Sadly my radiator has died today. think its been some sort of stone thats been chucked up and cracked it, ive bought sme radweld which got me home but its no good, still spitting water out. ive seen a few raditors on ebay and going to buy one, im not wanting a garage to fit it due to the expense. any idea if its difficult to do? anyone done it before? and can anyone give me advice of the best way to do it?

cheers

piece of piss mate!

Undo the bottom radiator hose to drain the coolant out.
undo the pipe to the header tank and the top radiator hose
Disconnect fans
undo the top 2 radiator mounts
Remove

Whereabouts are you based?

I have my old rad that id be willing to sell thats all, would be cheaper than a new one of t-bay

Hi mate, replaced my rad last summer. Not a difficult job, make sure you have the heater control set to hot before you start and remove the radiator cap, so all the coolant comes out when you drain it. Then disconnect the wiring plugs from the fans. I found it easiest to remove the bottom hose from the engine end rather than try and take it off the rad, the top hose is easy enough to pull off the rad. Then it's just 2 bolts holding the brackets on top of the rad and lift it off the bottom mounting holes. With the rad out the hardest bit will be getting the bolts holding the fans off, the bottom ones will almost certainly be badly rusted and may need grinding off.
I found it best to refill the rad slowly through the top hose, as it helps reduce air locks. When the hose is full pop it back on and top up the rad through the cap/expansion tank. Keep an eye on the level for the first week or so while any air works it's way out of the system.
Hope that helps!

thanks for the reply. sounds pretty straight forward!

im in sunderland chapp, if you are willing to sell it how much would you want for it?

need to sort it asap really!

cheers

Hey im only up the road from you if you strugle give me a shout and i'll pop down and do it for you. Tho they are dead easy never done one on the coupe but a few on other cars, principle is still the same.

thanks bud :] im hoping i will be able to sort ti myself once i get the radiator. just thinking the ones i have been looking at seem to have the fan allready stuck on there, obviously after chucking mine out once i get the hoses off and brackets out, would it be easier to just stick the full thing allready connected? or seperate?

if i need any help its handy to know, lol you'll chance to regret saying that

Im sure i wont. Erm i suppose if they come with the fans already connected it should be fine to use them, presuming they work fine.

Lee if you need a hand give me a shout, you can get me on fb

Im from Rotherham near sheffield mate.

Id take £40 for it, think fans are still connected for you too

Hey everyone, just an update. got a radiator from a parts dealer on ebay. fitted it today without any hassle. most ackward bit were the clamps that go around the pipe! really easy job

thanks for your advice!

oh and forgot to mention. No overheating as of yet *fingers crossed* so hopefully the problem is solved!

Keep a close eye on those clamps. I had one snap on my last coupe and it spilled all it's coolant.

will do buddy! there not the best, rusted all over so im going to be replacing them in the long run, but yeah deffo will make sure i do thanks!