TD5 Radiator O.E.M or not ?

[Ean Austral]

Gday All,


The father in laws TD5 has a leaky radiator , he did well to get it to last this long having towed the palace behind it for a few laps of oz.


So ,


Refit a O.E.M or are the after market style ones even better. When I replaced the radiator in mine I went original but never kept the car much longer to see how it went.
Anybody recently done a change.


Car is a 2004 auto.


Cheers Ean

[Dgd69]

Put a full alloy in mine td5 2003 due to snapping reservoir bleed hose off lot of little fiddly mucking around things but it fitted not noticed any improvement having it over standard and not had any problems been in for ages but if it cracks splits out bush it can be repaired it was my thought anyway and it tows a cub every were we go never gets hot

[Ean Austral]

Seems to be a lot of aftermarket ones available but not many original equipment , that's most likely due to the age of them these days.


Thanks and Cheers Ean

[Road Stone]

I have been here, and concluded that given such an expensive bit of kit (the engine) relies on this part...OEM it was.


Cheers, Jerry

[Narangga]

I busted a hose outlet on mine playing around with when I was still in Gove Ean. As far as I can remember I ordered a replacement from Berrimah Radiators.

That unit is still in it. The vehicle took our camper trailer to the Kimberley in 2015 and also towed a 17' off road van to Brisbane and back last Christmas and it is still going strong.

PS My memory may not be correct and I may have got it from Karcraft - can't find any paperwork for it.

[Ean Austral]

I will just get an OEM job and be done with it , if he still has the car in 12 more years we will worry about the next option.


Thanks and Cheers Ean

[MarknDeb]

Gday Ean we replaced ours late last year and I got the all aluminium off eBay from WA and its pretty good, the best thing is if it develops a leak it can be repaired. The only thing I had to do was modify 1 mount on the intercooler so it would fit, you can get from the UK 1 that has a new intercooler with it for another 150 from memory and I should have got that.

[Disco W.A]

Ean,

I fitted one from Island 4x4 in Feb 14 and have had no issues with it. I think it was a Nissen brand radiator.

Radiator Td5 98-02 (OEM) PCC001070G PCC107270G PCC000640G Island 4x4 - Specialists in Land Rover and Range Rover Parts and accessories for all models. UK and worldwide mail order. (http://www.island-4x4.co.uk/radiator-9802-pcc001070g-pcc107270g-pcc000640g-p-6744.html)


Roger

[gavinwibrow]

Gday Ean we replaced ours late last year and I got the all aluminium off eBay from WA and its pretty good, the best thing is if it develops a leak it can be repaired. The only thing I had to do was modify 1 mount on the intercooler so it would fit, you can get from the UK 1 that has a new intercooler with it for another 150 from memory and I should have got that.
From WA?

[MarknDeb]

Sorry Gavin and all others it was sent from an eBay dealer in Melbourne, ASI Performance :(

[d2dave]

Dgd69 and MarknDeb.
You both say that these can be repaired in the bush.
You both have used aluminum rads, so what differs from to factory ally rad?

How is it repairable in the bush?

[Dgd69]

Have a picture of mine before I fitted Both tanks are alloy not plastic like original so if it cracks or breaks can be welded https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/06/284.jpg

[gavinwibrow]

Have a picture of mine before I fitted Both tanks are alloy not plastic like original so if it cracks or breaks can be welded https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/06/284.jpg
Can you tell us the brand and whether equivalent to standard or heavy duty please? Cheers Gavin

[Dgd69]

Can't remember brand was off eBay it is slightly larger than original in dimensions but does keep it a little bit cooler than standard but not a big difference as car tows a heavy cub camper all over the place
it was a little bit of fiddling around to fit
spacing intercooler away from it as it would of rubbed
fan cowling a bit of modifying
Trans cooler pipes just moved a bit to go around it
Other than that fitted well been in for ages no problems at all

[simonmelb]

I recently replaced mine with oem one from Mario at Roverlord spares. Exact fit and made in Scotland quality , good price too.

The oem type has more than enough cooling capacity.

[gavinwibrow]

I recently replaced mine with oem one from Mario at Roverlord spares. Exact fit and made in Scotland quality , good price too.

The oem type has more than enough cooling capacity.
That's what I was told and did when I replaced mine as a new purchase precaution 4 years ago. Now I pull the Taj Mahal and need more cooling!

[bushrover]

This is my aftermarket replacement - about 3 years old - doesn't handle the corrugations up here. The original did the same. I have an Allisport aluminium radiator fitted now. Main reason I fitted a full aluminium radiator was ease of repair in the bush. I had a look at cheap aluminium radiators and there is not the slightest comparison in quality. Allisport was expensive, but hopefully it lasts.
Edit - the Allisport is my fourth radiator. Radiator number two was only fitted for 10 minutes. The plastic spigot that the overflow bottle hose connects to was drilled way off centre and blew out as soon as the motor got hot. The supplier in England flew out a replacement straight away with apologies.

[gavinwibrow]

Thanks - looks like many men in the pub!!!!
Yep, I'm looking at PWR full alloy in Qld for when some shekels come in. Over a grand - ouch!

[discorevy]

Hi Gavin
Just a couple of things worth checking before forking out .
is the oversize trans cooler covering the a/c condenser , if so does it have a gap ( should be around 20 mm) , are you running a genuine 82 degree thermostat?, and finally with the engine idling is there a decent flow from the telltale under the expansion tank cap ( this will tell you how good the flow is from your water pump) but you just need to make sure the flow is not blocked first , cheers