radiaor seam

[japimport]

hi there i have a c200 sport 95 122,000 miles on her today my car temperature went up high between 90 and 120 just before we parked to go shopping when we got home i had a look arond the radiator to see if i could see anything unusual and i did on the top of the radiator where the plastic conects to the rad is leaking coolant all the way around the seam does this mean i need a new rad or can i fix it i hope i made sense there thanks for your help

 

[Sp!ke]

I wouldnt risk it, a replacement radiator needn't be expensive.

I think I paid £80 for mine and it was 30 minutes to fit.

 

[GazCaff]

hi there i have a c200 sport 95 122,000 miles on her today my car temperature went up high between 90 and 120 just before we parked to go shopping when we got home i had a look arond the radiator to see if i could see anything unusual and i did on the top of the radiator where the plastic conects to the rad is leaking coolant all the way around the seam does this mean i need a new rad or can i fix it i hope i made sense there thanks for your help

Replace the rad and count yourself lucky, the early rads with the built-in header tank have been known to explode before now!

 

[japimport]

thanks very much for the info so a new radiator it is then i was looking on gsf and they have them anyone used them before

 

[japimport]

here is pictures of the leak in my rad sorry about the pics theese are from the top of rad

 

[Adam230K]

You can get a brand new radiator from euro car parts for £150, and its as good as the OEM part. My mechanic put a hole in my old radiator so he bought me this new one for free, so i remember the price .