radiator

4th November 2005, 17:57

oh the french build there cars to last....

my radiator has got a leak in it

again! i have tried using that radweld stuff and it worked for about a month but the whole is back!!

what should i do? its only about 1mm wide but its causing the temp to rise alot. Should i replace the whole thing?

if so, could someone talk me though how to do it? is it fairly straight forward??

thanks dudes

4th November 2005, 19:22

buy a haynes manual. best £20 you'll ever spend.

4th November 2005, 23:23

Take it to someone who repairs radiators. I got mine fixed for £10.

4th November 2005, 23:58

and who would fit radiators? just try an garage?

5th November 2005, 00:04

do it yourself. it's a piece of piss, take you an hour plus cost of coolant.

5th November 2005, 00:29

Take the radiator out the car - 10 minute job and take it to someone to fix. See yellow pages - radiator repair.

To take the radiator out all you have to do it diconnect the top and bottom hoses. A small pair of mole grip come in handy for the clips. Make sure they are cold first though.

There are two metal clips that attach the top of the radiator to the slam panel. Once these are off it should just lift out.

You might have to diconnect your air filter supple before you can lift it out though.

Make sure you have anti-freeze for when you are putting the radiator back on the car though.

5th November 2005, 00:53

easy job 1 hour tops