Radiator replacement - Toyota Corolla, 1.5L, 1995

One fine evening, returning from work, steam was noticed from under the hood ... the result of inspection in the light - microcracks on the plastic (top) of the radiator. Two days of calling friends, listening to advice, and the option with soldering disappeared ... There was only one left - a new radiator)) the thought of a new radiator immediately lost its right to life, tk. its cost is quite high)) after 2 days, a new radiator was bought. Chinese (2300r.) ...
and now, after lying in the garage for a week, his turn came)) to the pile, it was decided to change the broken thermostat (470 + 130) (it was constantly open to a large circle).
The Chinese radiator turned out to be slightly larger than the original ... but this is not the worst thing))) the fan also put on it with difficulty)) since the fasteners did not match in size)) all these problems were quite expected, as a friend put himself on Corolla optics from the same store and from the same manufacturers))) everything must be processed with a file))) and as a result, by "pulling" the fan onto the radiator, attaching all the hoses, the work was finished ... Antifreeze does not seem to go anywhere)) for one change and antifreeze (despite the fact that this is only 6 t.km.), because it was not drained into a very clean container))