Cooling Pro Radiators

RG.net · Postby **RG.net** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 12:04 pm

bensale wrote:The cooling pro sounds like a good radiator, although do you actually need one? Unless you track the car a lot the OEM one should be fine as well as (hopefully) cheaper to purchase. However, if you do a bit of track work it could be a good purchase. My original radiator lasted 18 years before I replaced it as it turned brown and developed a minor crack. If you have over heating issues in normal driving I would say the issue is more likely to not be the raditator.

my top tank cracked, and i figured for an extra $150 i could have a nice big shinny radiator, which wont need replacement, ever!

and my stockie was sh*t on warm summer nights, this cooling pro is amazing, temps sit round 60c (just enough for my thermostat to open) when cruising, but once your stuck in traffic you get some heatsoak.

Fuzzlet · Postby **Fuzzlet** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 2:29 pm

My cooling pro had sealing issues around the radiator cap, however I'm not sure if that was the cap or the radiator that was at fault...

Adam_NAclubman · Postby **Adam_NAclubman** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:30 am

How long did they take to install? Mine is still sitting in the box, from memory last time I swapped stock ones over it was an annoying job, though that might have been because the first replacement ended up being cracked on the bottom but didnt notice that until it was fitted and filed with coolant...

sliq · Postby **sliq** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:31 am

Adam_NAclubman wrote:How long did they take to install? Mine is still sitting in the box, from memory last time I swapped stock ones over it was an annoying job, though that might have been because the first replacement ended up being cracked on the bottom but didnt notice that until it was fitted and filed with coolant...

if it's taken more than 30 minutes then it is a major FAIL.

Szemen · Postby **Szemen** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 1:33 pm

It should just be: Flush Radiator, take off undertray so easy to get to, Unclamp hoses, take off fan, uncsrew. Take Radiator out. Then reverse of that

wun911 · Postby **wun911** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 1:36 pm

Awww I failed like two or three times now like 2-3 hrs +.
But very do able even for nubes that put thermostats in backwards etc.

Alex · Postby **Alex** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:51 pm

Szemen wrote:It should just be: Flush Radiator, take off undertray so easy to get to, Unclamp hoses, take off fan, uncsrew. Take Radiator out. Then reverse of that

You shouldn't need to take off the undertray, you can reach all the hoses from above to unclamp them from the radiator and there is a gap in the undertray for the drain plug
just draing, undo clamps, take off uper mounts, unplug fans, remove radiator + fans, swap over fans, put radiator back in, attach fans, attach top mounts, put in hoses, refill.

TieNN89 · Postby **TieNN89** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 3:36 pm

wun911 wrote:Awww I failed like two or three times now like 2-3 hrs +.
But very do able even for nubes that put thermostats in backwards etc.

hey its better to take your time

then to rush it and forget something

Locutus · Postby **Locutus** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 3:38 pm

Alex wrote:You shouldn't need to take off the undertray, you can reach all the hoses from above

you would prefer to reach in and undo the bottom radiator hose clamp from above?

TieNN89 · Postby **TieNN89** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 3:53 pm

Locutus wrote:
Alex wrote:You shouldn't need to take off the undertray, you can reach all the hoses from above

you would prefer to reach in and undo the bottom radiator hose clamp from above?

not sure about the NA but the NB has a flap which you just unscrew then you can reach the bottom radiator hose clamp

Hey does everyones radiator fan keep spinning after the engine is turned off?

Mine turns off instantly as soon as my engine stops running even with the key turned to ON it doesn't spin

I know other cars keep spining but its not an MX-5

Locutus · Postby **Locutus** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 5:41 pm

oh yeah i forgot about that little flap!

i was wondering the same thing about the radiator fan just the other day - i thought it was strange that the fan in my NA8 doesn't spin without my engine running either.

spitty · Postby **spitty** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 6:04 pm

I left the fans on the rad' when i lifted it out. Took them off the old one and fitted them to the Cooling .Pro out of the car. I had to trim back the screw threads from the air cond' condenser.

Cheers john

Novice1 · Postby **Novice1** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 6:28 pm

My son fitted a cooling pro radiator to my mx5 an NB.

As for it being a straight fit with all mounting holes lining up, haha.

The judicious use of a hammer was needed.

Good price, does the job, not sure though if I wouldn't go a bit more

upmarket next time. You get what you pay for I find.

Cheers Novice1

Fatty · Postby **Fatty** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 6:36 pm

the earlier cooling pro's were a bit dodgy , fitment wise, apparently. but the curent ones are meant to be a-ok from all reports. mine certainly did fit without having to modify any mounting points etc...

altho yeah... it's still a cheapy radiator and i have my doubts it would be up to the task on a really high power modified car. it's doing it's job on my car tho, no complaints here.

timk · Postby **timk** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:57 pm

Novice1 wrote:My son fitted a cooling pro radiator to my mx5 an NB.

As for it being a straight fit with all mounting holes lining up, haha.

The judicious use of a hammer was needed.

Good price, does the job, not sure though if I wouldn't go a bit more

upmarket next time. You get what you pay for I find.

Cheers Novice1

Money aside I'd go Koyo; the PWR one I had in my NA required more than a hammer to fit. Had to drill new holes in the fan mounts!