tiny
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  • 1990 TOYOTA COROLLA
  • 4 CYL
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 122,000 MILES
The place where the radiator cap is screwed, right underneath there is a tube that leads to the resivoir, the little plastic piece of tube where the rubber tube gets placed has a little hole causeing massive amounts of steam to spill out and my car has been over heating. Is it possible that this is the cause? And if so how can I get the hole patched up?
Thursday, October 8th, 2009 AT 4:22 PM

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Tiny
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It is a pressurized system. So any openings can cause coolant loss and overheating.

I would have a pressure test on cooling system, you may have more than one leak, especially if this is the original radiator.
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Friday, October 9th, 2009 AT 8:55 AM

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