HELP! Radiator needed fast!
If anyone has a radiator suitable for an ABY and is in the Bristol / Gloucester area then please contact me now. Genuine if possible.
Rant:-
Aren't cars great! The old girl has had money lavished on her for quite some time and was starting to drive just right... until yesterday
.
Had a coolant leak develop and managed to lose half the header tank in 20 miles
. Thankfully there was coolant all over the under tray so I'm hoping that the HG is ok. On investigation there was no obvious leaks from any of the pipes etc. and no runs of coolant leading to the pool of coolant on the undertray.
The coolant was dripping from the lower rad mounting and nowhere else... On closer inspection it looked as though the rad itself was leaking
. ********. So I decided to remove the rad (at a mate's house, rather than help him with his car!) and have a closer look. Basically, I'm fairly sure that the lower rad mounting has stress fractured near the weld / rivets (there's visible cracking and movement on the join). I've had a go at applying some solder to it as a short term bodge but I really need another one to test that it's the problem. With the rad out it was fairly clear that there was nothing else leaking.
The rad was replaced in Dec 2004 and has managed a whopping 25000 miles. What a sack of *****. It's a Nissens one and the quality is fairly appauling. As a result, I'm not really too keen to hot-foot it down to my local ECP / GSF and shell out £120+vat for another one, just for that to go after 2 years, radiators aren't really supposed to be a service item FFS!
A nice shiney VAG one would be best but with it being a bank holiday, and most Audi parts departments not having the faintest idea what an S2 is, let along carry stock for it (except P Daddy of course) I can't see me getting one in time for my Nurburgring trip next weekend! Why does the old girl decide to throw a hissy fit at a time like this! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh! (must remain calm...).
Rant over.
Rant:-
Aren't cars great! The old girl has had money lavished on her for quite some time and was starting to drive just right... until yesterday
.Had a coolant leak develop and managed to lose half the header tank in 20 miles
. Thankfully there was coolant all over the under tray so I'm hoping that the HG is ok. On investigation there was no obvious leaks from any of the pipes etc. and no runs of coolant leading to the pool of coolant on the undertray.The coolant was dripping from the lower rad mounting and nowhere else... On closer inspection it looked as though the rad itself was leaking
. ********. So I decided to remove the rad (at a mate's house, rather than help him with his car!) and have a closer look. Basically, I'm fairly sure that the lower rad mounting has stress fractured near the weld / rivets (there's visible cracking and movement on the join). I've had a go at applying some solder to it as a short term bodge but I really need another one to test that it's the problem. With the rad out it was fairly clear that there was nothing else leaking.The rad was replaced in Dec 2004 and has managed a whopping 25000 miles. What a sack of *****. It's a Nissens one and the quality is fairly appauling. As a result, I'm not really too keen to hot-foot it down to my local ECP / GSF and shell out £120+vat for another one, just for that to go after 2 years, radiators aren't really supposed to be a service item FFS!
A nice shiney VAG one would be best but with it being a bank holiday, and most Audi parts departments not having the faintest idea what an S2 is, let along carry stock for it (except P Daddy of course) I can't see me getting one in time for my Nurburgring trip next weekend! Why does the old girl decide to throw a hissy fit at a time like this! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh! (must remain calm...).
Rant over.
I heard on the forum that they were no longer stocking the superior behr item. Only nissen ones from now on.
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