New Radiator Leaking Tranny Fluid

Mar 26th, 2006, 17:17

I posted my frustrations a couple weeks ago when I snapped a tranny cooling line while replacing teh radiator. I had the car towed to the mechanic I ususally use and he replaced the line and flushed the tranny fluid and filters. Soon after getting this work done I noticed a drop or so of tranny fluid on the garage floor every night. I blew this off as residual fluid. Now I have determined the new radiator is defective and it appears that tranny fluid is leaking from the seal between the plastic tank and the aluminum core. I plan to contact the company (purchased online) I bought the Nissen radiator from and see what they'll do. My guess is laugh. If they don't replace the radiator I might pull it and take it to a repair shop and have the tank recrimped or maybe out of frustration take back to the mechanic and have him replace it with a new one. I just wanted to vent because my patience has run out with this car. Bought in SEP 05 with 70K miles and now $2000 later I'm very frustrated.

MD
1995 960 74K miles
2003 S80 49K miles

P.S. this car is bring back horror stories I had with a BMW. Thinking about a new car again.

Peter Milnes · Mar 29th, 2006, 01:57

There should be no problem with the faulty radiator being replaced FOC. You should have tried either Eurocarparts or German, Swedish & French for the radiator. There are also other suppliers who offer a comparable service.

All the best and inform me if the company give trouble about replacing the faulty radiator.

Peter.

Mar 26th, 2006, 17:17	#1
mark dorr Guest Location:	New Radiator Leaking Tranny Fluid I posted my frustrations a couple weeks ago when I snapped a tranny cooling line while replacing teh radiator. I had the car towed to the mechanic I ususally use and he replaced the line and flushed the tranny fluid and filters. Soon after getting this work done I noticed a drop or so of tranny fluid on the garage floor every night. I blew this off as residual fluid. Now I have determined the new radiator is defective and it appears that tranny fluid is leaking from the seal between the plastic tank and the aluminum core. I plan to contact the company (purchased online) I bought the Nissen radiator from and see what they'll do. My guess is laugh. If they don't replace the radiator I might pull it and take it to a repair shop and have the tank recrimped or maybe out of frustration take back to the mechanic and have him replace it with a new one. I just wanted to vent because my patience has run out with this car. Bought in SEP 05 with 70K miles and now $2000 later I'm very frustrated. MD 1995 960 74K miles 2003 S80 49K miles P.S. this car is bring back horror stories I had with a BMW. Thinking about a new car again.

Mar 29th, 2006, 01:57	#2
Peter Milnes Premier Member Last Online: Apr 10th, 2014 00:01 Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tonyrefail	There should be no problem with the faulty radiator being replaced FOC. You should have tried either Eurocarparts or German, Swedish & French for the radiator. There are also other suppliers who offer a comparable service. All the best and inform me if the company give trouble about replacing the faulty radiator. Peter.

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