Ok,
So my radiator is looking very sus.
After having a bit of a search I've found out that you can get a new radiator for £38.00 or £260.00 does anybody have a link to a decent radiator that I can buy ? something of quality that i can replace and forget about ;D
I've found these to be fine.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RADIATOR-TO-FIT-TOYOTA-MR2-1999-TO-2007-1-8-PETROL-ROADSTER/282665232522?fits=Model%3AMR+2%7CPlat_Gen%3AMK+III&hash=item41d029288a:g:1HQAAOSwq8Feb5M3
The cheap ones last long enough for the price.
If you've still got the car in 5 years buy a new one and flush the coolant.
I bought and fitted a CoolpartsUK radiator (ebay brand name for Advanced Radiators) when I first got the car in 2014. It's still there. Still not leaking. So for 35 quid I reckon I've got my moneys worth :)
What ^^^^ they said.
Is it the old drain plug that people recommend you swop over to the new radiator when you change them?
Quote from: Topdownman on December 5, 2020, 23:01Is it the old drain plug that people recommend you swop over to the new radiator when you change them?
Yup. And put a new thicker o-ring in
Quote from: Topdownman on December 5, 2020, 23:01Is it the old drain plug that people recommend you swop over to the new radiator when you change them?
Yes, and check the o-rings, as unless they've updated them, they're the wrong size and already deformed.
Great minds!
So as a matter of interest where are all these O rings, I can think of bleed screws/drain plugs, where else are they?
Quote from: scm2004red on December 7, 2020, 14:05So as a matter of interest where are all these O rings, I can think of bleed screws/drain plugs, where else are they?
That's where they are. Bleed screw and drain plug (identical).
I have installed a Coolparts Rad back in June 2016 still going strong.
Norman