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Terry O Sullivan

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Hello. Looking to put a new rad in the P38. Dont want a cheapy .I m looking at Direnza rads. Anyone fitted one of these please? Recommendations please??
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Terry
 
Terry O Sullivan said:
Hello. Looking to put a new rad in the P38. Dont want a cheapy .I m looking at Direnza rads. Anyone fitted one of these please? Recommendations please??
Ta
Terry
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Check on the price for getting it re-cored, and you'll know it'll fit too ...
 
The go to rad that we all use on here is the Nissens one its tried and tested mines been in about 12years now.
 
I've followed the same advice & had a Nissens installed in my RRC earlier this year.
They are a well known brand & popular for older BMW's that tend to be pernickety when it comes to cooling system efficiency.
 
It appears that Nissens radiators are plastic with an alloy core, so no more copper & brass :(
 
brianp38dse said:
copper and bras rads have not been fitted to cars for about 30 years unfortunately:(
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My discos radiator is copper & brass which is 25 years old :) I believe LR changed that with the D2 and beyond.
My newer cars Ive owned have been plastic without any issues, but then i only keep them for 4 or 5 years.
 
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Plastic seems to have been the material of choice for decades; bean-counters love it as it's cheap & cheerful.
My old daily BM has just recovered from a cooling system issue that was caused by a stupid plastic bleed plug :(
 
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