Can you tell if a radiator hose ruptured from age or freezing?

[Zymurgy]

General car question. I have a beater import work car. I had the dealership work on the cooling system this fall and I don't believe they got the correct percentage of anti-freeze. I was driving it this morning in -6F weather. Went straight to operating temperature 180, but zero heat. After 8 miles it hit 240, I pulled off the freeway. I was ready to shut it down then the temperature started to drop.

By the time I shut it off the temperature was back to normal, but the hose had burst and no coolant in the system. I checked the refill reservoir, what was left, was like a slushy. I shot a video of it to show the dealership, backing up my idea of under anti-freeze percentage.

Any way to prove this hose burst from the result of frozen anti-freeze.

 

[1966newport]

if your
lucky that all it did

 

[1978 NYB]

Could have a cracked head or block or both (from freezing).

 

[commando1]

The dealer will just accuse you of diluting their coolant mixture.

 

[Zymurgy]

Good news, I didn't cause any other damage to the car. No seals blown and no cast cracked. I will try my luck with the service manager tomorrow. The problem is you can't easily replace this hose, so it is a fairly big job to replacing it.

I am so done with this car, to expensive to work on and too much of a pain in the butt for me to do it myself. Just want it to last a bit longer until I buy a new work car.

 

[commando1]

The problem is you can't easily replace this hose, so it is a fairly big job to replacing it.

Vehicles are gettin beyond rediculous.
A freakin simple radiator hose is now a big job.

 

[polara71]

Vehicles are gettin beyond rediculous.
A freakin simple radiator hose is now a big job.

So much for the grammar police and the rise and fall of humanity... today I found out Stan is human......I can go home early.

 

[commando1]

How does it feel to be fulfilled?

 

[bajajoaquin]

Vehicles are gettin beyond rediculous.
A freakin simple radiator hose is now a big job.

It's a big job, and the other problem is that there's no way to put water directly into the radiator. My wife's car blew a radiator hose and I limped it to the mechanic, but the only way to add water was through the overflow tank. But the overflow works by suction, which doesn't exist if there's a freaking hole in the hose!

 

[Zymurgy]

Good news the dealership stepped up and covered all cost of the repair. I was ready to go to battle over the bill and I didn't have to they made it right.