Panicracing
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Just doing a bit of routine maintenance jobs on my GS and coolant change was one of them, whilst under the car after the front under tray was removed I noticed the 4 bolts that hold the shroud to the bottom of the Rad was a touch corroded so decided to replace whilst under here to keep things tidy, when removed and the shroud pulled back I was subsequent covered with general **** including every that had gone though the grill in the last few years, after getting Henry in to vacuum out between the water radiator and the AC condenser I could see the gap between the 2 was about 15mm at best, the fins on both were very dirty, after a good wash out and clean with a long bristle bottle brush looks 100%.
The AC condenser covers about 50% of the surface area of the water radiator and I am pretty sure over the years this will restrict airflow. mine is 2005 but had a new radiator in 2011 so this is only a few years of build up.
All sorts of rubbish can get between these and drop to the bottom as there is a gap at the top.
The AC condenser covers about 50% of the surface area of the water radiator and I am pretty sure over the years this will restrict airflow. mine is 2005 but had a new radiator in 2011 so this is only a few years of build up.
All sorts of rubbish can get between these and drop to the bottom as there is a gap at the top.