NEWSFLASH !! Mystery Rad Photos...

[television]

Looking at that small rad again from the pictures, that is water cooling, no oil fuild pipes would use the standard water hoses shown in them photos!!

Did you see that we had a 209 240 come on with the valeo fault

 

[Cole@MBS]

Yes i see that, did i tell you i was one of the first people to ever find that fault on a 209??

Story for another mini meet i guess!

Its a week for repeat faults this week!!

 

[roofless]

it looks like it might be for the aircon note No7 the pipe that go's to the wee rad http://www.detali.ru/cat/oem_mb2.as...648716.649&CT=F&cat=65F&SID=83&SGR=195&SGN=07

 

[Cole@MBS]

look again at the photos Roofless, there water pipes coming out of it, no aircon in the world uses rubber water pipes!

 

[Rory]

Looking at that small rad again from the pictures, that is water cooling, no oil fuild pipes would use the standard water hoses shown in them photos!!

That's what I thought too - but if you look at aftermarket ATF coolers then they tend to just have pretty ordinary looking rubber tubes attached.

 

[Rory]

look again at the photos Roofless, there water pipes coming out of it, no aircon in the world uses rubber water pipes!

The aircon condenser is underneath, and forward (towards the front bumper) of, the main radiator. It's the full width of the main radiator.

 

[Cole@MBS]

But the one in the photo looks like a factory fit!!

 

[Cole@MBS]

The aircon condenser is underneath, and forward (towards the front bumper) of, the main radiator. It's the full width of the main radiator.

I know, i have replaced a few, still need to know what that factory spec rad is!

 

[roofless]

my first thought was it looked like a condenser & to be fair if it wags it's tail & barks it's a dog so am sticking with my first guess aircon

 

[djb]

would it be a water cooler, for the other end of a egr heat exchanger by chance . The euro 2 used just egr, then later there are egr gas heat exchangers, that feed intothe engine cooling, perhaps this is a half way an egr heat exchanger with its own rad?.

note the way the plumbing is laid out to aid self circulation by gravity.

 

[Rory]

would it be a water cooler, for the other end of a egr heat exchanger by chance . The euro 2 used just egr, then later there are egr gas heat exchangers, that feed intothe engine cooling, perhaps this is a half way an egr heat exchanger with its own rad?.

note the way the plumbing is laid out to aid self circulation by gravity.

That was my first suggestion, because in some of the Russian site guides, it's referred to as "Low Temperature Radiator" and they areused as part of the intercooler system in super and turbo charged cars.

 

[S.Speed]

It actually carried coolant that went around the heat exchanger..
The heat exchanger carried the ATF..
So in actual fact the heat exchanger both heats up (quickly) and keeps the ATF at the correct temperature..
Its all very clear now I havent got that car any more !!

 

[S.Speed]

Update

Errr I do have that car again now..
And it has the same set up..

 

[television]

No good Simon, it will have to go, how about a !!!!!!!

 

[S.Speed]

No good Simon, it will have to go, how about a !!!!!!!

Oh Good morning Malcolm...
I have got out of the hang of the Valeo Radiator worry so i was reading old posts and i came upon this old one of mine..
I am assuming a July 2005 C270 doesnt have the issues ???

 

[television]

Oh Good morning Malcolm...
I have got out of the hang of the Valeo Radiator worry so i was reading old posts and i came upon this old one of mine..
I am assuming a July 2005 C270 doesnt have the issues ???

If 1 car in 500 gets a problem why worry,go and have a nice day, your car is quite late, lets put it this way, I have not had ½ the same problems with my SL that other members have had though I have had problems. I do not drive expecting anything and you should not also.
You look after things, you drive thinking of the car, you will never push it to the point of maximum anything.

Good luck today

 

[umblecumbuz]

Butting in where angels etc ...

"Soft rubber is used on the pipes for all rams of a JCB digger"

True, but they are heavily layered and reinforced with steel braiding. Would that also apply here?
Baz

 

[cleverdicky]

Sorry guys no'2 butting in.

Did someone still actually need the little radiator?
Not sure its the same, but I have one I bought ages back and never used. Bit tatty now (box) as its been in the shed. But if someone needs one still I'll posta pic