Post by epicurean on Apr 10, 2007 13:13:48 GMT
12 year old N reg diesel.
This is reasonably easy. New rad about £70-but find out the cost of a new bottom hose. They appear to be factory fitted-no jubilee clips of any kind and a 'snap fit compression o ring' assembly on the radiator side. I managed to salvage mine by hacksawing the plastic off to give more room to ease the rusty fitting off.
After checking the o ring and the metal seat a bit of wire wool and copper slip seems to have made the joint good again. My confidence would be higher with a new bottom hose however.
Any one else with similar stories?
This is reasonably easy. New rad about £70-but find out the cost of a new bottom hose. They appear to be factory fitted-no jubilee clips of any kind and a 'snap fit compression o ring' assembly on the radiator side. I managed to salvage mine by hacksawing the plastic off to give more room to ease the rusty fitting off.
After checking the o ring and the metal seat a bit of wire wool and copper slip seems to have made the joint good again. My confidence would be higher with a new bottom hose however.
Any one else with similar stories?