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 Feb 21, 2009 - 2:35 AM
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Enthusiast  Joined Jul 23, '08 From Hawaii Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%)  |
so I did some work and while using my floor jack to lower the car, it slid off the jack and my jack punched a nice hole in my radiator...luckily, nothing else was in the way, so now I gotta replace the radiator...
good news, the cars safely on the ground.......... bad news, I just flushed the coolant.... besides OEM, anyone have any recommendations for other outlets? |
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Feb 21, 2009 - 11:14 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 11, '06 From Way South Chicago Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
SPI radiators arent too bad, but you could probably find an Ebay all aluminum one for not too much more than a regular plastic/metal one.
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Feb 21, 2009 - 1:38 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 23, '08 From Hawaii Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
after shopping around, I went with a koyo OE replacement..have an auto tranny and can't use the better ones...
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Feb 21, 2009 - 6:21 PM
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Don't forget to compensate a lil when you remove the radiator, some ATF will spill out from the trans oil cooler on the radiator side, thus less to go around and it has to backfill.
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Feb 21, 2009 - 6:42 PM
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QUOTE (luka @ Feb 21, 2009 - 2:38 PM)  after shopping around, I went with a koyo OE replacement..have an auto tranny and can't use the better ones... you could have used an external trans cooler, its warm enough where you are that you wouldn't over-cool the fluid by doing that. -------------------- |
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Feb 25, 2009 - 7:25 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 23, '08 From Hawaii Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
QUOTE (Bitter @ Feb 21, 2009 - 7:42 PM) QUOTE (luka @ Feb 21, 2009 - 2:38 PM) after shopping around, I went with a koyo OE replacement..have an auto tranny and can't use the better ones... you could have used an external trans cooler, its warm enough where you are that you wouldn't over-cool the fluid by doing that. did you have something in mind? If I went with the koyo alluminum racing one...its pretty much double what I paid...and i'd have to pickup the external trans cooler and mount it up... Figured it'd be alittle too much work for an auto hehe and yeah, I gotta add some ATF when I get the new one in. |
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