hey guys, i have a small pin hole in a tube on my radiator, is thwere antway to fix this? or should i just buy a new radiator

 

I have seen in the autoparts stores radiator fix. I however have never tried to use it so i can not confirm if it actually works...IMO its probably going to need to be replaced. I guess it just depends how small the leak is.

 

i had 2 small holes on my radiator and i used jb weld and it worked great...had it like that for 3 months and no leaks

 

^That's what I was thinking, something along the lines of a JB weld...

 

+1 for JB weld..i had a small hole in my rad a while back and jb worked great. u should drain fluid til its at least below where the hole is and obviously wait til engines cold. dont put any of that radiator fix powder crap in, ive never heard of that stuff working

 

Just to clear up what your saying when you say "tube on your radiator" are you reffering to your endtanks or the actual radiator hose that connects to the radiator? If its your endtanks then jb weld will do the trick no problem, all though some might frown upon this method, but oh well we all cant just drop $ on a new radiator.

 

im talking about the actual vertical aluminum tube on the radiator

 

He means the "Core"

 

If it is the radiator itself, you can either JB weld it or take it to a Radiator shop to have it welded for real if it's not easy to get too. I've had to do it on a few previous cars. and it is WAY cheaper than buying a new or aftermarket Radiator.

 

My local radiator shop said they couldn't fix mine, so they priced me a replacement. I just went with the aluminum Mishimoto radiator. Might as well upgrade when the price of an oem-ish replacement is so close to the better aftermarket one!