156 has sprung a leak Has anyone replaced their radiator on megane 2? and if so did you go oem or upgraded and to what? thanks chris
Ive just done this last week as i hit a deer lol bought second hand one of ebay for £50 was perfect otherwise i think euro parts do one for around same price i think
Replaced mine last year, OEM only unless an upgrade, do NOT buy a euro car parts one, I did and ended up with OEM
Mark Black fitted me one last year. He said there are a couple of pattern ones, one is crap (probably the Euro one mentioned above) and the other that he fitted me is fine. I've had no issues at all.
So OEM then, no messing no risk, myself and a mate both fitted the surposedly good one from ECP , both had over heating issues on track, both threw them in the skip and fitted OEM, never had a problem since, your money your choice
Oh dear thats not good with ecp glad i didnt go there. My second had one is renault had sticker and part no on it
thanks guys. i did see the forge one, but it is expensive might stick with OEM as never had over heating probs on track with it, so no point changing something which works well as is
thanks but want a brand new as the car does get abused does anyone know who manufacturers the oem rad?
Not sure of the name starts with a "v" I think but I have just experienced high temps on a recently purchased car whilst used on track with a non-standard OEM part fitted. On the road it is bang-on fine but under hard use temps rise so the car is going in today for a new radiator OEM part at K-Tec cost is £162 same as direct from Renault. Hope this helps and anyone want a good "road" radiator let me know!! Cheers
I used a non oem rad, fine on the road, overheated on track, swapped back for an oem one and all fine again.
What temps do we class as 'overheating' on the track, I've got up to 105 in only a 15 min stint before - is that too much?
Temp gauge in the red, overheating, you don't get the issue with an oem rad, just the cheaper aftermarket ones. Temp doesn't just go up a bit, the rad just can't cope with track work.
Just back and have the new O.E.M radiator fitted with fresh antifreeze. Off to the Ring next week so will let you know if the same overheating issue happens as happened at Brands Hatch and Oulton Park in the last couple of weeks. Fingers crossed. Cheers
i had a small leak in my oem rad and it still never overheated, even hard round the ring it stayed pretty constant. thats why replacing like for like
