Blown Radiator

[Bongo-Shaftsbury]

Arrfternoon

My rad blew up the other day. Are they serviceable or is it time to fork out two hundred sheets for a new one?
It's leaking from under the plastic cowling on the rad' top when I try to re-fill it.

Andy

[apole]

Hi, hard to say exactly but if it's gone in one place then it's likely to go in other places too.

I'd change for a new one and check rest of the cooling system while I'm at it as any failure here can lead to expensive engine damage.

Andy

[mikexgough]

get a new one.......... got mine from here http://www.mazdabongoshop.co.uk/SearchProducts.asp fitted as per original..... shows out of stock at the mo' but might be worth a call......

Also don't forget the Red coolant as well......

[David Edwards]

Exactly the same spot mine went, got a replacement off evil bay for around £45.00 delivered and it looked like new, there is a firm near me that recons them so gonna take the old one along and perhaps keep as spare.

[waycar8]

Exactly the same spot mine went, got a replacement off evil bay for around £45.00 delivered and it looked like new, there is a firm near me that recons them so gonna take the old one along and perhaps keep as spare.

when my old one started to weep around the seal on the plastic top, I took it for reconditioning and they said, its fubar, as its got a plastic top, So bought a new one off enay instead

[aitch]

mine also split around the plastic top a couple of years ago = once they have gone, there gone, get a new one and be sure to bleed the system or get somebody who knows what they are doing to do it for you..

[Bongo-Shaftsbury]

Thanks for the replies.
How much time is involved in swapping a rad?
Has anyone done it themselves?

[aitch]

got my local reparer to do mine half a day once they had the parts


good luck on a quick fix

[sajafi]

CHANGING THE RAD IS EASY
the hard part is getting the bleeding correct i used the guied in the members area to do this
good luck marcus

[mikexgough]

done mine in just over 2 hours including changing coolant and bleeding, I just needed a 10mm spanner a pair of pliers and a screwdriver for the hose clips...... don't forget to bung up the transmission pipes to stop leakage, I used Bolts which I tightened up jubilee clips to seal, and topped up the transmission fluid afterwards....

[Bongo-Shaftsbury]

Thanks. I think I'll have a go at it then.
I take it that the trans fluid goes through part of the rad then? I didn't realise that.

[mikexgough]

there is an oil cooler built in the bottom of the Rad.......

[missfixit70]

Connections 1910 at the bottom of the rad - http://www.lushprojects.com/bongopartsm ... 02.html#40
connect to the auto box via piping pipes 1500 here - http://www.lushprojects.com/bongopartsm ... mgno=.html
connects to a sealed copper tube type cooler mounted in the bottom of the rad.

[Bongo-Shaftsbury]

Thanks everyone for the replies.

Got a rad for £140 from these people... http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/budget-radiators/
I'll let you know what it's like.

Is there a fact sheet on how to change the rad?
I read the one on how to bleed the system before my membership appeared to lapse. Ahem.
I don't want any gotchas once I've got the old rad in the skip.

[missfixit70]

Yup, there's a factsheet on changing the rad, get your membership renewed