My radiator cracked a few days ago. I got a new one from this guy, but it had the two extra holes in it for the trans cooling lines. I have a m6. Can I just cap those holes and use it?

 

yup

 

I didnt even cap mine and it still works just fine.

 

It will work just fine, those two holes are for the stock tranny cooler lines on a auto. Its basically just cooler inside a cooler. Just leave m and go. ALthough capping them off wouldnt hurt in case in the future you decide to sell the radiator keeps things inside clean.

 

Thanks for the help guys. Hopefully I'll be back on the road tonight.

 

If you use an A4 radiator in a M6 car, do you loose some cooling surface area because the bottom of the radiator is not used (tranny cooler section)?

 

You shouldnt loose any cooling efficency from that system. Fluid from the tranny doesnt actully flow through the fins it flows into a bladder system so to speak of inside radiator tank on the passenger side. in theory it uses heat transfer from one fluid type to another and circulation to keep it all cool.

 

yea i also have an a4 radiator with my m6 tranny. no problems with it at all......

 

the autos hold just a tad less coolant. i have a m6 with an auto rad no problems

 

look at this....theres 2 of the 55 '96 1le's in this post. haha

 

look at this....theres 2 of the 55 '96 1le's in this post. haha

 

look at this....theres 2 of the 55 '96 1le's in this post. haha

 

adam, what options did your car come with

 

I bought a 4th Gen radiator on autobodypartsonline and can't be happier with the fit and quality! It's designed for both autos and M6's (hook-ups for the tranny cooler and stock oil cooler. It was $121.95 plus tax/shipping (total in CA was $140). All fittings are in the original locations.