[cheongthong]

advice please what will you do ;;;;;;plastic above the radiator has a tear about 7 to 8 inches , it is beter to replace a new one from ebay ( oem of chinees ) around £ 110 , or to repair it around £85 to £110 radiator is around 15 year old ( original radiator )

 

[brianp38dse]

put a new one in, I think island4x4 do the nissen one from what I`ve read on here and it must have a baffle in the top on a diesel or it wont work properly, rad top splitting seams to be a common fault bring back the brass topped rads

 

[cheongthong]

after all this year i have never see and tear on plastic the radiator

 

[cheongthong]

sorry forget it is a 2.5 dse

 

[brianp38dse]

my dse did the same its probably the fact the in and out are both at the top, one half different temp than other two different expansion rates.

 

[Saint.V8]

Diesel rads are prone to splitting the plastic top 'cap'...change it for a decent make, never feck with the cooling system on a Range Rover...they live and die by it!

 

[cheongthong]

yes, now i see it is two parts in diesel radiator the hot cooler go down , the fan cool it and the cooler came up again and back to engine

 

[Grrrrrr]

Just put a Nissen one from Island 4x4 in mine. £150 delivered. It seems to be working well. Needle slap bang at 12 o'clock and steady.

 

[Grrrrrr]

If you're going to have the radiator out you might as well do some other bits and bobs while you're at it:

1) Clean out the intercooler. Not a lot comes out but I swear it makes a difference!
2) Replace the alternator belt and the air-con compressor belt.
3) Replace the thermostat. Not worth risking on a Rangie.
4) How old's the water pump? Again, Island 4x4 do the metal impeller one for £33.

That should mean you don't have to take the bar-steward of a viscous off again for a while. Of course, you might be lucky and the previous owner hasn't done it up with a 4' breaker bar!

 

[cheongthong]

have clean the lntercooler , change the both belt , roller bearings. when the water pump give up about 18 month ago

 

[Grrrrrr]

Cool. Just the thermostat for the full set! What else could possibly go wrong?!

 

[cheongthong]

it easy that always change thing , it a cars I drive so i known what going on than always working with this and that , over a certain period of time those thing is going to break down , after changing these you known a least it good for another 80.000 miles

 

[cheongthong]

crazy , changing the plastic for the copper cost 300 + als they ask for , better buy a new on Ebay ,but will try to fix the crack tomorrow myself , plastic welding of solder with nylon

 

[tomcat59alan]

crazy , changing the plastic for the copper cost 300 + als they ask for , better buy a new on Ebay ,but will try to fix the crack tomorrow myself , plastic welding of solder with nylon

Is it all plastic or does it have an fibre composite in the plastic for strength?

 

[cheongthong]

NOT PLASTIC , a nylon pipe of small nylon rob and a solder iron 100 watt above mine I use a 200 watt ,, melt the crack and the rod together and fill it , it done , have start and run the engine till very hot and no leaked