Radiator Replacement

**PhilipA** · 14th March 2013, 10:14 AM

Is the tool the same for the V8 as it is for TD5?

You need a 36MM spanner, which are sold on Ebay.
V8s can be 32MM or 36Mm depending on model. The spanner usually come with 32MM one end and 36MM the other.

The ease of removing the viscous fan depends on whether some cretin has loctited it on in the past. If not a sharp tap with a hammer on the spanner with alump hammer should loosen it and it is left= loosy or normal thread.

If yes you will need to make or buy a tool which locks the water pump hub , usually a long bar with 2 holes for the bolts of the hub to go through, and about 6 hours of bashing.
First time I had 6 hours, last week one or two taps.
Regards Philip A

**Sunova** · 14th March 2013, 11:41 AM

Thanks for the input! I got my new radiator yesterday. Looking at the two minor pipes for the oil cooling, the top longer pipe is competely blocked off!?! Is this right? I rang the supplier and he could not provide me with a good answer. I told him I thought he should know considering that he sells the product! Anyway any ideas or should I just pull out the original radiator and hope that this is also blocked off. Cheers

**walker** · 15th March 2013, 09:12 AM

Sunover, there is a thread about this somewhere, but yes, it is meant to be blocked off.

My radiator arrived yesterday. I just hope I havnt made a big mistake. When I opened the box I found it was a Britpart radiator.

I should have known.

**Sunova** · 15th March 2013, 10:38 AM

Is Britpart radiators no good? As this is what I got.

Len · 15th March 2013, 10:56 AM

Hi Sunova, I believe the blanked off upper nipple is for use with the TD5 2a which has a "L" shaped plastic pipe to the lower rad connection.This plastic pipe has a take off to the oil cooler, the lower nipple used as earlier models. I think and I stress think that the blanked off nipple has to be opened up for the earlier models.Have pics but damned if I can attach them.Send PM with email address and I will send.

**northiam** · 15th March 2013, 11:35 AM

I drilled my blank with no issues but LR not so!
Tech bulletin here
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-...iator-td5.html

**Ollie** · 16th March 2013, 08:46 AM

I leaned on and broke the plastic bleed pipe spigot off the top of the radiator sometime ago, the covers were off to fit a Madman sensor, I did a temp repair and eventually fitted a new radiator. LR mechanic said that any rad over 5 yrs old could be a candidate so I fitted an Alum plate over the spigot using the top screw
Ragards Ollie

**walker** · 22nd March 2013, 09:23 AM

I know it is recommended to remove the fan when replacing the radiator on V8, but I am wondering if anyone has done it without removing the fan.

Thanks, Adam

**walker** · 22nd March 2013, 03:47 PM

Ok, did end up removing the fan. I have followed all the steps up to removing the quick release oil cooler lines.

Can anyone help with this, I just can't get them apart.

**Ollie** · 23rd March 2013, 02:24 AM

I found my auto cooler hose couplings tight so I did not disconnect them. I managed to get the radiator out is the Td5 similar to the V8?

Ollie

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