Small radiator leak

[Noy]

Hey guys I seem to have a small leak from the radiator, not sure were its coming from think its from the front of the radiator were could it be leaking from? can it be fixed? Its defntley not a hose it just seems its the radiator itself.

[social]

it probably could be fixed, but cheapest thing to do man, go to wreckers or even ask here on forums for one for like $50 its not worth buying a "reconditioned" one, there basically the same.

[LightningVP]

First of all, what makes you say that? if it seems like it's loosing coolant, then it could be from a lot of places other than the hoses, But if there is noticable coolant ON the radiator then yes I would say it is, and as a quick fix (for temp) I would use stop leak

[Ozzie]

Poor some radiator stop leak in it and see if that helps.

[Noy]

Yeah its actually leaking from the front core (i think), and also dripping very slightly even when car is off. Yeh might give the radiator stop leak a try..

[wildss]

i had the same problem, radiator joint charged me $100 to fix it taking it out myself.
$20 for a bottle of concentrated coolant and 20 minutes of my time it was done

[Morton]

Could be a broken core, or a split side tank. The side tanks are plastic on the V6s and break easily. The cores sometimes rust out if not properly mantained.

[Noy]

mmm pain in the ass specialy when im trying to scrap together money for rego, might just try find a 2nd hand one .. anyone know if anyones got one for sale?

[Morton]

How bad is the leak? You could probably just keep topping it up Water is free.

[Noy]

Yeah I was thinking that lols, its not that bad I think some radiator stop leak and often top ups might cuer the problem untill reg is paid.. well i hope

[5lt caprice]

In my, i mean my missus vx the side tank leaked cost 120 to fix and flush

[Morton]

Sif fix You can get a brand new thick core alloy radiator for around $220. And it'll cool better than the stock unit

I love it when things break. It's the perfect excuse to upgrade.

[5lt caprice]

true but why spend money on her car its nothing special just the family car

[wildss]

if youre that hard up for cash just pour some coarse black pepper in there, works every time

[LX_HATCH]

It is quite important though lol

[vr_shart]

try a stop leak called silver seal i used it it worked a mated waterpump was rooted, it worked , it comes in a little cylender the length of your finger and its a little bit skinnyer than a shot glass , oh it also comes with a money back guarantee so its not bad for $5.95 from auto barn hey

[centy]

If it is a saide tank it is eay to fix. Score a old radiator that is bent but the tanks are not broken and just swap them over.
Search for a post my me if you want to go that way.
leaky core = replace

[Noy]

Yeah ended up using some seal up stuff, forgot the name. But it did the trick.. btw old thread

[chris parra]

Hey guys I seem to have a small leak from the radiator, not sure were its coming from think its from the front of the radiator were could it be leaking from? can it be fixed? Its defntley not a hose it just seems its the radiator itself.

the radiator is rooted buy a new one