Thread: Getting a radiator rodded

Ace, the quote was over the top.

I had mine rodded for $130, including removal and refit. It was 20% blocked, but not that I had noticed any problems prior to the rodding. I was simply getting it done as part of preventative maintenance together with coolant & all hoses changed.

If your tanks are in good nick and you've been kind to the system with regular coolant changes there's often no need to get a new one.

Originally Posted by LOVEMYRANGIE

Plastic tank radiators arent designed to be opened up. The tags clamping down the tanks stress fracture causing the seal to leak when opened and reclamped again being aluminium.
If a radiator place is willing to do it, make sure they warrant the work with a genuine new radiator....

Just get a new unit.

Cheers

Andrew

They can be opened up and repaired or rodded out. This is a regular repair procedure at many radiator specialists. My Falcon was done last year. R&R by me, then off to the radiator shop for clean out, one new plastic tank, $180. Some can be done more than once, depends on the quality of the clamp tabs.

I paid $110 this time last year in Brisbane.

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

They can be opened up and repaired or rodded out. This is a regular repair procedure at many radiator specialists. My Falcon was done last year. R&R by me, then off to the radiator shop for clean out, one new plastic tank, $180. Some can be done more than once, depends on the quality of the clamp tabs.

I didn't say they couldn't be, they aren't designed to be.

Ask any manufacturer mate.





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Thanks for the input guys, I thought $280 was a bit to much, and that was with me removing and refitting.

I'll suss out this one from the UK and go with a new one I think, in the end its going to work out much the same.

Originally Posted by JBM770

I just got a new D2 rad for 120 UK pounds plus freight delivered to my door from Brookwells.

The cheapest I could find online in Aus was about 420.

James

ps freight was 98 pounds for the rad and another small box of hoses

How much did they charge you for freight JBM? Just had one mob quote 140 pounds which seems steep.

Originally Posted by Ace

How much did they charge you for freight JBM? Just had one mob quote 140 pounds which seems steep.

98 pounds, so couldve been 75 for the rad and 25 for the box of hoses?

James

Originally Posted by JBM770

98 pounds, so couldve been 75 for the rad and 25 for the box of hoses?

James

No problem, yeah I thought 140 pounds seemed high, has the mob you bought from got a website?

Matt