I had an older BMW myself (E36) and if you want reliability you'll need aftermarket (improved) radiator, radiator hoses and water pump.
For a good external oil cooler setup, check out www.tdnparts.com I'll be going that route along with a mishimoto aluminum radiator this winter.
Valeo 3 row radiator is what i use and it works great
I'd buy a Valeo, but Valeo doesn't have a part number for the later Cabriolets and their catalog lists incorrect sizes. I bought my radiator locally, but I needed it ASAP and they happened to have a Valeo in stock
i have a mishimoto radiator and it works just fine :thumbup:
Regarding our 1997 Jetta GLS that we've had since it was brand-new, I was topping off the original G11 with G12+ since about 2000, without any problems. A few years ago we had the radiator replaced, and the coolant was all changed out to G12 -- that is, the current G12.
That tool is a god send! Unrelated, but burping a radiator sucks too.
I just replaced mine a couple months ago with a Godspeed Aluminum Radiator off amazon for about $175. Installation is pretty straight forward; disconnect the hoses, disconnect the electrics for the fans, and remove the radiator and put the new one in and reconnect everything.
If your going to use a fox radiator becareful cause it will hang pretty low. I ought one and thought it will work but it sits really low if you just drive on streets it should be ok, but mine is a track car so I was worried about going off and possibly hitting it on somehting and causing some problems.
Regarding the aluminum radiator, yes aluminum is better than nylon 6/6 or whatever zytel sh!t from Dupont VW lines the engine bay with. However, none of the aluminum rads Ive seen actually fit a Corrado. I tried to install a Godspeed version. It was gob welded chinese garbage but still probably much better than the OEM plastic. It was off in every dimension, would of required taking a hacksaw to the front end of the Corrado.
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