Engine radiator VALEO or Nissens
Best one to get is the Nissens 68001A. I just put one in my 2000 9-5. For some reason Rock Auto only lists it as fitting 2001 but it will fit a 1999-2001.
Im going to be replacing my radiator soon with all coolant connection and hoses, does anyone know the difference between the radiator std and heavy duty one? STD: Nissens #652011 Heavy duty: Nissens #65011
The Nissens number is 65264 which is what I eventually ordered.
The only ones that seem to be made better are the Valeo's, there's a reason they cost more. I looked at mine, it has (relatively large) tubes inside not stamped channels.
I was able to shove a cabriolet (nissesns brand) in there...it's stuffed all the way to the left. anyway, it keeps the 1.8t cool without any issues
I bought the Valeo rad for my 03 GTi from Rockauto for $89. It appears to be exactly the same as stock.
No worries with the nissen branded radiator. I have installed tons of them into mk3 vr6 cars over the years with no issues. They fit perfect and the quality is very good. I have a mk3 fitment nissens branded radiator in my a2vr6 also that I installed a few years ago. It cools the car perfectly fine on both the street and the drag strip.
For better flushing I have also been removing the upper radiator hose and using my garden water hose to flush the radiator (a Nissens radiator I installed half a dozen years ago after finding a leak in the factory radiator).
my valeo radiator didn't come with anything.. im just hoping it doesn't leak from that zone.
After the copper OEM radiator broke I replaced it with a nissens aluminum radiator now the thermostat never hits operating temperature, I changed the thermostat to what the book wanted which was a 190 degree thermostat but even still the gauge doesn't go up all the way. I replaced one of the senors and the main coolant temperature sensor but still it doesn't go all the way up. On top of that it takes the gauge a good 3 minutes just to move slightly. Doesn't need to be fix probably but still annoys me
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