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Re: radiator leak ? Posted by saabsince 93b [Email] (#972) [Profile/Gallery] (more from saabsince 93b) on Fri, 2 Nov 2012 06:14:48 In Reply to: radiator leak ?, william, Thu, 1 Nov 2012 22:21:57 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Hard to say. If it is the original radiator it could be the bonding between the plastic tank and the aluminum. It also could be the plastic flange that the lower hose hooks to. the plastic ages and get brittle. The bonding agent between the radiator and the plastic end tank lets go.
Plastic radiators are suspect after 100,000 miles in these cars. Nissens is around $200 for eeuro. Replace lower and uppper hoses while you are at it and maybe the hose to the tank. I just did this on my wife's 2003 Aero. I got Gates hoses from Rock auto com.
on her radiator the driver side of the radiator at the tank leaked. My indy said he has seen lots of leaks on the other side due to faulty radiators.
Just keep looking. I would suspect the radiator plastic tank rather than the hose. but replace hoses if you replace the radiator.
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