Last updated 2 days 18 hours ago
At some point, no matter how much maintenance and repair we do, certain parts in our cars will give up and need replacing. Finding a new car radiator for example isn’t a problem. Deciding what to do with the old parts is the difficult option. Some people opt to dump them, which is both ecologically and morally questionable. Other options include selling the parts on for scrap or recycling in some way.
Sometimes the radiator will be left in good enough condition to sell on. A car runs well if the engine is running smoothly and efficiently, and when it does the heat builds up. If the car radiator is faulty in any way then this efficiency is compromised and your car becomes harmful to other components in the car and the environment. If you sell your radiator on then ensure all flaws are revealed for the safety of the buyer and efficiency of their engine. There are a lot of component parts within the radiator so a lot of aspects might have gone wrong.
Due to the design of modern day radiators, it is sometimes impossible to repair them depending on the fault. One of the reasons recycling your car radiator is an attractive prospective is because you get to make a bit of money back on your broken radiator. Strip away the plastic parts, which are the bits which prevent repairs, and then take it down to a scrap yard. With metal prices rising all the time you’ll get some cash in your pocket and satisfaction in knowing you’ve helped the environment.
Hi-Tech Radiators manufactures sells and repairs engine radiators to vehicles, trucks and mining/heavy equipment as well as custom work. For more information please call 07 3188 1964 or visit the website.
Last updated 7 days ago
Your radiator is one of the most essential components in your car. Unfortunately it’s also a component which can often go wrong, meaning radiator repairs are required. The good news is that the warning signs are frequently easy to spot.
Discoloured or cloudy coolant is a sure sign that something’s not right. Cloudy, murky, dark- whichever word you want to describe it as, it’s more than likely you’re suffering a clogged fin. Cheap coolants with silicon in them can create small deposits in the radiator which jam up the fins and stop correct coolant flow through to the motor. Flushing the radiator with a flush kit will sort out any blockage down there. In extreme cases, where the blockage has been on-going for an extended period, radiator repairs aren’t an option and you’ll need to replace.
Low coolant levels indicate you probably have a coolant leak. Likely leakage hotspots include torn fits in the radiator, which allow coolant to seep out while it flows up and out through the radiator hose. This is especially dangerous because it can cause the vehicle to overheat, which directly damages the engine and performance of the car. The source of the leaks can usually be found with a pressure tester, which tests the entire coolant system.
Cool spots on the radiator mean the heat isn’t being distributed evenly throughout the radiator. This means you likely have an external or internal blockage. Transferring heat from the coolant to the radiator is the essential purpose of the radiator, so make sure you flush the radiator. In extreme cases the blockage can’t be moved and the radiator will need to be replaced.
Hi-Tech Radiators manufactures sells and repairs engine radiators to vehicles, trucks and mining/heavy equipment as well as custom work. For more information please call 07 3188 1964 or visit the website.
Last updated 10 days ago
Your car radiator repairs have gone on for too long. It’s time to give up and get a new radiator. How do you manage to find, buy and fit a perfect new radiator if you don’t even know what size to purchase? There are a few simple things to remember that should help you purchase a new car radiator without any trouble.
First of all you’ll need to measure the old radiator. Get the width of it from the top, which is the thickness of the radiator from the front to the back of one top corner. Next check the height. Once again, measure from the bottom of one corner to the top of the opposite corner on the same side. The middle of the radiator needs to be measured in width and height also. This is known as the core, and doesn’t include the solid metal on the top and bottom. For this reason it’ll be smaller in height and width than the overall dimensions.
Check the inlet tube position, which should be near the top of the radiator. If the tube is near the radiator cap then you know you’ve got a top flow radiator. Left and right are found from the point of view as if you’re sitting in the car. This time look for the outlet tube, which is based on the bottom corners. If the outlet tube is opposite to the inlet tube, then you have a cross flow radiator. Right inlet cross-flow radiators have the inlet on the right, and left inlet vice versa.
This should give you all the information you need to confidentially measure and purchase a new radiator!
Hi-Tech Radiators manufactures sells and repairs engine radiators to vehicles, trucks and mining/heavy equipment as well as custom work. For more information please call 07 3188 1964 or visit the website.
Last updated 15 days ago
The video above describes how to change the radiator in your car. Scotty Kilmer has been a mechanic for the past 42 years and has put together a video guide for replacing your radiator.
Some radiators are made of plastic, which means you need to replace instead of repair them. While this makes them cheap to manufacture and buy, it does mean they need buying more often. Scotty begins by instructing us to get a drain pan. Use a jack to boost the car up until you can see the draining plug. Get the pan ready and unscrew the plug – the coolant will stream out immediately into the pan. Leave it to drain and move onto the overflow tank. At this point you need to start removing the components that connect up to the radiator. Take the overflow tank off and locate the electric cooling fan. Unclip it and then disconnect the upper radiator hose. The lower hose may be hard to find, so disconnect it at the engine instead.
Unhook the mounting bracket and smoothly remove the radiator. Place it side by side with the new radiator. This makes it easy to see where the next sets of components need to be attached. Change the runners on the bottom of the radiator first, followed by the hose and cooling fan. The transmission also needs to be moved over, which Scotty does last. It’s now ready to slide back into place and reconnect up. Finish by filling it with 50/50 water and anti-freeze mix.
Hi-Tech Radiators manufactures sells and repairs engine radiators to vehicles, trucks and mining/heavy equipment as well as custom work. For more information please call 07 3188 1964 or visit the website.
Last updated 18 days ago
Your car radiator repairs have gone on for too long. It’s time to give up and get a new radiator. How do you manage to find, buy and fit a perfect new radiator if you don’t even know what size to purchase? There are a few simple things to remember that should help you purchase a new car radiator without any trouble.
First of all you’ll need to measure the old radiator. Get the width of it from the top, which is the thickness of the radiator from the front to the back of one top corner. Next check the height. Once again, measure from the bottom of one corner to the top of the opposite corner on the same side. The middle of the radiator needs to be measured in width and height also. This is known as the core, and doesn’t include the solid metal on the top and bottom. For this reason it’ll be smaller in height and width than the overall dimensions.
Check the inlet tube position, which should be near the top of the radiator. If the tube is near the radiator cap then you know you’ve got a top flow radiator. Left and right are found from the point of view as if you’re sitting in the car. This time look for the outlet tube, which is based on the bottom corners. If the outlet tube is opposite to the inlet tube, then you have a cross flow radiator. Right inlet cross-flow radiators have the inlet on the right, and left inlet vice versa.
This should give you all the information you need to confidentially measure and purchase a new radiator!
Hi-Tech Radiators manufactures sells and repairs engine radiators to vehicles, trucks and mining/heavy equipment as well as custom work. For more information please call 07 3188 1964 or visit the website.
