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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: spy on December 07, 2006, 23:08:22

Title: radiator woes
Post by: spy on December 07, 2006, 23:08:22

My rad is past its best, 2 many mud coatings and dunkings in briercliffe followed by a motorway services jetwash have taken their toll.  

No fins in half of it at least.  Cant go over 60 for any length of time and have to keep the heaters on to sit at 60.  

Radiators are horribly expensive (best option so far is £100 to recore my own) so just wondered if anyone had fitted anything off another car?  Dont mind making up brackets etc.

Anyone done it or am I hunting for a second hand one?

Title: radiator woes
Post by: Range Rover Blues on December 07, 2006, 23:12:44

For a TDi? best check E-Blag.

Title: radiator woes
Post by: Xtremeteam on December 07, 2006, 23:28:52

pity its a 200,have a brand new 300 i "could" have sold you,then again might have a good 200 rad aswell ..............................

Title: radiator woes
Post by: spy on December 07, 2006, 23:37:45

Nobody bunged one off a transit or anything in then?  Very boring this second hand rad thing :)

Let me know if you have one for the right price mike.  Suppose I will do findapart etc in the morning.  

Cheers,

Mike

Title: radiator woes
Post by: Range Rover Blues on December 07, 2006, 23:53:33

Quote from: "Redlinemike"

pity its a 200,have a brand new 300 i "could" have sold you,then again might have a good 200 rad aswell ..............................

Will that do for a 300TDi Rangie, if so how much mate?

Title: radiator woes
Post by: paul and sam on December 08, 2006, 00:03:13

i had a rad recored with an industrial core that is ment to be able to take jet wash as well as mud etc cost me 125.00 all in and works brill the company name is arron rads if you want i can sort out a number for you










and they say this is ment to be fun :(biglaugh):

Title: radiator woes
Post by: Range Rover Blues on December 08, 2006, 00:07:05

Worth posting anyway, and I may need one soon.

Title: radiator woes
Post by: chaosego on December 08, 2006, 10:38:54

just bought a new one for mine at 100 quid and i might take the old one to a man in halifax who will recore for £60 so may sell it on for £80 to cover my time ect ta glyn.

Title: radiator woes
Post by: muddyman on December 08, 2006, 11:57:38

Just put one on my 3;9 disco £176 new and that was posted to my door.

Title: radiator woes
Post by: Tyke on December 08, 2006, 12:24:11

Did my 300 TDi for £92 the other week . . . . and that was cheaper than our local re-core specialist.

Title: radiator woes
Post by: Range Rover Blues on December 08, 2006, 12:29:04

Getting better and better, who, where, 'phone no please.

Title: radiator woes
Post by: Bulli on December 08, 2006, 12:45:43

have a look at paddocks, just been quoted 140 to recore in sheffield...pointed out that i can get a new one for 109....guess where i am going tomorrow morning.

Title: radiator woes
Post by: NY4x4 on December 08, 2006, 15:17:49

Whatever you do- don't ignore it, I did until one day i forgot to keep an eye on the gauge and ended up 'cooking' it. When I opened the bonnet the plastic sensors were so hot they had melted and were running down the head!! :oops:
I got a new rad from paddocks and head gasket from Main dealer, that was 15,000 miles ago, it's been no problem since  :D

Title: radiator woes
Post by: blackbob on December 08, 2006, 20:12:20

need a rad for mine but i did a temp repair last service by filling the centre of the rad with silicon sealer as all all the copper fins have disintigrated and i needed to support the water tubes still holding up so far

Title: radiator woes
Post by: birdy on December 08, 2006, 20:24:11

got one for my200 disco £80

Title: radiator woes
Post by: Tyke on December 11, 2006, 12:42:11

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Getting better and better, who, where, 'phone no please

Simon Services, Warmfield, Nr Wakefield

01924 220882

 :wink:

Title: radiator woes
Post by: winchman on December 11, 2006, 17:13:47

Mike there is a small independant LR repairman in Speke ( Not Land Rover Supermarket).
He breaks a few and had a 200Tdi in last month
0151 448 9777