Umbhobho we-radiator yenjini ixesha elide uya kuguga, kulula ukuphuka, amanzi kulula ukungena kwi-radiator, umbhobho uyaphuka ngexesha lokuqhuba, ukuphuma kwamanzi kubushushu obuphezulu kuya kwenza iqela elikhulu lokukhupha umphunga wamanzi kwisigqubuthelo senjini, xa le nto isenzeka, kufuneka ukhethe indawo ekhuselekileyo yokuma ngoko nangoko, uze uthathe amanyathelo angxamisekileyo okusombulula ingxaki.
Ngokubanzi, xa i-radiator isemanzini, indawo edibeneyo yepayipi yeyona inokubangela iintanda kunye nokuvuza. Ngeli xesha, ungayinqumla indawo eyonakeleyo ngesikere, uze ufake ipayipi kwindawo yokungena yerediyetha kwakhona, kwaye uyiqinise nge-clip okanye ucingo. Ukuba intanda ikwinxalenye ephakathi yepayipi, ungayisonga intanda evuzayo ngeteyipu. Sula ipayipi ngaphambi kokuyisonga, kwaye uyisonge iteyipu ujikeleze ukuvuza emva kokuba ukuvuza komile. Ngenxa yokuba uxinzelelo lwamanzi kwipayipi luphezulu xa injini isebenza, iteyipu kufuneka isongwe ngokuqinileyo kangangoko kunokwenzeka. Ukuba awunayo iteyipu esandleni, ungasonga nephepha leplastiki ujikeleze ukukrazuka kuqala, uze usike ilaphu elidala libe yimicu uze ulisonge ujikeleze ipayipi. Ngamanye amaxesha intanda yepayipi inkulu, kwaye isenokuvuza emva kokuba ibambekile. Ngeli xesha, isigqubuthelo setanki sinokuvulwa ukunciphisa uxinzelelo kwindlela yamanzi kunye nokunciphisa ukuvuza.
Emva kokuba kuthathwe la manyathelo angasentla, isantya senjini akufuneki sikhawuleze kakhulu, kwaye kuyimfuneko ukuxhoma ukuqhuba okusemgangathweni ophezulu kangangoko kunokwenzeka. Ngexesha lokuqhuba, kubalulekile nokuqwalasela indawo yokubonisa ubushushu bamanzi. Xa ubushushu bamanzi buphezulu kakhulu, kuyimfuneko ukuma upholise okanye wongeze amanzi okupholisa.
I-radiator yahlulwe ngeendlela ezintathu zokufakela, ezifana necala elifanayo ngaphakathi, icala elifanayo ngaphandle, icala elahlukileyo ngaphakathi, icala elahlukileyo ngaphandle, kunye necala elahlukileyo ngaphakathi nangaphantsi. Nokuba yeyiphi na indlela engasetyenziswayo, kufuneka sizame ukunciphisa inani lee-fittings zepayipi. Okukhona ii-fittings zepayipi zininzi, ayizizo kuphela iindleko eziya kwanda, kodwa neengozi ezifihlakeleyo ziya kwanda.