grumbleweed Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Before we take my 200TDi 110 to the south of France and subsequently into the Austrian mountains, I was a little sceptical about the condition of the radiator. Erring on the side of caution, I got a good second hand discovery rad and intercooler from a chap not too far from me. As I swapped them over, i realised just how shockingly bad the old unit is! The front of it had the top five rows of water channels without any fins attached. I though that was bad enough to replace it- Take a look at the back of the rad- It is quite amazing to think that it never overheated, never leaked or gave any problems at all! I just didn't want to risk the thing blowing halfway up a mountain range!! The new rad had a pinhole leak so in with the magic K-Seal!! Superb stuff!!!! I managed to get a better intercooler too which has made a massive difference to the power of the engine! I have even re-set my fuel pump as it doesn't need the tweak to make it go now. I have an 82'c thermostat in. It sits nicely at 84' at 70mph. Happy with that!! Before, it was reaching 90 before I bottled it. Anyway- Some photos of the offending radiator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcwcooper Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 ouch, that does look bad! Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 that rads dead, standard 200tdi stat is 88 degree so that'll be why you were seeing 90 on the temp gauge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markyboy Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Pah! That's nothing! Have a look at this one off my 1992 200Tdi D90. I noticed my temperature gauge rising whilst running at 70ish on the motorway. I'd read a few threads on this forum where a lot of people said it was radiator related. I took the Fan cowl off and that was what I saw. I've also noticed there's a slight leak too so it was definitely time to change the radiator. I'm ditching the viscous fan and fitting an electric one too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumbleweed Posted May 19, 2009 Author Share Posted May 19, 2009 Pah! That's nothing! Have a look at this one off my 1992 200Tdi D90. I noticed my temperature gauge rising whilst running at 70ish on the motorway. I'd read a few threads on this forum where a lot of people said it was radiator related. I took the Fan cowl off and that was what I saw. I've also noticed there's a slight leak too so it was definitely time to change the radiator. I'm ditching the viscous fan and fitting an electric one too. oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommeke Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Looks very bad!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyfarmerboy Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 it looks to be like someone has been careless with a pressure washer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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