What's people's views on alloy radiators

[Dre5gtt]

I'm thinking of buying an alloy rad but not sure what to go for ? should I go for one without and oil cooler or with ? don't mind spending the extra for a oil cooler if it does a better job. And what size is best as it looks quite tight should I stick to 36mm or go bigger ?

Dre

[stu21t]

Shiney

[JRP]

I'm thinking of buying an alloy rad but not sure what to go for ? should I go for one without and oil cooler or with ? don't mind spending the extra for a oil cooler if it does a better job. And what size is best as it looks quite tight should I stick to 36mm or go bigger ?

Dre

I got one with dodgy welds it did 500 miles ok, always felt it ran hotter than a standard rad.

If I was you I'd look at a standard renault radiator. Not any copper core rubbish either.

[Goobie]

Shiney

was about to post the same.

[jesus in the seat of a 5]

Never had a problem with any of them to be honest, I think standard cools the best but ali or copper core {if in good nick} still do the job when the set up is right.

[Dre5gtt]

Ok thanks peeps may just keep my standard one and flush the system when I do a water pump change

[casper]

Only time i have had a problem with my oe valeo rad was when the rad fan popped off the motor while stuck in traffic.

[w35ty]

Iv always run alloy rad and never had any issues really

[rs250nut]

Decent, you can fab up end tanks, fit -an bungs, use **** loads of diffrent cores!!!!!!!

[Alex]

The problem with the OE ones is..... They don't make them anymore! So if you can find a NOS one they tend to go for £££. I need a new rad myself and I'm unsure what to go for. It'll either be an ali one or an Extra 1.6d one....

[Nad-5GTT]

Decent, you can fab up end tanks, fit -an bungs, use **** loads of diffrent cores!!!!!!!

Totally I've just bought an alloy one for this very reason, I had to move my outlet to a different location to clear my boost pipe, I would never be able to do this to my copper cored jobbie. Oh and I do like a bit of shine

[Fordy]

Binned my 50mm Ali rad after it started leaking from a welded seam

[Wallace]

The problem with the OE ones is..... They don't make them anymore! So if you can find a NOS one they tend to go for £££. I need a new rad myself and I'm unsure what to go for. It'll either be an ali one or an Extra 1.6d one....

Having not actually looked! But would I be right in saying the extra van ones would be difficult to source too?

[SCHWARTZ]

Never had a problem with mine 50mm core engine is allways cool £50 brand new can't argue with that.

[Woznaldo]

Binned my 50mm Ali rad after it started leaking from a welded seam

Fordy, what brand or supplier did you use? Just so others can avoid.

[Alex]

Having not actually looked! But would I be right in saying the extra van ones would be difficult to source too?

Not really, there's usually some going on eBay. They don't have an oil cooler built in so that's something you have to think about if you're looking at buying one.

[Wallace]

Not really, there's usually some going on eBay. They don't have an oil cooler built in so that's something you have to think about if you're looking at buying one.

[Trevhib]

The problem with the OE ones is..... They don't make them anymore! So if you can find a NOS one they tend to go for £££.

What does NOS stand for? New Off the Shelf?

[Fordy]

Fordy, what brand or supplier did you use? Just so others can avoid.

Was off eBay 50mm without oil cooler ports, but I wouldn't be surprised if most Ali rads come from the same source

[Markey Mark (BD)]

What does NOS stand for? New Off the Shelf?

New Old Stock