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[Figureman52]

Hi, can anyone advise a good place to buy a replacement radiator for my 2.6 please.

[Doctor Gollum]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=vauxhall+omega+radiator#item54cff73183%3Ag%3ANM4AAOSwRA1kaJpk&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA8Or%2FIupu5R2I6Sbj5xZQr4vl3unkjpoxcX3JmX8Jm079eQMMNxrOV5yaaYP5j3H6XpmSiPPh3msenSi8WZseZKToD8pmE27xcLsiLwLAl5%2FLhLF5PEnJ6uK7TkwfG2qgEACErSlCQTIOkmqXHyebJo02Lj2Orj2V1dQv9MtUVBgnyK6DEMWE6JiqWdXixAs9k9Sxo3U%2FDIvt0%2F7Y7rk4oFSKBoMm902ebviK4RDTg8hh2ax5PuvfXdXn3yWKwW9gSw0tobXB9ZG5sna0lz%2B6Z9seukbHdcoOeo4O4CSJvQgnsy9tsGSuLQ2FNyeceKwYmg%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR9ad6tuYYg&LH_ItemCondition=3]

[VXL V6]

If yours is an Auto be careful which one you buy - 2.6 and 3.2 ATF Oil cooler bolts to mount points on the coolant radiator, earlier 2.5 / 3.0 radiators often don't have those mounts as the ATF cooler is integral (on the side) of the radiator.

[Doctor Gollum]

Most all aftermarket ones have the integrated cooler ports.

Put another way, replaced six or seven over the years and all had the integrated cooler

[VXL V6]

Most all aftermarket ones have the integrated cooler ports.

Put another way, replaced six or seven over the years and all had the integrated cooler

I've only replaced three.

Wrong way round though...

The current one will have an external ATF cooler mounted to it. To change to the integrated ATF cooler requires modification to the existing pipework, simpler to just buy a radiator with the mount points for the existing ATF cooler.

Of course this may all be academic if it's a manual 

[grifter]

I just left the plugs in my replacement radiator and put the external cooler back in place, granted the fan shroud doesn't clip back over the top of the radiator quite as well as would like so had to jam a bit of wood in it to give it something to clamp onto.

[Doctor Gollum]

I just left the plugs in my replacement radiator and put the external cooler back in place, granted the fan shroud doesn't clip back over the top of the radiator quite as well as would like so had to jam a bit of wood in it to give it something to clamp onto.

That's a sign of a poor installation of a poor part.

[Figureman52]

Mine is an auto.

[TheBoy]

Mine is an auto.

So ensure it has the extra cooling mounts, as described by VXL V6, to save a lot of friggin' around - assuming yours still has the external cooler (small radiator mounted between the A/C condensor and main rad...

[Doctor Gollum]

You have to transfer the hardware from the old radiator to the new one, but everything else is pretty straightforward. 

[biggriffin]

If you can aquire the cooling hoses from a 2.5/3.0,, you can use the integrated cooler,and car will run a bit cooler

[grifter]

I just left the plugs in my replacement radiator and put the external cooler back in place, granted the fan shroud doesn't clip back over the top of the radiator quite as well as would like so had to jam a bit of wood in it to give it something to clamp onto.

That's a sign of a poor installation of a poor part.

Think it was the top of the condensor not quite the same as the original so the fan didn't quite clip on snugly over the lip. replaced that same time as rad was out.