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Willie Reed · * Joined: 29 Oct 2003 Posts: 15 Location: Glasgow

My local garage who are servicing my vehicle have told me that they have heard stories that the radiator is prone to failure around 70k. Anybody else heard this.
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skoly · * Joined: 05 Sep 2003 Posts: 15 Location: Barnsley

Hi Willie,

The 3.1D is prone to failure Sad

, however it is not definately going to be at 70k. The radiator went on my 3.1TD (1996) after 103K. Evil or Very Mad

If you get it re-cored when it does eventually say good night, then it will not cost you as much. I paid £120ish, but had to strip it out and replace it again. It is however a very easy job to do. Smile

I hope that this helps.

Regards,

Skoly
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Willie Reed · * Joined: 29 Oct 2003 Posts: 15 Location: Glasgow

Thank for that skoly, I will keep an eye on it. Wink

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next35 · * Joined: 27 Oct 2003 Posts: 13

Mine went at about 90K, i also took it out and had it recored, approx £130.
Warning, when mine went i only drove it a few hundred yards to a garage and it still cooked my head, needed to replace the gasket and have it skimmed, so beware.

Willie Reed · * Joined: 29 Oct 2003 Posts: 15 Location: Glasgow

Noted next35, thanks for the info.

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chedge · * Joined: 06 Jan 2004 Posts: 10 Location: South West Uk

Hi, Yea my radiator went at 80000ks and had to drive it for about 2 miles with out any water, thought i had done the H/gasket but was very lucky and didnt blow it. £120 sorted a new core.

Chris

Willie Reed · * Joined: 29 Oct 2003 Posts: 15 Location: Glasgow

I'm watching the temp like a hawk these days. Thanks for the info.

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Richard D · * Joined: 14 Oct 2003 Posts: 16 Location: Mansfield Notts

wife' went christmas eve (98 3.1td 65k) cost £340 from serck Crying or Very sad

ethel610 · Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 1:04 Post subject:

We had an engine rebuild at 94k (not sure if genuine) got car back home within a day rad was spurting. Had to have recore cost about £150 couldn't get a new rad, hard to come by, so was the only option. But agree with above very easy job to take out and replace.

Paul Rainbow · ***** Joined: 19 Dec 2003 Posts: 549

my 1989 2.8Td rad blew its original coreat 158,000. Am I right in thinking that these are better cars reliability-wise than the 3.0 & 3.1's? £200 for an Isuzu dealership recored replacement hurt a bit, but that was 7,000 miles ago!

Chris Atkinson · * Joined: 22 Nov 2003 Posts: 10 Location: Cumbria

The radiator does tend to fall apart. I think that it is simply down to the vibration associated with a big diesel (1995 3.1TD in my case) which you will find affects other things e.g. the stay on the dip stick tube. I have had the radiator recored twice now (in 222,000 miles) and the price is approx 170 + VAT for a good job. If you look after the cooling system then you will find that the cooling capacity is very impressive and it takes a great deal of work to get the engine hot.