Brand new radiator leaking?

[PatrickGSR94]

Replaced my 7A-FE radiator last weekend and did a complete cooling system overhaul. Today I looked in the engine bay and noticed this all the way across the entire width of the lower end tank:



New radiator is crap? I need to see if it has a lifetime warranty. I purchased it in April but it sat in my garage until last weekend before I finally had the chance to install it.

*edit* radiator is a Ready-Rad radiator from Advance Auto Parts, and yes the receipt shows it has limited lifetime replacement.

http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/web..._1595276232___

[Bitter]

check the cap and make sure its not just left over coolant. rinse it down with water and keep an eye on it.

[speedy25]

If you reused the old hoses you may have a leak past them if you didnt clean out deposits.

But with todays poor quality control I wouldnt rule out a leaker out of the box.

-SP

[PatrickGSR94]

Originally Posted by speedy25

If you reused the old hoses you may have a leak past them if you didnt clean out deposits.

But with todays poor quality control I wouldnt rule out a leaker out of the box.

-SP

I reused the upper and lower rad hoses only because they were less than 2 years old.

I poured a little water down there this morning, and did not see any more coolant this afternoon or tonight. Guess it must have been a bit of overflow when I topped it off yesterday morning.

Will keep checking it later on this coming week to see if I really need to replace it.