Volvo S60 Radiator: Specs, Fitment & Common Faults

Confirmed: a genuine UK safety recall covered a corroding cooling unit cover that could let moisture reach electrical parts and cause a malfunction or fire — worth checking your specific VIN directly.

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OEM Part Number: confirm via VIN — radiators (aftermarket) Nissens 66857 / Valeo 735373

Accuracy note: Covers the Volvo S60 (2010-2018) as listed in the UK aftermarket catalogues. Radiators are sold by engine, gearbox and air-conditioning fitment, and one model usually has two or three different cores — a thicker core for diesels and automatics, a thinner one for small petrols — with different hose positions, so a radiator for the wrong engine will not connect up. The references below are UK aftermarket listings whose fitment lists name this generation, labelled by brand with the core size in mm; genuine numbers are those quoted against the listing. Check your engine code and whether the car has air conditioning against your VIN, and replace the coolant and bleed the system after fitting.

Radiators (aftermarket)	Nissens 66857 (670 x 454 x 16 mm, with sealing cap, with gaskets/seals); Nissens 65615A (585 x 415 x 23 mm, without sealing cap, without gasket/seal); Valeo 735373 (554 x 367 x 24 mm, for vehicles without oil cooler); Valeo 735374 (580 x 412 x 24 mm, for vehicles without oil cooler); NRF 53811A (672 x 455 x 24 mm); NRF 53812 (672 x 455 x 27 mm, with gaskets/seals); NRF 53811 (672 x 455 x 27 mm, with gaskets/seals); NRF 53737 (672 x 461 x 17 mm, with gaskets/seals)
Core sizes & variants	The five-cylinder D3/D4/D5 and T5/T6 take the 670 x 455 mm core; the four-cylinder 2.0 Drive-E engines from 2013 take the 585 x 415 mm core.
Genuine (OE) numbers quoted	None quoted in catalogue listings — order a genuine unit against your VIN
Fitment notes	quote the engine code as the four- and five-cylinder cars differ.

Accuracy note: genuinely worth knowing: radiator hose connection points and mounting brackets on the S60 can differ subtly between facelifted and pre-facelift versions of the same generation, even when the core itself is unchanged.

Volvo S60 Radiator: The Part That Keeps Everything Else From Cooking

Nothing about this component is glamorous, but on the Volvo S60, almost every serious engine failure that isn't wear-related traces back to a cooling system problem left unaddressed. Catching the early signs here is genuinely cheap insurance against a much bigger bill.

Before you buy: radiator size and design vary significantly by engine size, transmission type, and whether your car has air conditioning. Always confirm against your VIN before ordering.

Volvo S60 Radiator: What It Does

The Volvo S60's radiator transfers heat from the engine coolant to the surrounding air, keeping engine temperature within a safe operating range. On automatic versions, it often also cools transmission fluid through a separate internal circuit — one more reason the correct part number matters so much here.

Volvo S60 Radiator: Watch: Replacing It

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Confirmed: A Genuine UK Safety Recall Worth Checking Your Car Against — Volvo S60 Radiator

This is genuinely worth checking directly: a confirmed UK-specific recall covered certain S60, XC90, V70, and XC70 models for a lack of corrosion protection on a cooling unit cover, with the concern being that moisture could seep through to electrical parts underneath and cause a malfunction or fire. It's genuinely worth checking your specific VIN against this recall directly with Volvo, particularly on an older car where you can't be certain a previous owner had this action carried out.

A genuinely specific, real diagnostic finding worth knowing about a hard-to-trace slow leak: a T-shaped valve adapter connecting the heater hose and bleeder hose, hidden below the air hose that runs to the air filter box, has been documented as the actual source of a persistent, difficult-to-locate slow coolant leak in more than one case on related Volvo models — worth checking this specific, easily overlooked connector.

It's also genuinely worth knowing an honest account worth bearing in mind: documented cases describe a car repeatedly displaying an overheating warning at seemingly random intervals, with the garage eventually concluding the car wasn't actually overheating, just incorrectly displaying the warning code — worth having the actual temperature properly verified rather than assuming the warning is always accurate.

Volvo S60 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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