Leaky post facelift radiator

[scorps]

Hi micra people,

Just wondering if I can pick your brain on an issue I have had with 2001 radiator.
Thought I'd ask now as the weather has cooled down a bit so no gaskets can be blown inside or outside the forum
I seem to be loosing some radiator fluid through the top of the radiator.
Does anyone know of a glue I can use on it that can handle the high temperature?

Many thanks for any interest shown.

 

[nissan boy]

£10 to £20 for a second hand radiator from a scrappy, may even be new , save the hassle as about 2001/2 they changed the radiators to a poor quality one that seem to dissolve , got a pic of it?

 

[St0rm91]

Less hassle and honestly not much more to just replace tbh as a patch won't hold for long.

 

[scorps]

£10 to £20 for a second hand radiator from a scrappy, may even be new , save the hassle as about 2001/2 they changed the radiators to a poor quality one that seem to dissolve , got a pic of it?

Cheers,
I squashed the top left mounting of the rad when I jacked the front of the car under the lower cross member oops! lol

Yep, another one would probably be best

thanks

 

[scorps]

Less hassle and honestly not much more to just replace tbh as a patch won't hold for long.

Cheers, yep fair point,

Looking at getting another donor car for 90 quid, so might might do that

cheers.

 

[scorps]

One last thing, can anyone recommend something to flush the cooling system out, its a 17 year old car so probably needs doing..lol

cheers all

 

[St0rm91]

I bought some of these (https://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/...cooling-system-treatment/?555770200&0&cc5_171) when I first got mine. Just kept re-flushing until I was only getting coolant when I drained it. Never had a problem with overheating since then.

 

[scorps]

I bought some of these (https://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/...cooling-system-treatment/?555770200&0&cc5_171) when I first got mine. Just kept re-flushing until I was only getting coolant when I drained it. Never had a problem with overheating since then.

Appologies for this being late, cheers storm..