Radiators Expert

[Carnewb]

Hi guys,

 

looking to recon or customise my radiator of a 20 year old car.

 

Wondering anybody can recommend a workshop who is good at dealing with radiators and knows what they are doing.

 

Found some names from Google. any recommendations?

 

Kheng Lee Repair Radiator Co

Kim Seng Radiator Repairer

Lee Heng Radiator Trading & Repairer

Sam Huat Radiator & Motor Works Repair

Sin Seng Huat Radiator

Song Huat Radiator Industrial Co

Tan Hup Lee Radiator Enterprise

 

TIA

[Weiming]

Depending on the model of your vehicle and whether you want to splurge, you could always put back an OEM radiator purchased from a stockist else buy one an aftermarket unit (like Koyo, Mishimoto etc. which tends to be lighter, stronger and have better performance due to design/features) and get your regular mechanic to swap it in.

[Yeobh]

If your radiator tubes are all in very bad shape and make of alum it's pointless trying to recond the unit. I suggest you visit one of those radiator shops and request them to size a OEM or aftermarket unit - this way it will be cheaper as the modifications costs will be cheaper that trying to recond yr old unit.

Good luck

[Gendut]

If you're mechanically adept, why not DIY?

 

It will cost you just about $200 for new OEM radiator and 2 hours job.

[Carnewb]

Depending on the model of your vehicle and whether you want to splurge, you could always put back an OEM radiator purchased from a stockist else buy one an aftermarket unit (like Koyo, Mishimoto etc. which tends to be lighter, stronger and have better performance due to design/features) and get your regular mechanic to swap it in.

 

If your radiator tubes are all in very bad shape and make of alum it's pointless trying to recond the unit. I suggest you visit one of those radiator shops and request them to size a OEM or aftermarket unit - this way it will be cheaper as the modifications costs will be cheaper that trying to recond yr old unit.

Good luck

 

If you're mechanically adept, why not DIY?

 

It will cost you just about $200 for new OEM radiator and 2 hours job.

 

Thanks guys... will try to cut down costs and go for a OEM one. Willing to DIY but i would still need some pointers

 

So any good workshop to recommend? I don't want to go in blind and get chopped.

 

 

 

[Havoline]

i also looking for one to look into my car's radiator which is due to repair here and there. Mine's a Renualt. I thinking of going down to a few to ask around if they have parts for my particular model first before i let them change my radiator and hoses.

[Shaocong]

i love to DIY. helooooo

 

where to find DIY hardcore must share with me. thanks

 

driving sunny 05 model. where can i find its workshop manual?

[Qr25vet]

Hi guys,

 

looking to recon or customise my radiator of a 20 year old car.

 

Wondering anybody can recommend a workshop who is good at dealing with radiators and knows what they are doing.

 

Found some names from Google. any recommendations?

 

Kheng Lee Repair Radiator Co

Kim Seng Radiator Repairer

Lee Heng Radiator Trading & Repairer

Sam Huat Radiator & Motor Works Repair

Sin Seng Huat Radiator

Song Huat Radiator Industrial Co

Tan Hup Lee Radiator Enterprise

 

TIA

 

what model is it?

 

[Havoline]

I intend to go down to the following shops to see if they can find the source of my coolant leak, maybe changing hose, anybody used their service before can comment?

 

Tan Hup Lee Radiator Enterrpise - 1008, Bt Merah Lane 3, #01-18

Kheng Lee Repair Radiator Co. - 1040, Eunos Ave 4, #01-107

URS Radiator Service - 3007, Ubi Rd 1, #01-452

Soong Huat Radiator Industrial Co. - 10, Opal Crescent.

 

How much shld i budget for changing hose, good ones, not the chiong ones.

[Dwoon]

I chnaged my set of radiator hoses at my regular workshop. But I purchased the SAMCO ones online. Took about a month for it to arrive.

 

Doing so saved me about $100. (Not much but still savings)

 

But if yours is leaking and you do not have the luxury of time, then I don't think you have much of a choice. (Unless maybe you find the leak and temporarily tape it up to tide over.

[Qr25vet]

I chnaged my set of radiator hoses at my regular workshop. But I purchased the SAMCO ones online. Took about a month for it to arrive.

 

Doing so saved me about $100. (Not much but still savings)

 

But if yours is leaking and you do not have the luxury of time, then I don't think you have much of a choice. (Unless maybe you find the leak and temporarily tape it up to tide over.

taping it up wont help as the cooling system is pressurised @ 1 bar...thats for jap cars...dunno abt conti cars..cept for BMW which operates @ 1.5 bar....any tape wont hold that amount of pressure...

[Havoline]

End up i go my regular wrkshop, they say the leaking hose is actually routing to the heater plate (winter heater) and back to radiator, that one can by-pass, so they just plugged that two holes. Costs me $30 for parts and labour only. Now monitoring if this will do or not.

 

[Dwoon]

Heater Plate?

 

For mine, I actually by-passed the coolant to the throttle body. Just removed the return line and plugged up the opening. But its more for cooling the air intake (why have hot coolant go to the throttle body when our local weather is already so hot)