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Rorym2010
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Post Wed Apr 10, 2013 3:53 pm

just spotted a leak on the bottom of my radiator from the windscreen side its on the bottom left coming from a plug? thats threaded in shall I see if its fixable or just order a replacement?[/list]
Speedtouch
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Post Wed Apr 10, 2013 4:39 pm

Depends how bad the leak is; it may be fixable using something like this:

http://www.tesco.com/direct/evo-stik-pl ... tAodS04Avg

I recently had a punctured Morris Minor radiator repaired at a radiator repair specialist; they just used some epoxy resin such as Araldite, then pressure/leak-tested it, and gave it a lick of paint. Several months on, it's still working OK. :)
///M aurice
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Rorym2010
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Post Wed Apr 10, 2013 5:00 pm

does any one know if theres much difference between an air con rad and non air con rad as there is one on ebay says it fits a 316i with or without air con? cheers speed touch but my days of trying to bodge things are over always seems to come bite u in the associated later on