Dacia Sandero Radiator: Specs, Fitment & Common Faults
On the Sandero, a genuine, widely-documented thermostat housing fault comes with a real consumer grievance worth knowing.
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Confirmed: A Genuine, Widely-Documented Thermostat Housing Fault — And a Real Consumer Grievance
If your car has a TCe petrol engine, this is genuinely worth knowing: the plastic thermostat housing on these engines has a well-documented tendency to crack or lift away from its gasket over time, causing coolant loss that can escalate to a serious leak. One genuinely alarming documented case on a related model saw the thermostat housing crack severely while driving on a motorway, emptying the entire cooling system. When the dealer diagnosed the cause, they refused warranty coverage, reportedly claiming this kind of failure "has never happened" — despite it being a widely reported, well-documented issue across owner forums for this exact engine.
It's also worth knowing about a genuine false positive: air conditioning systems naturally produce condensation, which can drip onto the ground in a way that's easily mistaken for a coolant leak. If you're seeing wet patches but the coolant level isn't actually dropping, it's worth checking whether this is simply normal AC condensate first.
Dacia Sandero Radiator: The Part That Keeps Everything Else From Cooking
This isn't a part anyone gets excited about, but on the Dacia Sandero, overlooked cooling problems are responsible for most serious engine failures that aren't simple wear-and-tear. Catching the early symptoms is about the cheapest insurance available against a major bill later.
Dacia Sandero Radiator: Watch: Replacing It
Spanish; generation not stated, likely Mk2. No Mk3 video found.
OEM Part Number: 214105FA0B (as quoted in catalogue listings — confirm via VIN) — aftermarket radiators Nissens 606726 / Valeo 701440
| Radiators (aftermarket) | Nissens 606726 (510 x 394 x 12 mm, aluminium soldered core with plastic tanks, 35 mm inlet and outlet, supplied with seals; fits all Sandero III 1.0 engines, the Logan III, Jogger, Clio V 1.0 SCe, Captur II TCe 90/100 and Micra K14); NRF 550038; Van Wezel 13012714; Ava DN2480; Denso DRM46103; Valeo 701440; Hella 8MK 366 304-331 |
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| Core sizes & variants | Two cores exist for the same 1.0 TCe 90 engine, a thin 12 mm one and a 26 mm one, and both carry the same 510 mm length and 35 mm hose connections. The 12 mm radiator covers every Sandero III engine; the 26 mm radiator is listed for the TCe 90 only, so check the thickness of the old radiator before ordering. |
| Genuine (OE) numbers quoted | 214105FA0B; 214105448R |
| Fitment notes | Both Nissens parts come with seals; the 35 mm connections are the same on both so hoses swap straight over. |
The Sandero shares its CMF-B platform with the Renault Clio, so it's worth checking parts listings under both car names. Radiator specification varies between manual and CVT automatic versions due to the transmission cooling circuit, and again between naturally aspirated and turbocharged engines.
Dacia Sandero Radiator: What It Does
Keeping the Dacia Sandero's engine temperature within safe limits comes down to the radiator's job of transferring heat from the coolant into the surrounding air. Automatic-gearbox versions often build in a second circuit for transmission fluid cooling too, which is exactly why fitting the wrong part number can cause two problems, not one.
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Dacia Sandero Radiator: Faults, DIY Difficulty & Aftermarket Advice
These are the same regardless of make or model — see our full Radiator Guide for the three common failure modes, confirming fitment against your VIN, and OEM vs aftermarket guidance.
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The same part, covered across other Dacia models.