K4L4M1TY Member 32 Member For: 6y 3m 18d Posted 14/11/19 04:02 AM Share Posted 14/11/19 04:02 AM (edited) Hey all, I was out yesterday and when I parked my car(BF XR6T) I heard a lovely loud noise from the radiator area after it was off but thought maybe due to the recent hot days it was just the fans on high. When I got home I thought I had better investigate so popped the bonnet and noticed it was a sizzling sound and that there was a small amount of coolant burning off on top of my radiator so I assume I have a hole or crack in my radiator. I also noticed that my overflow bottle was very low, I had been watching my temp gauge sit just under half but I notice that happens when I'm stuck in traffic or giving it some beans so not quite overheating yet. So I'm on the hunt for a new radiator and may as well look at a trans cooler at the same time as I have planned to do a tans oil change too. Been looking around and see plenty of cheaper radiators online, especially all alloy ones which I assume is a better option than a factory one again. Been looking at the forums etc for any experience with the ebay ones such as the gpi advertised ones but can't find much. I would imagine since it has been some years since a lot of the mposts here that people would have used these a bit more now and looking for any information/experiences with them. I know that PWR and possibly Plazmaman make the top quality ones but I'm not really ready to spend a thousand on a radiator. Any suggestions would be great as it's my daily at the moment and would like to get it sorted sooner rather then later. Edited 14/11/19 04:03 AM by K4L4M1TY Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/95313-radiator-suggestions/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZYWALKER XR50T Gold Donating Members 2,795 Member For: 12y 1m 11d Gender: Male Location: Western Sydney Posted 14/11/19 06:03 AM Share Posted 14/11/19 06:03 AM FenixThey make a 32mm heavy duty one that is a direct fit.Factory is 20 something mm. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/95313-radiator-suggestions/#findComment-1689887 Share on other sites More sharing options...
K4L4M1TY Member 32 Member For: 6y 3m 18d Posted 14/11/19 09:16 AM Author Share Posted 14/11/19 09:16 AM Definitely like them and will probably grab one in the future if I want to upgrade, for now I got a oe replacement one as too many bills at the moment piling up. Now on to trans oil cooler. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/95313-radiator-suggestions/#findComment-1689891 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZYWALKER XR50T Gold Donating Members 2,795 Member For: 12y 1m 11d Gender: Male Location: Western Sydney Posted 14/11/19 09:01 PM Share Posted 14/11/19 09:01 PM Dude it's cheaper than a Ford radiator. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/95313-radiator-suggestions/#findComment-1689900 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle173 Donating Members 774 Member For: 16y 7m 10d Gender: Male Location: brisbane Posted 16/11/19 05:59 AM Share Posted 16/11/19 05:59 AM On 14/11/2019 at 6:03 AM, OZYWALKER said: Fenix They make a 32mm heavy duty one that is a direct fit. Factory is 20 something mm. Expand Will there be enough room in there to fit this behind the bigger coolers? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/95313-radiator-suggestions/#findComment-1689924 Share on other sites More sharing options...
arronm Dropping a turd Gold Donating Members 9,520 Member For: 17y 7m 16d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 16/11/19 06:46 AM Share Posted 16/11/19 06:46 AM Yep. Radiator width goes from 26 - 32mm. So SFA difference but the extra width goes towards the motor so fits easy. It a bit of a squeeze but I fitted 50mm to my F6 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/95313-radiator-suggestions/#findComment-1689926 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZYWALKER XR50T Gold Donating Members 2,795 Member For: 12y 1m 11d Gender: Male Location: Western Sydney Posted 16/11/19 09:50 AM Share Posted 16/11/19 09:50 AM On 16/11/2019 at 5:59 AM, kyle173 said: Will there be enough room in there to fit this behind the bigger coolers?Direct fit.They use basically factory style end tanks. It's not a full alloy radiator. And fits straight up.Their full alloy radiator are a tight fit though. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/95313-radiator-suggestions/#findComment-1689927 Share on other sites More sharing options...
arronm Dropping a turd Gold Donating Members 9,520 Member For: 17y 7m 16d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 16/11/19 10:42 AM Share Posted 16/11/19 10:42 AM Yes and no. I just added 3mm of washers so the rad did not rub on my nizpro cooler.Was really a straight drop in, BUT I like things perfect. My rad is fenix full Ali. Fenix dont make an Ali one for FG no more. But I reckon you could mod a BA BF one to fit. Or just by a full Ali one from PWR. My BF F6 Pwr is 42mm and 13 years old and my BA F6 50mm Fenix is 6 years old. No issues with each and keeps the cars nice and cool. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/95313-radiator-suggestions/#findComment-1689929 Share on other sites More sharing options...
K4L4M1TY Member 32 Member For: 6y 3m 18d Posted 17/11/19 03:22 AM Author Share Posted 17/11/19 03:22 AM On 14/11/2019 at 9:01 PM, OZYWALKER said: Dude it's cheaper than a Ford radiator. Expand Yeah but still 3x an oe aftermarket jobbie, right now I just need something to put it back on the road. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/95313-radiator-suggestions/#findComment-1689937 Share on other sites More sharing options...
arronm Dropping a turd Gold Donating Members 9,520 Member For: 17y 7m 16d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 17/11/19 03:27 AM Share Posted 17/11/19 03:27 AM Be careful of those cheap ones. You get what you pay for,.... 1 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/95313-radiator-suggestions/#findComment-1689938 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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