Yesterday afternoon my daughter was pulling into a parking space in her 1996 960. She "accidently" pulled in too far and "scraped the bottom" of the car. Coolant was gushing (in her words) out and could not drive it home - had it towed.

I put water in the coolant tank and, yes, immediately it started leaking out. At first the tow truck driver thought it was the drain valve but upon closer examination I find it is not the drain plug but rather the coolant is leaking from the bottom on the passenger side (right around the metal clips) right next to the drain.

I believe the radiator is plastic. If so, is there any way the side can be reglued (for lack of a a better word) or do I need to replace the radiator? Would a used one work? Is it as easy to replace (remove/install) as it looks?

Once again thanks for the help - I greatly appreciate it.

Ted in Albuquerque
1996 Volvo 960 - 132,000 miles