Nissens fewer ribs
DeddMoneyDave said:
Really? Now I'm confused again. It was my understanding they were both pretty much the same radiator but with the nissens having more ribs on the neck? Anyone else care to chime in?
In my 528i write-up above, I use Nissens.
Nissens has fewer ribs than Behr.
The theory is the more ribs the more chance of neck breakage (the ribs may the plastic wall thinner???)
Anyway failure of cooling system in the V8 is IMHO due to high temp (I6 engine runs at88-92 deg C; V8 runs a hotter thermostat)
If I were you, I'd do the cooling system every 50-60K on a 540i and every90-100K in a 528i.
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