Good radiator?

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thetim

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The radiator on my project truck is tired and flaky. A new one is needed. The truck's going out to Africa, so needs to be reliable - but the premium LR charge for their radiator is steep. What experiences have people had with non-Land Rover branded radiators? Are there any good ones, any to avoid?
 
Sorry - should have been clearer. It's a 300tdi. The end tanks are metal.

Definitely get it recored - it is a much superior radiator.

The plastic and Ali ones have a far shorter life and can’t be recored.

If it was me and I was going off the beaten track I would have a read that could be repaired more easily. Which the metal ones can.

My recore was the same price as a new plastic rad but I got a better rad out of it
 
OK - thanks all. Will look into recoring. I fear it may still be quite pricey but that beats breaking down in the bush.
 
I fitted an all metal one to my 200tdi about 5 odd years ago manymany off road days and its still good.
The guy I bought it from is a big britpart seller and he said to avoid the alloy/plastic ones as they were getitng a lot back under warranty.
The original 200/300 ones were all brass/copper so thats what I would be going for.

A few years ago the alloy/plastic rads were a big issues on mercedes cars due to leaks between end caps and the alloy core, we have the exact same issue on the trucks at work.
 
That's encouraging. They've got a branch near me (Leicester; close enough...) so I'll give them a call.
 
I had my 19j rad recored and it lasted 6 months,went back for another go and did not last a year.I guess a recore depends on the people doing it.:(
 
Delighted to say that I emailed Applied Radiators (http://appliedradiators.co.uk/) and they kindly agreed to do it for me at cost, on the basis that the truck is a charity build. They do it on an exchange basis, so I'm hoping to pick it up in about a week or so, once I've created a means of mounting it on my chassis. Thanks for the advice - will post pics of the new unit when it arrives.
 
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