crap radiator!!

[Chris5044]

why is it made of cheap plastic? ... ive just put a ******* crack in it by tightening the breather plug!!!! **** .......... thats it .. ive had it!!!


going to fix car and get rid of it!!!! ....... just cant keep spending on it...

anyone interested to buy? im looking for £3000 - £4000 .. my cars stats are on the forum so you need to do a search

ps: it has had relatively new wheels and tyres (rs4 reps 18inch) and new front rear break pads ... new right hand rear caliper

(once fixed) ... anyone prices on radiator? or a better one ... perhaps totally metal?

[pastures16]

oe rads are not made of plastic there brass cappings dont give up so easy

[s2dude]

why is it made of cheap plastic? ... ive just put a ******* crack in it by tightening the breather plug!!!! **** .......... thats it .. ive had it!!!


going to fix car and get rid of it!!!! ....... just cant keep spending on it...

anyone interested to buy? im looking for £3000 - £4000 .. my cars stats are on the forum so you need to do a search

ps: it has had relatively new wheels and tyres (rs4 reps 18inch) and new front rear break pads ... new right hand rear caliper

(once fixed) ... anyone prices on radiator? or a better one ... perhaps totally metal?

mate
I have found with my S2 that it has been well ££ in terms of new parts and labour (mine!!) but after a bit it should get to a state of being reliable
When I have replaced or refurbed the entire car

jk//

ECP apparently sell a high quality metal radiator

Its a common enough fault. I did get a metal bodied rad from ECP last year for Minnsy's car - it was a brilliant bit of gear - made in Norway or Finland - the price was good too.

so this quote by S2central says ...

see this thread

http://www.s2forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4096&highlight=radiator+cracked

and the price is not too bad....

£130 including delivery for this one (though its not metal)

clicky

[Chris5044]

some pics of car

[MidnightBlueS2]

why is it made of cheap plastic? ... ive just put a ******* crack in it by tightening the breather plug!!!! ****

Join the club... Mine cracked coming back from the Nürburgring...

But even though my S2 is expensive, I just love it !

[Chris5044]

some more

[pastures16]

sweet as very nice but no good without a rad

[Chris5044]

the main reason is i am a student... i struggle to afford it and plus having to work on it too ... its very time and money consuming


and yes I do love this car ... but its very depressing when not having the money to renew the parts there..

[pastures16]

i know its hard for us working class to keep these 1 off cars on the road if had to take mine off the the road for the same reasons althought many more (afterun pump top mounts drop links rear mounts the list goes on im lucky ive got a van now till its sorted spring 200? dont give up!!!!!

[Jas11n]

oe rads are not made of plastic there brass cappings dont give up so easy

Otherway round Si, the OEM factory fitted radiator had black plastic end caps.
The cheaper and later pattern parts one, like Nissens have brass end caps painted black. I had a brass/steel (god knows what the hell it was) rad that I fitted new to my old cq20v almost 6 six years ago, I paid the thick end of £180 for it fitted, It lasted 14 months ! ! ! !

@ Chris
Just over £100 will get you a Behr replacement rad from GSF. Exactly the same as the factory rad, without the Audi stamps on it. You could attempt to fit it yourself, Jamo Fat Audi 80 and BrianSmith_S2 are ones who have recently done this themselves and have threads on here explaining how.

I guess there's a lesson to be learnt here. Don't over tighten bolts..

[VladaS2]

There is no other car in the world, giving you this kind of performance for that money. Give it a second chance!

Yes my radiator split too, night before I was going to races. You know what - it was good because I found a shop that will make me a full copper one for 120 euro

Have faith!

[Chris5044]

thx .. i guess im tired ... wait n c .... can they do a copper one for me?

[VladaS2]

Sure they can. Just wait till I try mine and I let you know how good it is. It's gonna be a little heavier then stock (by 3-4 kg) but if you are not weight fanatic it will also cool better. I should have it by the end of the week.

[jade]

Nissen radiators are crap mine after 1 year has 4 leaks i have ordered the behr same as ome to replace it with , this are lots of posts on this ome will last longer than the nissen
Cheers Jade

[Chris5044]

will this radiator fit? ... and is it reliable? .. it looks metal on top

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AUDI-80-90-COU...QQcmdZViewItem