Radiator change in Civic 2.2 i-CTDi.

CiniO · 03-05-2016 7:25pm #1

I'll need to change radiator in my Civic as there's a slow leak on sidewall (plastic).

I was looking where to source one, but I'm not sure what to get.
Mister auto have following brands:
NRF - €184
Valeo - €193
Hella - €187
Nissens - €198.

Which one would be worth getting considering prices are very similar?
Or maybe someone can recommend some other place to source one?

Original honda one is about €400 so bit too much I think.

There's a how-to on radiator change on civinfo forum, and it looks like pretty straight forward job - so should be no problem with fitting. I'm not 100% sure though if there would be any extra items needed like clips, brackets, screws, seals, gaskets? Probably not - but maybe someone has more experience.

Atlantic Dawn · 03-05-2016 7:35pm

I think Valeo of those.

CJhaughey · 03-05-2016 10:13pm

I'd go for Nissens myself, I have fitted a few and they are always very high quality.
Stuff made in Denmark is usually high enough quality in my experience.

Cee-Jay-Cee · 03-05-2016 10:19pm

I'd go for Nissen also, they supply a lot of OEM parts to Honda and are generally good quality.

Fitting a new rad is very straight forward and you shouldn't need any new clips or hoses but just check the top and bottom hoses before hand to ensure they're still in good condition as you may as well replace them at the same time if they're perished. You should be able to re-use all the circlips.