Hello everyone,

I had the misfortune of finding a significant leaking/pouring of coolant from my 1995 940 sedan (non-turbo) after a short trip to the supermarket (or perhaps fortune since my car engine would have died if I hadn't noticed). I heard the fan going when I turned off the car, which was unusual. I opened my hood right there and found coolant everywhere. I left my car there, had a friend take me home so I could visit brickboard, and I found this temporary solution:

http://www.brickboard.com/FAQ/700-900/Cooling.htm#EmergencyRadiatorRepair

I'm not a mechanic, though I like making things and working with my hands. Hopefully these images display okay. Here is my patch job. It looks as though the flange cracked and broke off, leaving part of it in the hose itself. You can see the crack right where the internal metal support ends inside the hose. I had to pry that piece out with a screwdriver (hence the scrape marks you see after it is out). I thought the spit trick was just a joke, but it worked after trying hard to push it in dry or with coolant. I cleaned the hose by dropping it down and letting some coolant run out. Then after the sweat coupling was put in, I placed the original hose over it and tightened it.

I was going to drive it right over to the repair shop on Monday (for some reason none of the repair shops open on Sat around here). But after doing this patch job, I'm thinking I could replace the whole radiator unit myself. The only problem is that my rental car contract is for 5 days and I doubt I can get a replacement radiator that fast, or can I? Maybe someone has a recommendation for where I can pick up a new radiator or good shop in the IE (Inland Empire, I-215/I-10).

I love the Brickboard FAQ, perhaps I can contribute by uploading pictures everytime I have to repair something.