Radiator Repair

[YEN96]

anyone try repair radiator before ...maybe got smal leak ?? Can it be repaired and last ??? How much and How they repair ?? Is it patch the leak ?? cos i recondition radiator for bike before, the person will change the centre fin structure to modify for better cooling using copper fins...and join to the main original frame structure. But it expensive !!!

Any cheap repair and can last ?????

 

[AD_EG]

y not just change bro? to double layer or after market double layer aluminium

 

[xtremeleo]

yes, u can repair a car's radiator sir, from experience the process wasnt dat expensive

 

[DanzEterna]

if minor leak could be repaired, get a quotation 1st. compared it with new double layer alluminium ones.

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otherwise, halfcut ones should be your choice.

 

[YEN96]

how they repair ??? weld back the leak ?? i m talking abt aluminium radiator and coolant need to flush and change or no need ?? New aluminium ones cost RM200-300 i tink so i jus want to know if minor leak how much is repair cost ?

 

[YEN96]

how much for minor leak repair ??? Does coolant need to flush ??? and how much cost for new aluninium radiator ???

 

[YEN96]

i repaired include labour and use back old coolant RM110 but even after they check pressure test after repair, still minor leak !..............

 

[xtremeleo]

u need to get it fixed by a good radiator repair shop sir, ive done this many times, and the results were very good and last long

 

[YEN96]

yup, confirm still minor leak. Looks like their applied some aluminium look solder on the pin hole leaks but my coolant is blue so easily can detect leaks. Going down to ask them to rework it.....

xtremeleo- any advise how is a good workmanship and process to repair aluminium radiator since u got gd results

 

[xtremeleo]

u need to monitor when they do leak/compression test, shudnt leak anything out imo. sum of them dont even bother to check their work, dats the bad one imo

 

[skye_n1]

My radiator leaks and the foreman quoted me RM320 to repair it. Yea, it's quite expensive since it is made from copper and 6-7 fins were leaking. After some thought i change the complete unit for RM470

 

[YEN96]

u need to get it fixed by a good radiator repair shop sir, ive done this many times, and the results were very good and last long

bro, how did they repair ur radiator ?? is your aluminium ? got spray new coat of paint after repair?

 

[xtremeleo]

they opened it up, wash thotoughly before re-assembling it. i think upgrading to a thicker radiator shud be good also especially when the repair cost is dat expensive

 

[YEN96]

they opened it up, wash thotoughly before re-assembling it. i think upgrading to a thicker radiator shud be good also especially when the repair cost is dat expensive

Is yours aluminium ? was it leaking ? how was repair done ? weld or solder ? a new coat of paint sprayed ??

 

[xtremeleo]

they were mostly copper radiators sir, they spray painted the fins black, braze-welded imo. aluminum radiators are harder to service, usually i ask them to flush it with chemical and performed leak test