Page 1 of 1

Brand new radiators/ oil coolers??

Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 10:39 pm
by Chadatious
Hi, i was just wondering if anyone knows where i can get a barnd new radiator, or more importantly oil cooler, as they are useable but looking their age, and id rather put new than second hand.

Thanx
Chad

Re: Brand new radiators/ oil coolers??

Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 11:50 pm
by CaNsA
I was after a new one last year so i phoned cradley kawasaki like a good little kwak boy.
Cradley wrote: Oil cooler £371.12 inc vat.
Radiator £432.43 inc vat.
total inc ZXRworld discount is £723.20 not inc postage


However.... Rob said
Rob wrote: http://www.aaronradiator.co.uk/pages/motorcycle.html - They have one there refurbished from a ZXR400 further down the page and can remake oil coolers from 200 quid.
Hope this helps bud.

Re: Brand new radiators/ oil coolers??

Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 2:00 pm
by zxr500man
you dont need an oil cooler :smt002

Re: Brand new radiators/ oil coolers??

Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 8:33 pm
by deebow1985
whats an oil cooler ?
its not the white bottle on the right hand side is it ?
£200 for one of them jeez, should i be putting coolant in my bike if so do i just put some in the rad with the water ?
damn i hate been a newby with bikes

Re: Brand new radiators/ oil coolers??

Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 9:27 pm
by extonyg
oil cooler is beneath the radiator...looks like a minature radiator,cools oil rather than coolant. the 'bottle' you are on about is the 'expansion bottle' for the coolant.
and yes you should use coolant/antifreeze mixture with the water.

Re: Brand new radiators/ oil coolers??

Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2010 7:06 am
by deebow1985
Cheers ext, ok i just thought that that was another rad so where do i top that up at with the rad water ? also should i fill the expansion bottle up with water or leave it empty

Re: Brand new radiators/ oil coolers??

Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2010 1:13 pm
by extonyg
i fill the rad to the top and the expansion bottle has a max line on it