ok was under the bonet earlyer and noticed that a part of my rad was haning down

now there has been no water loss and she dosent run hot so the good thing is no leaks

but i have two rads by the look of it,was told one was for my aircon???

so whitch one is whitch?

the front one is damaged 03 plate 1.8 16 v

and any ideas on a price?

cherrs pps

john

 

anyone got any ideas at all??

john

 

Air con rad sits in front if i remember right. The engine rad is the larger one of the two, and it will have 2 black rubber pipes attached to it, the air con rad will have smaller metal pipes.

If it is the air con rad, then if it isnt leaking then I would leave it alone, as it can be costly to replace. If it does start to leak then it isnt the end of the world.

 

cherrs mate ,not realy bothered bout the aircon never use it anyways lol
but if anyone has a replacment kicking about i will be interested( plus a nice exhaust back box as well )
john

 

You should use the air con mate, as there is oil in there which needs to circulate to lubricate the seals to keep it all leak free, if it starts to leak the a/c will stop working which will cost a bit to fix when it comes to selling the car on!!


Just a few minutes once a month is enough

 

gud point but does it not use fuel?

think i will just secure whats there and see how it goes.

will it efect the car if it starts leaking?

john

 

Well it is more fuel efficient to have the air con on when doing more than 40ish mph than the drag that is caused by the windows being open!

In the summer I use air con with the climate control all the time, and to be honest I never notice any decrease in MPG.

If it leaks it wont affect the car, however the gas is highly poisionous (its got cfc's in it) so not a good idea if its parked in a garage over night etc.

If it does leak out, moisture will get into the system over time which will knacker the insides of the pipes and the condenser, which isnt going to be cheap to repair!

 

r134a doesn't contain CFCs

 

cherrs for ur help im going to the garage in a bit will secure it as best i can.

roll on next week .....finaly get my project home so i can rip it to bits lol

john

 

Air con system don,t have radiators,they have condensers.Most manufactures use a dye in the 134a gas so if you do have a leek it,s easy to spot.

New radiator = Ł130
new condenser =Ł150
Air-con regas =Ł50

Condensor is in front of the radiator.
The cooling fins (ziz zag type paper )can work loose and hang down but as long as the cooling ducts are not damaged it should be fine.

 

Thanks for all your post, I have the same problem and now it has been sorted!