When driving the car hard the radiator starts to smoke on the drivers side and when i pulled over there wash green fluid in the engine bay. I cleaned it all off and tryed to warm the car in the garage to see if i could see where it was coming from no luck so took car for a spin and it happened again and still can not see where from. The area around the header tank is dry ?. Is it a new radiator or could it be something else. Also the coolant is green and the stuff i am putting in the car from halfords is blue is this ok
Many Thanks Neil

 

The radiators tend to split down the side tanks,get a pressure test to confirm or look closely with it hot under pressure down the drivers side

 

Cracked radiator side tank on the drivers side , they split facing the aircon rad and is hard to spot at first . just have a good look might be worth removing front grill and you should see a hairline split ! common problem

 

Thanks removed grill and light, dryed it up and then reved the engine to see if it would do it but nothing it only happened when i took it on the road. Could not see any cracks but is there a join. I think it is that because the A/C radiator is wet. looks like a new radiator anybody no how much 1996 RA also where can you get the tubing may as well change that as well
Thanks Neil

 

95 to 120 quid depending on which one it is

 

Ok do's a radiator from any impreza of the same age fit or do i need a diffrent one.
Thanks Neil

 

Mine has just done this, only when came on boost. Check under top hose, my had a long crack running down the side, temporarily sealed it with plastic metal from halfords until new rad arrives, £90 deleivered from ebay.

 

I've just bought one from a company called 'Radiator specialists' in Nottingham, on Ebay.It was £89.00 with postage and dropped straight in .Ordered on a friday arrived monday morning .I have a 97 uk wagon .The rad was described as Impreza/Legacy and had a small diagram to assist with sizing .

 

Bought one of Ebay for £90 posted and changed it today. The fitting was easy to do and when i took off the old radiator you could see the crack. Thanks eveybody for the advice
Neil