Hello all,

I need a new radiator replacement for my WRX 2002 bugeye, I'm looking at this one from ECP;


http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Su...72de3c1&000261


Is this adequate? This is my first Subaru so i'm rather unsure!



Many thanks

 

Hey mate.

Look in the traders section. contact Matty at Pole Position for fantastic service.

J

 

I bought this one off ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SUBARU-IMP...item3f1e26cb3b

Some may scowl that I bought cheap off ebay but when it arrived it seemed well made and did the job. Changing it is a piece of ****, bleeding the system after fitting is the hard est part.

 

Replaced the one on my 400bhp classic with one similar, but bought locally for £64 as I couldn't wait for an ebay one to be delivered.

Bleeding the system is hard because there is no known way to do it properly, LOL.
You have to refil VERY SLOWLY, not allowing it to glug, gurgle etc.
The best way is via a funnel stuck down the rearmost pipe off the metal header tank on top of the engine.
And DO have the heater set to hot while filling/draining.
Also DO use good quality anti-freeze suitable for an alloy engine at 50% dilution

 

I have one from euro car parts. (Rad burst on the way from cambridge to leeds for a bloody funeral!)
Fits fine very good quality part from what i can see and they are a doddle to fit! 30 mins max including the bleed if you are lucky

 

Refill...there is no bleed on a Scoob

 

+1
make sure you get the right one though (either with, or without a cap)
i've had mine on about two weeks, all ok so far!

 

Thanks for the replies, I'll grab this one from ECP.

 

Worth swapping all the bolts holding the fans etc on for M6 x 20mm, and giving the top, and bottom plates a coat of Hammerite smooth before fitting