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cerdad

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288 posts

230 months

Tuesday 9th March 2010
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how does it come out i appear to have a leak.

JensenA

5,671 posts

259 months

Tuesday 9th March 2010
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disconnect the hoses, bottom one can be a bd, undo the 2 bolts and lift it out.

peteA

2,761 posts

263 months

Tuesday 9th March 2010
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JensenA said:
disconnect the hoses, bottom one can be a bd, undo the 2 bolts and lift it out.
'Lift out'....may need a bit of er...gentle persuasion. Be careful not do damage the 'radiator' in front...its the AC heat exchanger. Mines out at the moment - ready to go back in at the weekend.

ridds

8,372 posts

273 months

Tuesday 9th March 2010
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Yep and if it's like mine catches on the bodywork as is comes out.....

skidoo

400 posts

219 months

Tuesday 9th March 2010
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ridds said:
Yep and if it's like mine catches on the bodywork as is comes out.....
yep and if its like mine you got to drain A/C and undo the pipe to the condenser just to get the mount bracket past itmad

2mad

180 posts

208 months

Tuesday 9th March 2010
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Also check the water manifolds as they corrode quite badly, worth replacing at the same time as the rad.

JensenA

5,671 posts

259 months

Tuesday 9th March 2010
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peteA said:
JensenA said:
disconnect the hoses, bottom one can be a bd, undo the 2 bolts and lift it out.
'Lift out'....may need a bit of er...gentle persuasion. Be careful not do damage the 'radiator' in front...its the AC heat exchanger. Mines out at the moment - ready to go back in at the weekend.
'Lift out' was in Cerbera Speak biggrin

Byker28i

91,731 posts

246 months

Wednesday 10th March 2010
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Both my self and Alan got our Rads rebuilt at Gloucester Radiators. Mine cost £150 to do and came with a complete new core, just like new.

Whilst mine was out I had the AC radiator rebuilt also as it leaked slightly and replaced the water manifold for a stainless one from ACT, and then the pipes, and, and....

Well, when it's all apart you might as well do it once only.

shpub

8,507 posts

301 months

Wednesday 10th March 2010
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Trim the lugs on the rad before you put it back. Makes the job a lot easier and the guy who next takes it out will thank you.


Ireland

3,517 posts

243 months

Wednesday 10th March 2010
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If your car has the power steering fluid reservoir at the front then it will be worth your while checking the bracket for that at the same time.

It's possible for it to loosen slightly and the reservoir drops down a few mm and makes it very difficult to open the cap on it.

As it's only held by basically a big jubilee clip it's probably worth changing it for a stainless steel clip.