I just got my ebay radiator in the mail today! my car is a '98 turbo.
no to long ago Henry10 gave me a link to a Spectra CU1851 Radiator on ebay, so i got it! But i am aware that there is a difference between the Turbo and Non Turbo, the turbo has 2 holes on each side, this one only has 2 holes on one side?! did i screw up? or wrong radiatior? or what?! HELP )))


Thats the link to where i was told to be the rad.
https://volvoforums.com/forum/volvo-...rbo-glt-57350/

 

That's not good. That's the radiator that Seller (Midwest Auto Parts) has listed for 1997 850 GLT Turbocharged. Notes also specify "turbo".

Contact them to send you the correct one.

 

You can contact them to see if they will exchange it

or....

It should work you should get a aftermarket trans cooler like this one---> http://www.autozone.com/autozone/par...2018_2695_2735

 

The one from Midwest Auto Parts (eBay) I provided a link for, also states in Notes "w/trans oil cooler, turbo, etc."

Call them tomorrow. They even got a phone number!

 

[quote=i.drive.a.jag;290481]I just got my ebay radiator in the mail today! my car is a '98 turbo.
no to long ago Henry10 gave me a link to a Spectra CU1851 Radiator on ebay, so i got it! But i am aware that there is a difference between the Turbo and Non Turbo, the turbo has 2 holes on each side, this one only has 2 holes on one side?! did i screw up? or wrong radiatior? or what?! HELP )))

The radiator they sent you is for a Manual transmission. It has a cooler for the engine oil (2 holes) on the passenger side but is missing the cooler for the transmission on the drivers side.

I see how you made the mistake. I made a comment to him in that link you included about checking with the seller as the radiator he was talking about said it was for a "stick". That's why it's missing the trans cooler.

 

Henry10 is right...they sent the wrong one.

 

Seller has erred in listing the CU1851 as the correct fit for 1997 850 GLT turbo. Spectra Catalogue specifies CU1851 the correct fit for the 1997 850 Base (Normally Aspirated).

Spectra lists CU2099 (here) as the correct radiator for your car.

This EBay seller looks like a legit business from Cincinnati, OH. There shouldn't be a problem exchanging it.

 

The didnt send the wrong one, the just had the wrong information. After searching for a while I found Spectra Premium's web site, this model was not listed to be appropriate for 850 turbo, and I think CU2099(just by memory) was right, even there stock photo was different/correct. Also they gave me the money back (including shipping!) Well I got the right one on the way now, saved $10 through amazon and am getting free 2 day shippingThis didnt turn out bad at all

 

The turbo part really doesn't matter. There isn't anything different in an 850's radiator from the turbo or non turbo models. It's strictly a matter of having the transmission cooler if it's an automatic or not having it for an automatic. Both can use the radiator with the cooler for the transmission you'd just leave it plugged up or if you were creative and had a high output engine you could run the engine oil from the one cooler to the other and then back to the engine or even use it for the power steering return line as a PS cooler.

 

Automatics have trans coolers on the drivers side. Turbos have an trans coolers and oil cooler on the drivers and passenger sides. They are different.

 

Are you saying that only the turbos have the oil cooler? Because that way it would make sense that they ask if it has a turbo.

 

Yes .