Talking with a mechanic and he was saying he put a Nissens radiator in his Impreza & it was fine, can’t remember if there was much of a cost difference between the OEM & the Nissens one.
You can get them for the MK2 but there’s no price http://catalogue.nissens.com/Product just wondering if anyone has any further info on them - costs/perfomance/ etc ?
I can buy one from Euro carparts for £113, an OEM one from MX5 parts for £156 or an IL motorsports performance one from MX5 parts for £169 if it turns out I need a new one I’d be minded to get the IL motorsports one, at £56 dearer than the current cheapest option I don’t see that as an excessive difference for one that should/will perform better.
Open to hear any suggestion/opinions any of you may have.
Cheers
I payed £49 for the one I put in TiG (eBay)
Looked exactly like the one I took out. (minus the hole)
Not sure of the brand of the pattern radiator I put in that came from Autolink. It looked the same, however, the drain plug was completely different, ie you cannot fit a replacement Mazda drain plug to it. Both designs are a terrible plastic design that chews up. Also, before fitting, I took the precaution of giving it a flush with water, and out came loads of aluminium dust. Maybe all aluminium radiators are the same; a few years earlier, I had a 91 which overheated due to the thermostat bypass hose being blocked with bits of aluminium. Conventional wisdom is this is swarf from when the cylinder heads were made.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BRAND-NEW-RADIATOR-MAZDA-MX-5-MK2-NB-1998-TO-2005-FOR-MANUAL-CARS/272858499275?fits=Model%3AMX-5&hash=item3f87a248cb:g:e9EAAOSw401aHmx9
Is the one available from the same seller we purchased from, for our Eunos about 4 years ago.
I would flush through before use and assuming your existing rad is OE change the inferior side mounts and other fixings for the better quality ones off the OE part.
Thats the one I bought (from coolpartsuk) but on 9th May it was £49. ![]()
Damn that inflation. ![]()
Paul G
Yes Paul - I think we got ours for the MK1 at the end of 2014 - a little over £30 delivered!
Metal prices have risen considerably but no weight in these cores.