Thread: 300Tdi radiator, rod original one or new aluminium/plastic one

When i enquired about those radiators they were to thin-narrow depth, i dont think they would be to good in Australia, just my opinion?
Richard

Also previously had a britpart copper radiator bought off ebay in Australia that developed pinholes with in 6 months, a mates did exactly the same, i ended up with a bearmach radiator which lasted but in the end i spent the money on an oversized allisport radiator[i do alot of towing/300tdi defender]

Originally Posted by redrovertdi

Also previously had a britpart copper radiator bought off ebay in Australia that developed pinholes with in 6 months, a mates did exactly the same, i ended up with a bearmach radiator which lasted but in the end i spent the money on an oversized allisport radiator[i do alot of towing/300tdi defender]

how does this fit in with A/C etc? in which way is it larger?

the radiator is wider accross the car, i have an allard front intercooler and an auto transmission cooler sandwiched in between, i also have the extended fibreglass grill which leaves lots of room for the a/c condenser how ever my condenser and compressor are sitting on the shelf as i am not a fan of windows up and vents closed.
Richard

I put one of the alloy ones in the 130 and no problems so far... I do a lot of heavy beach work and it keeps cool.
Mainly came down to price as I was quoted over $600 to record the original

I would opt for the local $400.00c copper unit as aluminum ones don't last as long.
Had to replace the aluminum one on a Ford we owned a number of years ago, company vehicle, regular service and our mechanic said that he was replacing them more often.
He quoted for aluminum or copper replacement and went with the latter for a little extra.

Baggy

what is wrong with the original,probably just needs a good rodding,Find a good radiator place and ask them.I had my old 93 disco rodded the rad man said it should be fine as they don't make them as well now because of cost.

Joel, I'm getting a quote on a high efficiency re-core ATM.

IIRC it'll have a fin pitch of 11fpi, and I think three rows but extra wide tubes (equivalent to a five row) and dimpling to slow/turbulate the coolant plus have the divider plate bleed closed down to 1/8" or smaller.
The core is from Redback.

It'll be interesting to see what $ it comes out to