Radiator Repairs & Replacement — Cranbourne West
Overheating, coolant loss, or a radiator that has finally let go — we test the whole cooling system rather than replacing the most obvious part and hoping.
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Signs you need this looked at
- Temperature rising in traffic but fine on the highway (often a fan fault, not the radiator)
- Coloured coolant pooling under the front of the car
- Heater blowing cold, or the coolant level dropping steadily
- Bubbling in the overflow bottle
- Steam from under the bonnet
Diagnose first, fix second — quoted before either
- Pressure test and thermal checks across radiator core, hoses, cap, thermostat and cooling fans
- Diagnosis of whether it is the radiator, the fan circuit, a blockage or a head gasket — three very different repairs
- Correct-specification radiator or repair fitted, with hoses and cap assessed while we are in there
- Correct coolant type refilled and the system bled to prevent air locks
Cooling faults escalate fast. One serious overheat can turn a modest radiator job into a head gasket or a new engine, so we find the real cause first. Where the fault isn’t obvious, we book it in for diagnostics (from $374, two-hour minimum, charged for our time) — then the repair itself is quoted in writing before anything is replaced.
Radiator Repairs — FAQ
It depends what the testing finds, so we won’t invent a number. You get a fixed written quote before any repair work begins. Where diagnosis is needed first, that is from $374 (two-hour minimum) and is charged for our time, not offered as a free quote.
We can tell you the likely causes and what testing is involved — but a phone diagnosis is a guess, and guesses get the wrong parts replaced. Call 03 8782 0711 and we’ll tell you straight what’s needed.
It depends on the symptom — some of these are merely inconvenient, others are genuinely unsafe. Call and describe it; if it needs to stop being driven, we’ll say so rather than book you in next week.
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