radiator is leaking
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Rorym2010
- E30 Zone Regular

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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]
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Speedtouch
- Old Skooler

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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.
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
ECU Upgrade EPROM Chips, £40 posted within the UK. Note these are not Zone chips.
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ECU Upgrade EPROM Chips, £40 posted within the UK. Note these are not Zone chips.
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=279421
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Rorym2010
- E30 Zone Regular

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- Joined: Sat Jan 07, 2012 11:00 pm
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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
