Is it possible that while my mechanic fixed my timing belt he screwed up the radiotor in my 94 Toyota Corrola?

Two days after I had the timing belt replaced the radiator blew a hole right on the top of the unit. Is it possible it was there fault? Might they have drained the fluid or incorrectly put back a hose?Is it possible that while my mechanic fixed my timing belt he screwed up the radiotor in my 94 Toyota Corrola?I don't think an incorrectly reinstalled hose would cause the radiator to fail (plus most of the hoses are kind of hard to get backwards since they are molded into shape).



It's possible that he may have whacked the radiator with a wrench while putting the new timing belt in, but it's more likely that the radiator is 13 years old, and probably not doing a very good job of cooling your engine anymore anyway.



They are pretty cheap from autozone or other auto parts store - I put one in my '93 escort for about 90 bucks.



If the new one is out of your price range, check junkyards - you can probably install it yourself with a few hand tools (or find a friend that is more mechanically inclined).Is it possible that while my mechanic fixed my timing belt he screwed up the radiotor in my 94 Toyota Corrola?
am thinking they may have put the wrong hose in back in the wronge placeIs it possible that while my mechanic fixed my timing belt he screwed up the radiotor in my 94 Toyota Corrola?While any repair can theoretically cause another problem, if the mechanic slips or inadvertently touches something else, your description doesn't really lead me to believe this happened.



Is there a dent with scratches on it right where the leak is? If not, it isn't likely that someone "did it" to you. With a car that old, it isn't unreasonable that the radiator just failed.



For info, you don't normally need to drain the radiator to change a timing "belt", timing "chains" yes...Is it possible that while my mechanic fixed my timing belt he screwed up the radiotor in my 94 Toyota Corrola?
he could have bumped it or it just got a hole in it,for unknown reason.Is it possible that while my mechanic fixed my timing belt he screwed up the radiotor in my 94 Toyota Corrola?The chances of that happening are so high that if it's the mechanic's fault you should buy a lotto ticket. The only connection between the timing belt and the radiator would possibly be the water pump. If the water pump wasn't working the head would more likely to have popped. One thing I have found with cars is that once you get one thing done, you need to get something else done. If your getting the timing belt swapped then I take it your car has done over 200k on the clock. Around this time, it's also time to start getting everything else either rebuilt or new parts installed.