CG radiator swap help? info?

cesario

cesario

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anyway, my mate has a 2002 (i think ) CG Vrx lancer and has a crack on his radiator and needs a new one
i found these 2 on ebay and just wondering if they will fit?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Mitsubis...=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3a635ab5f8

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Mitsubis...=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item27bbe77d83

also, is there anything i should look out for while doing this swap? anything i should take care while doing?
as far as i know its fairly strait forward, take off pipes, drain liquid, un bold, replace, re attatch everything, fill and go?

i decided i will swap it out for him to save him some $$ after the guy that swapped out the radiator on his old car charged him $1000 in total

im leaning more towards the 'fenix' radiator as its sounds like a familiar brand to me, but both are around the same price and free postage :D


*edit**
also, is there a preferred coolant i should buy and any special ratio of coolant / water i should do?
 
I say treat it like an oil change, maybe undo the rear pipe let the coolant drain (into a container, not into the waterways), and undo the cap. obviously do it whilst the car is cold to prevent steam induced burns. Also use OEM coolant, since it won't be fully drained and you never know what might happen if you mix it (I doubt much though). Also I'd go for the second core linked, the 1.8L sounds dodge, since it's a 2L if im not mistaken,
 
Well as Im a recent expert at this,

Its pretty simple, pull everything off, any order will do, I chose easiest to get to order,

so I did top hose, 2 fans, overflow bottle, bottom hose, then the radiator holding bolt plate things. then it should just slide out.

Slide new one in and do reverse,

Make sure you get a Automatic/Manual specific one as the autos have lines for cooling the tranny oil. and yer just put coolant in that is the same colour as what came out (hopefully not brown lol) mine was green.
 
auto or manual?

if its auto, i think there'd be a auto trans cooler in the radiator. this will need to be drained and filled like the coolant. probably a good time to intalled a proper auto cooler if he fangs it.


if manual, diregard above lol
 
lol, yeh its a manual car
so from what people have said so far, it seems like a strait forward procedure with minimal risk (unless im a complete nubstick)

Cheers, i will send him the link for the fenix rad and tell him to get it
 
Replacing coolant isnt that straight forward.

You actually need the car warm but not hot, this is because if you do it cold there will be residual old coolant still in circulation around the engine/other places. This wont drain unless the thermostat is open, and hence still needing the car to be warm.

I havent done it personally but apparently thats how its done. Bloke I know said its not that great to mix old and new coolants hence why its important to get to the old stuff that may be in circulation.

Also I believe there is more or less ratio of water to coolant you should stick to. Lastly remember to use distilled water to prevent crap clogging the radiator.
 
electronix said:
Replacing coolant isnt that straight forward.

You actually need the car warm but not hot.
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What if theres a hole in the radiator and it wont hold water, do you start your car and warm it up?
 
Trondabron said:
electronix said:
Replacing coolant isnt that straight forward.

You actually need the car warm but not hot.
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What if theres a hole in the radiator and it wont hold water, do you start your car and warm it up?
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not exactly, drain and replace rad first. the fill with water and run engine until warm (note: have the heater on to flush the heater core)
then drain and repeat as many times as needed until all your left draining is water.

get a pre mix coolant with antifreeze and anti boil. most coolants are similar.

easy, but be carefull when draining
 
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