what motor do you have i4 or v6?
radiator hairline fracture!
radiator hairline fracture! (UPDATE)
I have a 96 LE, Its, never overheated, the dealer says I have a crack in the top of the radiator, its on the front, you can see a small amount of stain coming from it, (not much) its about 3" long, the dealer wants 450 for a new radiator, They say it can't be repaired, is this true?, appears to be made of plastic, seems like a good epoxy would work as small as it is. Please help if you can, I sure don't want to wait till it does overheat! Thanks in advance
UPDATE: Thanks for the tips, I'm lucky enought to have a NAPA warehouse here, they have a Plastic Tank and Radiator repair kit, you mix two epoxys togather, and apply a fiberglass webbing in between coats of epoxy, this is suppose to be permanent. it was easy to apply, cost about 14 and change I'll let you all know how it does. Its mfgd by Balkamp inc. NAPA stock # is 765-1544
I have a 96 LE, Its, never overheated, the dealer says I have a crack in the top of the radiator, its on the front, you can see a small amount of stain coming from it, (not much) its about 3" long, the dealer wants 450 for a new radiator, They say it can't be repaired, is this true?, appears to be made of plastic, seems like a good epoxy would work as small as it is. Please help if you can, I sure don't want to wait till it does overheat! Thanks in advance
UPDATE: Thanks for the tips, I'm lucky enought to have a NAPA warehouse here, they have a Plastic Tank and Radiator repair kit, you mix two epoxys togather, and apply a fiberglass webbing in between coats of epoxy, this is suppose to be permanent. it was easy to apply, cost about 14 and change I'll let you all know how it does. Its mfgd by Balkamp inc. NAPA stock # is 765-15441 - 17 of 17 Posts
i had the same problem before with my car.....
the crack for me was about the same size as your one:
i dont think it is permanently repairable.....if you do a search i think there are some temporary things you can do to fix it
id keep a close eye on the coolant level, because when my one was cold the coolant would be like gushing out, but as it warmed up the crack would seal and the leaking would stop
if you do decide to replace it, dont go to Toyota to get it fixed, it is a rip off (like everybody knows), just go to a trusted mechanic and im pretty sure they can get you a better price on it :thumbup:
like i paid AU$300.00 for my one, but if i went to Toyota, that would have been like AU$1000+ :disappoin :lol:
good luck
the crack for me was about the same size as your one
:i dont think it is permanently repairable.....if you do a search i think there are some temporary things you can do to fix it
id keep a close eye on the coolant level, because when my one was cold the coolant would be like gushing out, but as it warmed up the crack would seal and the leaking would stop
if you do decide to replace it, dont go to Toyota to get it fixed, it is a rip off (like everybody knows), just go to a trusted mechanic and im pretty sure they can get you a better price on it :thumbup:
like i paid AU$300.00 for my one, but if i went to Toyota, that would have been like AU$1000+ :disappoin :lol:
good luck
this stuff works wounders i use it for everything
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here are the specs on it:
http://www.tapplastics.com/uploads/products/pdf/Devcon Plastic Welder.pdf
here is the site you can uy it from:
http://www.tapplastics.com/shop/product.php?pid=278&
here are the specs on it:
http://www.tapplastics.com/uploads/products/pdf/Devcon Plastic Welder.pdf
here is the site you can uy it from:
http://www.tapplastics.com/shop/product.php?pid=278&
Yeah, I have one too John pointed it out to me while we were doing the timing belt and water pump. I'm going to JB Weld it:lol:
John pointed it out to me while we were doing the timing belt and water pump. I'm going to JB Weld it:lol:
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