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[xantia_v6]

Coincidentally I am expecting a new radiator to arrive tomorrow.

They are available at a good price on Amazon from Germany. Note that the ES9 cars use the same radiator as 1997 -on 2.1s (many online listings confuse them with the PRV radiator).

Your brake valve could be just a broken return hose, or the rubber cap which is available cheaply from Citroen.

[ragger]

Thanks for that, I've also been given a link to a UK supplier:

http://www.carcooling.co.uk/products/Ra ... 92-50.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

My independent reckoned that the doseur bits were no longer available...

[xantia_v6]

I had a carcooling rad in my Xantia V6 for a few years and the quality seemed OK (made in Spain I think). I will let you know how the Nissens looks.

service.citroen does not show the doseur parts as NFP, worth calling your favorite dealer?
95 640 067 rubber cap
5 424 455 ring

[Dieselman]

For the doseur valve just fit a new rubber button. Cheapest from the Citroen dealer and takes about 20 minutes to fit, with no hydraulics dismantling.

A radiator should be readily available, alternatively get it re-cored.

[xantia_v6]

Coincidentally I am expecting a new radiator to arrive tomorrow.

They are available at a good price on Amazon from Germany.

My radiator turned up today. Regardless of the Amazon description (which stated copper) it is an aluminium cored radiator, but I don't think that this should be an issue with an aluminium engine and modern inhibitors.

[ragger]

The new radiator arrived today, having been ordered on Friday, so that's not bad. Before I whisked it off to the independent doing the work, I checked the packaging and was concerned to find it labelled as for a 2.1! I know I ordered the corredct one and have the order copy to prove it, so I called carcooling.co.uk to query the supply to hear a recorded message to say they wouldn't be answering the phones until Monday 23rd and to contact by email; today is Monday 30th! I took the new radiator through to compare against the old one that had been removed and they appear to be identical, so I am hoping for the best.

The LHM leak appears to have been cured by replacing the the whole doseur valve unit with a spare I happened to have. Hope to get the car back tomorrow if all is well when put back together and road tested. Just in time to get a new wheel bearing on the Polo.

[MTXM]

For the doseur valve just fit a new rubber button. Cheapest from the Citroen dealer and takes about 20 minutes to fit, with no hydraulics dismantling.

I had this problem on my gold V6 and have just fitted a new rubber button purchased from the local main dealer and I think the cost was about £20.
Regards,
Matthew T.

[xantia_v6]

The new radiator arrived today, having been ordered on Friday, so that's not bad. Before I whisked it off to the independent doing the work, I checked the packaging and was concerned to find it labelled as for a 2.1! I know I ordered the corredct one and have the order copy to prove it, so I called carcooling.co.uk to query the supply to hear a recorded message to say they wouldn't be answering the phones until Monday 23rd and to contact by email; today is Monday 30th! I took the new radiator through to compare against the old one that had been removed and they appear to be identical, so I am hoping for the best.

You should have read my post at the top of the page

[MTXM]

Yes I did spot you had a s/h doseur valve fitted Rob which I have also done in the past, so hopefully that will be okay! With regards, Matthew T.

[Dieselman]

If the same radiator is used on the ES9 and the 2.1TD, it must be pretty over specced for the 2.1.
ES9 generates 150Kw of motive power at 75% loss, so wastes maximum 450kw as heat. The 2.1TD generates 80Kw of motive power at 62% loss, so wastes maximum 210kw as heat.