A radiator that has furred up and a thermostat stuck part-open usually arrive together. Hoses are squeezed and the cap is pressure-tested, then the system is filled and bled with the heater on until the top hose is hot and the fan cycles.
Radiator and thermostat
- 26,500–48,000JMD, parts and labour. Small saloon at the bottom, big SUV at the top.
- 3 hLabour at JMD 4,500 an hour, charged in half hours.
- Same dayOff the road, once the part is here.
0JMD 60,000120,000
BackThe old radiator and thermostat — bagged with your registration on it and handed to you when you collect.
Why you might need it
Faults that end up here
No price goes out before a check has proved the part. These are the symptoms that point this way.
Cooling and ACThe needle climbs when I am stuck in traffic
Cooling and ACThere is a puddle under the car in the morning
Each note says which check finds it, and what the check costs.