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| posted on 30/10/10 at 11:43 AM |
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subaru rad question?
hi everyone
my girlfriend has just bought an 02 wrx wagon from a garage. when we took it for a test drive we noticed it had steam coming from the front . we
looked with the sales person and noticed the expansion bottle lid was loose so assumed it was this....
a week later we have gone to pick the car up and found that it is infact the radiator. it has a split along the top, just to the right of the top
hose. my worry is, what has caused this? im concerned that the headgasket may be leaking across the bore to the water gallery and has compressed the
cooling system...are radiator faults a common occurance on the bugeye model? the garage has agreed to replace the rad, but im worried that she is
going to get headgasket issues...
all input appreciated
thanks
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meany
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| posted on 30/10/10 at 11:47 AM |
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To be honest, in my 8 years of ownership, ive not heard of a rad splitting, i could ask around for you on the other forums.
Is there not a product/tool that tests for this.
[Edited on 30/10/10 by meany]
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iank
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| posted on 30/10/10 at 12:38 PM |
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Get the coolant gas tested to see if it's been pressurised, though probably too late if they've changed the rad.
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meany
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| posted on 30/10/10 at 12:52 PM |
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got a reply for you.
"common on UK cars yes due to good old road salt, also happens alot to front mounted intercoolers..............ask her to get them to perform a
cylinder leak test and system pressure test after the Radiator has been changed "
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marcjagman
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| posted on 30/10/10 at 04:12 PM |
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If in doubt, RAC AA check or walk away.
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dlatch
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| posted on 30/10/10 at 05:53 PM |
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have heard on this problem on the scooby before there was also issue with early header tanks splitting (were made from some fruity plastic that broke
down with age)
any rad that has plastic endcaps won't last forever but its a buyers market for them cars atm if in doubt walk away
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meany
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| posted on 30/10/10 at 07:26 PM |
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ive had another owner say the same and i can confirm it is a common problem.
just get it tested when a newone is fitted.
And like dlatch says, its a buyers market out there at the moment, i would just walk away.
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