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Is thickness of radiator important? - heyitsroth - 15-07-2017
I bought a nissens radiator for my 97 dturbo, but in the box I got an ordonez. I thought maybe they're just an oem for nissens, but it was also thinner than the specifications so I bought the same part number from a different source to be sure.
This second one turned out to be nissens branded and the right thickness - but it was also a bit more expensive so I'm not sure which one to keep (both are easily returnable).
Is it possible the ordonez one is a newer design that cools just as well with less material? The thicker one certainly came in a much older looking box.
Also I really wanted a drain plug to make life easier in the future; the ordonez doesn't have one, and the nissens has this weird bit where one should be, but I can't work out if I can make it into one. Annoying cos the spec for this nissens part says it has a proper one
RE: Is thickness of radiator important? - zx_volcane - 16-07-2017
thicker is better for sure
RE: Is thickness of radiator important? - welshpug - 16-07-2017
only if it's efficient.
RE: Is thickness of radiator important? - zx_volcane - 16-07-2017
(16-07-2017, 09:52 AM)welshpug Wrote: only if it's efficient.
id put money on the thicker nissens being better over the thinner ordonez one
RE: Is thickness of radiator important? - ginge191 - 16-07-2017
(16-07-2017, 07:50 AM)zx_volcane Wrote: thicker is better
RE: Is thickness of radiator important? - heyitsroth - 16-07-2017
They're both made of aluminium, have the same size and number of pipes, and the same fin spacing, so I guess the only difference related to cooling is a bit more fin surface area on the thicker one. Unless there's any other way a radiator can be made more efficient?
Regarding where the drain plug should be, I've realised pug sells them separately - does anyone know if one would fit in there (130677)? Although I guess I'd have to drill a hole for it to work, which doesn't seem like the kind of thing you'd normally have to do..
RE: Is thickness of radiator important? - Mattcheese31 - 16-07-2017
My Nissans has a drain hole
RE: Is thickness of radiator important? - HDIkyle - 17-07-2017
Non of my nissens rads had drains
RE: Is thickness of radiator important? - Mattcheese31 - 17-07-2017
(17-07-2017, 08:13 PM)HDIkyle Wrote: Non of my nissens rads had drains
you sure? . . . . you need a big wide flathead to open it
RE: Is thickness of radiator important? - bashbarnard - 17-07-2017
I can confirm my last nissens one also had a drain as matt said
RE: Is thickness of radiator important? - heyitsroth - 17-07-2017
Did it look like this:
![[Image: IMG_0567.jpg]](https://s14.postimg.org/y5ph3lqch/IMG_0567.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_0568.jpg]](https://s14.postimg.org/9qh92jrfl/IMG_0568.jpg)
If so, do you have to make a hole for the coolant to come out? Or did they come with a drain plug already attacged?
