Has your radiator blown?

aviper4u · Postby **aviper4u** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 3:21 pm

If so would like to know when..........

Thanks guys car model and kms would too

Thanks again

GP · Postby GP » Fri Nov 18, 2011 3:41 pm

Had split top tank at about 120000km's , It's a 1990 and i happened about 2 years ago

manga_blue · Postby **manga_blue** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 3:59 pm

NA8 top tank cracked at 152k 4 years ago . Wishart Radiators (yes, THAT Wishart) in Nth Melbourne charged $80 to replace top tank and pressure clean and test. It's done 45k and 43 track days since then. No worries.

Locutus · Postby **Locutus** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 5:36 pm

there's a built-in indicator - the colour of the top tank.

it goes from black to brown as it ages and develops tiny cracks.

7Hazi · Postby **7Hazi** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 6:10 pm

Yeah watch out when they go brown... Mine went brown - when I took it out it the water was also brown and full of rusted crap. Moral of the story: If your radiator has turned brown get a new one :lol:

aviper4u · Postby **aviper4u** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 7:56 pm

ah ok so well past the 100 thou kms then

black to brown eh i think mines dark brown

thanks guys trying to contemplate big drive is all

marty085 · Postby **marty085** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 8:50 pm

150,000km here, top tank was brown. Radiator was full of gunk so got whole new rad.

Stoogey · Postby **Stoogey** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 12:51 am

Roughly 260,000kms when i purchased the car ('92 na)

Still on its original rad.

I have since replaced it with a 42mm asi unit because i didnt want to risk it breaking on me during a drive somewhere.

And what do ya know?

When i was trying to remove the upper rad hose from the rad.

If its gone brown and your planning a trip, i wouldn't take any chances.