Went for a drive earlier and on return noticed a bit of steam from the engine bay, upon opening the bonnet came across alot of fluid in the engine bay.

Located the leak to the top of the rad and it's coming from the black plastic bit on top right in the corner on the passengers side. Is this a common problem area and what the options for fixing, will it be a new rad or can the plastic part be bought seperately and i'm guessing there must be some type of sealent under to keep it water tight.

You can just make out the fluid sitting on the top corner of the rad.

 

exactly what happened to my rad, i think its the seal where the plstic top joins to the actual radiator.. i only paid £55 from my local car parts store. really easy to change as well.

 

I had a similier problem with my rad the black plastic had a crack in it, as far as I'm aware I don't think you can buy just the plastic as its part of the rad,So I just replaced mine with an Alloy Rad its better for the long run

 

As above, mine was £64 with a 2-year guarantee, takes all of an hour to fit.

DO replace all fitting bolts with stainless and give the top and bottom brackets a coat of black Hammerite.

 

Thanks for the advice, where's the best place to get an alloy rad? Had a look on ebay but not sure if i trust getting one from there.

 

I got mine from this company and its of good quality.

www.northernradiators.co.uk

 

Hi,
I had the same problem on my classic,and i bought a standard radiator with 2 years warranty from ebay and it is fine,no prob's at all.If you want an alloy buy Mishimoto.
Mohammed

 

Mine is a standard one. I've read of fitting probs with some alloy ones.