Hi All,

Had the water pump changed on my 1997 1.2 Litre 8V Petrol Manual recently, coolant was also changed etc. All pretty much okay except that there now is a slight leak from the bottom of the radiator where it connects to the large hose (left hand side when you are looking in at the engine with the bonnet up). This doesn't seem major but it means that whenever I top up the coolant, within a day or so the level has dropped right down to the minimum level on the radiator scale (it never seems to go lower than this).

Was thinking to try and bung the leak with Radweld or Wynns? The car is 23 years old with 80K miles on the clock so I am not keen to spend too much on this to resolve it.

Any opinions on this would be much appreciated,

Mark

I would not use anything that gunks up the cooling system. Either get the radiator repaired or new one.

Does the hose clamp need tightening slightly?

I have tightened it already and even added another hose clamp but it still leaks a bit.

Rescue tape, I’ve used in the past for various repairs. Some have done repairs and lasted years.

Yeah don’t use radweld it a get you home fix and in this hot weather does more harm than good imho

If you dont want to buy any new parts.. and its just a slack hose.. not quite sealing on the radiator stub

(Probably disturbed when they drained to coolant..)

Option 1:

Remove clip.. twist hose a little back and forth.. let it find its natural centre..

Refit clamps

Option 2: if #1 didnt fix it..

Unclip and remove hose (catch coolant)

Wipe parts clean

Smear some 'Boss white' : plumbers putty on the outside if the radiator stub

Slide on hose.. clips on tight.. refill coolant and enjoy

Thanks guys, some good feedback there, I will give that a try instead and hopefully resolve it.

Mark