skip_rat wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2019 9:33 pm
So when I was servicing the Rover last weekend I noticed that all the fins have gone from the bottom third of the radiator. I had a look online but can only seem to find manual radiators for sale. As my car is an automatic it has the integrated transmission oil cooler.
I could have the radiator re-cored but then I don't have any transport so that isn't an ideal option. I was wondering about fitting a manual radiator and a seperate oil cooler for the transmission. Unless anyone has a good used automatic radiator I can buy so I can get around while mine is being re-cored.
I think it's a re-core I'm afraid - though there are plenty of autos around - surely one has made its way to a scrap yard somewhere. Then you could swap it, or send that one away for a re-core and you'll have a brand new radiator to fit without taking the car off the road.
The part code for reference was PCC001088EVA (NLA for a long time). The Honda equivalent part for the 1.6 auto Concerto with SOHC engine was: 19010-SK4-E51
If you look up the Honda part code, GM radiators say they can make one - it's a non-stock item, which means it's made by hand and they say this labour-intensive process "is reflected in the price" - heaven knows what a hand-built radiator costs!! Web link:
https://www.gm-radiator.com/?page=searc ... rtno=10334
Might be worth a call - or perhaps they can just offer you a re-core.
Funny you mentioned a separate oil cooler though - Rover used to sell an optional extra transmission oil cooler kit for the automatic cabriolet (part code was UBK10003 - and I've checked, they're definitely NLA).
Normally though, they're installed as a supplement to the exiting cooler in the radiator, as per this diagram:
...as such, this would mean you'd still need your auto radiator fitted for it to work. If you can fit something entirely separately, I'm not sure what propels the oil around the system - or is the oil pressure created by the transmission itself? As you can tell, I'm not an expert.
If you want a manual radiator, the Nissens 642161 is one I often recommend and it's a direct fit, albeit with the top plastic posts that go into the rad brackets about 2-3mm too tall to fit under the slam panel on some cars (not all) and necessitating use of a hacksaw so it just "drops in" and doesn't require any metalwork to be bent out of the way!. All black painted so it looks nice, and Nissens have a good brand name if you look around at opinion on the interweb. There at keen prices on Ebay too - sub £50 sometimes.
