Radiator advice + cheap oil?

Discodad · Jul 17, 2013

200tdi powered 1989 110 CSW.
Replaced my rad a few months back with a ****part one (money is **** so it had to be).
I didnt put any PTFE on the adaptor which goes into the rad (oil cooler pipes). They leaked so i wound them RIGHT up. They still leaked, but not to bad.

Last night i decided to correct my mistake and PTFE the oil cooler pipes.
The oil cooler pipes come off fine, the adaptors where fooking tight.
I started with the top one, when it did start to move it must of twisted something in the rad as coolant started to poor out the top oil cooler fitting.
Seriously fooked off I shut the bonnet and ordered a new rad (linky)

Oil is lighter than water and I hadn't undone the bottom oil cooler pipe.
Yep, one 200tdi filled with coolant (fooking tit).
So old rad removed. Oil filter removed (coolant leaked out before some oil).
Sump drained, apx 2/3 ltr of coolant before oil started to drain.

So I'm thinking I need to flush the engine with some cheap oil.
Anyone know of any super cheap oil, I'm guessing I should run it for 10 miles before draining and refilling with some better quality?

Anything else i should be doing (apart from selling my tools and taking it to a garage next time).

I think this i where something got twisted.

Thor1950 · Jul 17, 2013

so not a brit part failure then, Installation error, if no teflon tape at least use some grease on the threads, or black electricians tape

SteveD · Jul 18, 2013

Thor1950 said:
so not a brit part failure then, Installation error, if no teflon tape at least use some grease on the threads, or black electricians tape

Insulating tape :screaming_bug_eye_f

Ever wondered why ptfe tape is so thin?

Thor1950 · Jul 18, 2013

SteveD said:
Insulating tape :screaming_bug_eye_f

Ever wondered why ptfe tape is so thin?

you read it he had none and fooked his rad fittings, better than nothing, I said plastic electricians tape, not insulation tape. here we have both if you guys don't your loss

if you stretch it a bit it will thin a bit. Mac Gyver it when you don't have stuff to do it right

SteveD · Jul 18, 2013

Or go and pay 20p for a roll of ptfe tape.

Discodad · Jul 18, 2013

Thor1950 said:
so not a brit part failure then, Installation error, if no teflon tape at least use some grease on the threads, or black electricians tape

The ptfe tape wasn't left off due to not having any.
It was an inexperienced decision, didn't realise it needed any.

Anyway.
Is there anywhere else in the engine where the coolant could have collected (has not been turned over since the contamination).

gemsdad · Jul 18, 2013

Discodad said:
The ptfe tape wasn't left off due to not having any.
It was an inexperienced decision, didn't realise it needed any.

Anyway.
Is there anywhere else in the engine where the coolant could have collected (has not been turned over since the contamination).

go to asda or that type of shop to buy the cheapo oil.

gemsdad · Jul 18, 2013

Thor1950 said:
you read it he had none and fooked his rad fittings, better than nothing, I said plastic electricians tape, not insulation tape. here we have both if you guys don't your loss if you stretch it a bit it will thin a bit. Mac Gyver it when you don't have stuff to do it right

of course we have both types of tape,do you think like most americans that the UK is still like living in the 1960's or something.plus electricians tape is to thick for what he needed it for.plus McGuyver is a load of tv bollox.

lordluke1995 · Jul 18, 2013

ptfe, this stuff is used by plumbers, it repels water, not oil so is very little use anyway

Thor1950 · Jul 18, 2013

gemsdad said:
of course we have both types of tape,do you think like most americans that the UK is still like living in the 1960's or something.plus electricians tape is to thick for what he needed it for.plus McGuyver is a load of tv bollox.

Gems. easy boy easy

he said insulation tape, I said electricians tape there is a difference

I have used plastic electricians tape for a emergency/temporary repair until the right product could be sourced.Here when a person does that type of repair, it is common to say "I McGuyvered it". So do not let your under wear give you a wedgie, and take a chill pill M8

gemsdad · Jul 18, 2013

Thor1950 said:
Gems. easy boy easy he said insulation tape, I said electricians tape there is a difference I have used plastic electricians tape for a emergency/temporary repair until the right product could be sourced.Here when a person does that type of repair, it is common to say "I McGuyvered it". So do not let your under wear give you a wedgie, and take a chill pill M8

you want to start this issue again do you.if you have used plastic tape in a metal or plastic thread to repair it,then over here it is called a cowboy bodge job.you want to start with the sarcasm go right ahead,unless you need to go whining to the mods again.plus the op never mentioned any type of tape,you did.

Thor1950 · Jul 18, 2013

lordluke1995 said:
ptfe, this stuff is used by plumbers, it repels water, not oil so is very little use anyway

If that is what you think

Have used that on hydraulic lines, hose's and fittings for decades used as a thread sealer/lubricant/anti seize product. either in tape form, paste or high temp paste or tape form. there are several different types of Teflon tapes and pastes for different applications . Not just the cheap stuff you buy at the check out, of a parts store/hardware for 50 cents

SteveD · Jul 18, 2013

You've never really worked on a motor have you?

Thor1950 · Jul 18, 2013

gemsdad said:
you want to start this issue again do you.if you have used plastic tape in a metal or plastic thread to repair it,then over here it is called a cowboy bodge job.you want to start with the sarcasm go right ahead,unless you need to go whining to the mods again.plus the op never mentioned any type of tape,you did.

Yes he said insulation tape

post 2&3 if you read it was mentioned and discussed

So you guys say cowboy bodge job, we call it I mcGyvered, same thing just different name.

We used to say N@@@@r rigged, but had got get PC 40 years ago, Then it was called African American Engineered, then changed to McGyvered.

All for clarification

Thor1950 · Jul 18, 2013

SteveD said:
You've never really worked on a motor have you?

Yes I have And on oil cooler lines going to the rad always used Teflon as they are a pipe thread( tapered thread gets tighter the further you screw it in) but the threads tend to tear on brass and stainless to a bit of teflon either tape or paste prevents this. and most other fittings are are machined with male going into female and the precision machine surfaces make the seal, like on AC or transmission lines, or air compressor on semi trucks and various other machine fitting on stationary power units. But what the person showed on the radiator was pipe threads which are tapered and need something on the threads to seal a like.

And rebuilt my first car motor in 1968

Do my own maintenance on all me cars and truck and regulary get 200/300k miles on them and have never had a HGF or over heating issue on none of them. And my farm truck when I got rid of it had close to 300K on it and still had the original UJ's, and ball joints,
Only had 1 thermostat replaced, and the heater got a leak in the aluminum fitting from just normal vibration at 200k or so and had it replaced.

So i do have a fair bit of experience.

gemsdad · Jul 18, 2013

Thor1950 said:
Yes he said insulation tape post 2&3 if you read it was mentioned and discussed So you guys say cowboy bodge job, we call it I mcGyvered, same thing just different name.

We used to say N@@@@r rigged, but had got get PC 40 years ago, Then it was called African American Engineered, then changed to McGyvered. All for clarification

no you said about the tape in post 2,get it right ffs.

gemsdad · Jul 18, 2013

Thor1950 said:
Yes I have And on oil cooler lines going to the rad always used Teflon as they are a pipe thread( tapered thread gets tighter the further you screw it in) but the threads tend to tear on brass and stainless to a bit of teflon either tape or paste prevents this. and most other fittings are are machined with male going into female and the precision machine surfaces make the seal, like on AC or transmission lines, or air compressor on semi trucks and various other machine fitting on stationary power units. But what the person showed on the radiator was pipe threads which are tapered and need something on the threads to seal a like.

And rebuilt my first car motor in 1968 Do my own maintenance on all me cars and truck and regulary get 200/300k miles on them and have never had a HGF or over heating issue on none of them. And my farm truck when I got rid of it had close to 300K on it and still had the original UJ's, and ball joints,
Only had 1 thermostat replaced, and the heater got a leak in the aluminum fitting from just normal vibration at 200k or so and had it replaced.

So i do have a fair bit of experience.

you might have a bit of experience.nothing to say it's correct though is it.

Thor1950 · Jul 18, 2013

gemsdad said:
no you said about the tape in post 2,get it right ffs.

gems post 2&3 go together mine , then his

Thor1950 · Jul 18, 2013

gemsdad said:
you might have a bit of experience.nothing to say it's correct though is it.

:mooning::lol::der::der:

gemsdad · Jul 18, 2013

Thor1950 said:
:mooning::lol::der::der:

you really are a bell end aren't you.just because you have cocked about with stuff you automatically think you are right all the time.big surprise,your not.:censored::censored::censored:

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