So I said I was going to change the radiator at some point - I managed to get a hold of a genuine Nissens Aluminium radiator at a stupidly low price. This is a Nissens 61317A radiator which is an absolute perfect fit for a phase 3 TU5JP engined 1.6 Automatic.
This has a 'newer style' bottom hose fitting with a thin metal cir-clip No screwing of threads, literally just push fit and secured with clip. IMPORTANT: After changing the radiator I found I had a leak from the bottom hose when refitting, this was remedied by replacing the bottom hose O-Ring which is a genuine item from Peugeot under part number 1343Z4. Unfortunately they have a minimum order of a pack of ten although they do only cost £0.96p each. You could possibly find these online elsewhere, for around £2 each individually. If you find yourself in need of a replacement bottom hose I believe the part number for a newer style hose (cir-clip style) is 1351Z4 which at the time of writing this is still available through Peugeot at £87+Vat. You can however find aftermarket hoses online for around £30+PP.
Also to add that you can get a genuine new top hose for roughly £9.00 from Peugeot - Part number 1343Y7. A new plastic thermostat housing/seal with a fixed thermostat was also fitted for £6.00 from most local auto factors.
I did notice that this particular radiator had an additional feed on the inlet side of the radiator, this was basically blanked off using a Peugeot 206/307 bottom hose blanking sleeve and a jubilee clip. I don't have a part number for it but a simple search via a well known search engine should get you something compatible.
I know there is a guides sections elsewhere on the forum although information is pretty scarce online so I'm hoping any of this information will help other people out there. If you need any info on where I got my parts or advice on how to fit anything yourself just ask and I'll let you know of my experiences / tools required etc.
Here my old radiator for comparison:
Pretty wrecked! The cooling fins were literally disintegrating upon my fingertips when touched.
I also got some new radiator clamps / holders below, for the top of the rad. These are: Passenger Side Part Number 132736 (discontinued!) and Drivers Side Part Number 132735. These were a minimum order of a pack of two (That's two of the same clip, which seemed a bit daft but ordered them nonetheless).
This has a 'newer style' bottom hose fitting with a thin metal cir-clip No screwing of threads, literally just push fit and secured with clip. IMPORTANT: After changing the radiator I found I had a leak from the bottom hose when refitting, this was remedied by replacing the bottom hose O-Ring which is a genuine item from Peugeot under part number 1343Z4. Unfortunately they have a minimum order of a pack of ten although they do only cost £0.96p each. You could possibly find these online elsewhere, for around £2 each individually. If you find yourself in need of a replacement bottom hose I believe the part number for a newer style hose (cir-clip style) is 1351Z4 which at the time of writing this is still available through Peugeot at £87+Vat. You can however find aftermarket hoses online for around £30+PP.
Also to add that you can get a genuine new top hose for roughly £9.00 from Peugeot - Part number 1343Y7. A new plastic thermostat housing/seal with a fixed thermostat was also fitted for £6.00 from most local auto factors.
I did notice that this particular radiator had an additional feed on the inlet side of the radiator, this was basically blanked off using a Peugeot 206/307 bottom hose blanking sleeve and a jubilee clip. I don't have a part number for it but a simple search via a well known search engine should get you something compatible.
I know there is a guides sections elsewhere on the forum although information is pretty scarce online so I'm hoping any of this information will help other people out there. If you need any info on where I got my parts or advice on how to fit anything yourself just ask and I'll let you know of my experiences / tools required etc.
Here my old radiator for comparison:
Pretty wrecked! The cooling fins were literally disintegrating upon my fingertips when touched.
I also got some new radiator clamps / holders below, for the top of the rad. These are: Passenger Side Part Number 132736 (discontinued!) and Drivers Side Part Number 132735. These were a minimum order of a pack of two (That's two of the same clip, which seemed a bit daft but ordered them nonetheless).