radiator

1. user_41827 Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 torquay Posts: 924 Citroen saxo MK2 VTR

   #1 12th May 2010, 01:34

   Hey people yesterday my car was started after 2 weeks of being sat and for some reason after 20 mins of being ran on idle i herd 2 clicks and had a puddle of water 5 mins later .. looks like i have 2 holes in the bottom of the rad only very very small but is still leaking.
   i have found a vtr rad on ebay that has done 100 thousand miles i think and was wondering if it will fit on and replace my 1.1 rad with ease it is from a mk1
   
   And while i am here where is the temp sensor located as if i get the rad i will get the dials to and need that to get the gauge working :/
   
   Cheers Curt
2. user_41827 Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 torquay Posts: 924 Citroen saxo MK2 VTR

   #2 12th May 2010, 23:39

   bump ....
3. Stevo123 Established Member Joined: Apr 2009 Redcar Posts: 1971 2000 Posi Blue vtr

   #3 13th May 2010, 11:36

   100 K rad will be dead or dying. Get a new one for about £50.00 locally or try scrappy. I would swap like for like to avoid fitting problems with hoses and fanrad mounts. Really the 1.1 does not need any more cooling capacity than standard stuff.
4. user_41827 Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 torquay Posts: 924 Citroen saxo MK2 VTR

   #4 13th May 2010, 11:58

   i am not too fussed about cooling like i just dont want a leak .. it is really annoying me it is leaking but the expansion bottol still has the same amount of water as it did a month ago it is really confusing me :/
   i will just get a 1.1 one and see how it goes see what ebay and euro car parts has to offer rang around scrappies and no one has a saxo that aint been front ended oh well on wards and up wards :/
5. Royzx Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2009 Whitchurch Shropshire Posts: 723 106 quiksilver 2002 Mk2 Icelandic Saxo VTR

   #5 13th May 2010, 13:48

   Brand new radiators are only 50ish quid from euro car parts