106 Gti rad and fan

1. Phreaktwo Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Wetwang, east yorkshire Posts: 372 BMW 320 e46

   #1 13th July 2010, 11:21

   Ive found a set pretty cheap online, will these fit my mk2 saxo vtr?
   
   Cheers dudes!
2. Phreaktwo Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Wetwang, east yorkshire Posts: 372 BMW 320 e46

   #2 13th July 2010, 21:11

   Also, will i need to buy new rad hoses if it does fit?
3. ukgaz Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2008 Maidenhead Posts: 683 Saxo VtR '52

   #3 13th July 2010, 21:21

   Pretty sure the connections are different locations,
   
   Would suggest just going to GSF
   
   173PC0120 RADIATOR SAXO 1.1/1.4/1.6 8V NO AIRCON MANUAL £57.50
4. Phreaktwo Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Wetwang, east yorkshire Posts: 372 BMW 320 e46

   #4 13th July 2010, 21:47

   It looks to me like the vtr and 106 gti rad dont differ much apart from it being longer...
   
   
5. user_31039 Established Member Joined: Feb 2009 Woking / Plymouth Posts: 1031 saxo 1.1 posi blue, saxo 1.4 furio black

   #5 13th July 2010, 22:44

   the gti rad is a vts rad, as the later mk2 vtr's had vts rads in them (the bigger ones), instead of the smaller ones like 1.1s/1.4s. also for the record i have a gti/vts fan in my furio and its fine

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6. Phreaktwo Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Wetwang, east yorkshire Posts: 372 BMW 320 e46

   #6 13th July 2010, 23:04

   Just what i was needing to hear, thanks dude!
7. user_12308 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2006 The Lang Toun Posts: 4133 Mk2 Clio V6 #007 of 354

   #7 13th July 2010, 23:32

   You'll need to cut and re-join the wires for the fan as obviously the gti plug wont fit the saxo loom
8. Phreaktwo Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Wetwang, east yorkshire Posts: 372 BMW 320 e46

   #8 14th July 2010, 22:06

   Thanks for the heads up, ive done my fair share of wiring in the past so it should be easy to do that Will there be anything i need hose wise for the rad?
9. user_12308 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2006 The Lang Toun Posts: 4133 Mk2 Clio V6 #007 of 354

   #9 14th July 2010, 23:23

   shouldnt think so, it shoudl be a straight swap but personally would never fit a second hand radiator unless it looked like new...
   
   for about £35 you can get a brand new delivered. might save you a lot of trouble/risk is the car ever overheated
10. keeleyvtr Newbie Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 1

    #10 15th July 2010, 16:46

    I have just got a new radiator for my vtr and just below the left hand red circle on the picture above there is a screw hole, what can i fill it in with? cheers
11. willsy West Midlands Joined: Nov 2005 Nuneaton (West Mids) Posts: 13835 '64 Volvo V40 R’Design, '89 Ph1 309 GTi, ‘97 Mk1 S

    #11 15th July 2010, 17:54

    With the hoses the top hose is exactly the same fitting. However the bottom hose is of course longer on the VTR so all you'll have to do is cut your existing hose to length to match the larger radiator.
    
    Also with the radiator which you are buying make sure that it is the correct one for your car. If you have a blue sensor on your existing radiator under where the top hose is then you'll have to make sure that the new radiator has the fitting hole to put it. Some models dont and the hole is blanked up. Obviously if you dont have that sensor and the new rad has the hole then you'll have to find a blanking plug of some sorts
12. adam661 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2009 chesterfield (ish) Posts: 2685 icelandic grey 53 vt

    #12 15th July 2010, 18:31

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by mtpagey You'll need to cut and re-join the wires for the fan as obviously the gti plug wont fit the saxo loom

    i have a twin fan and need to cut the wires 2 but there different collour any pictures of what goes where???
13. willsy West Midlands Joined: Nov 2005 Nuneaton (West Mids) Posts: 13835 '64 Volvo V40 R’Design, '89 Ph1 309 GTi, ‘97 Mk1 S

    #13 15th July 2010, 18:42

    What colours have you got adam?