Yeah totally. I would expect it to run right in the same temp range you have now. That's why I bought that one too, it's about the same cost as a Toyota brand that others say doesn't last. I'm no stickler for OEM parts, especially if the Toyota brand is obviously not the original that lasts forever.
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94SRUNNER
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You may see cooler temps from a new radiator if your old radiator had lost some of its cooling efficiencies due to build up of contaminates inside (scaling, sludge, etc) and outside (dirt and debris).
Pretty sure mine's running a tad cooler because the old radiator was absolutely caked with debris on the front and basically couldn't breathe. Seems to be operating in what would be a normal range. Even if the radiators get maintained well, can't really do much about the brittle plastic. I easily pinched off and crumbled a piece between my fingers to test it. Was just like the brittle plastic heater T's, ticking timebombs
Trying to get in touch with these guys....
Wow! I was wondering if we would get to a part where they paint a big black M on the front!
mdcoa
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Thanks for that—that’s the most amazing thing I’ve seen in a while. Him making his own soldering rods was possibly the highlight, though it’s tough to say...if you want to get in touch with them, my wife (who knows stuff, and also enjoyed this a heap) says they’re speaking Punjabi and are almost certainly in Rawalpindi, ground zero for jenga trucks. Plane tickets are probably on sale these days.
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The TYC radiator I ordered from Amazon came in and it is TYC branded (not Koyo as some have recieved) and made in China. I'm a little apprehensive about adding Chinese junk into my Japanese built truck, but I'm in too deep now. It was packaged pretty good though, and the box was undamaged. Still, there are a few bent fins here and there.
I was going to swap it out this weekend, but Friday I ended up shredding my passenger rear brake and she had to go back in to have that fixed. I imagines she's still hanging out on the lift until the parts come in
They offered to do the work on the radiator with my parts for $350. After forking over what will be nearly $4000 in 10 the last days(new tires, new tensioner which I should could have done myself, and now the brakes), I am keeping what little in my pocket that I can.
I was going to swap it out this weekend, but Friday I ended up shredding my passenger rear brake and she had to go back in to have that fixed. I imagines she's still hanging out on the lift until the parts come in
They offered to do the work on the radiator with my parts for $350. After forking over what will be nearly $4000 in 10 the last days(new tires, new tensioner which I should could have done myself, and now the brakes), I am keeping what little in my pocket that I can.
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After reading through this entire thread, it seems like pretty much every brand AND even some OEM replacements have leaked. Many days or weeks after install. All of those seem like a crapshoot. I haven't seen anyone have any problems with the Mishimoto.
Well. Mishimoto is now listed as out of stock on Amazon so likely going with oem.
I think this thread is selling a lot of Mishimoto radiators....
For the record, I got mine on Amazon, and it was just installed this week at Toy House in Tampa. Best Toyota service in west Florida. The only negative I've read about the all-aluminum Mishimoto was that the product in earlier years had some fitment issues. I'll be picking up the truck tomorrow and I'll post some pics, but the owner of Toy House told me today that it fit like a glove, no issues whatsoever.
For the record, I got mine on Amazon, and it was just installed this week at Toy House in Tampa. Best Toyota service in west Florida. The only negative I've read about the all-aluminum Mishimoto was that the product in earlier years had some fitment issues. I'll be picking up the truck tomorrow and I'll post some pics, but the owner of Toy House told me today that it fit like a glove, no issues whatsoever.
hoser
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Some Mishimoto reviews on BBB:
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“Aluminum radiators are great at providing additional cooling for a vehicle when compared to the OEM unit. However, if a vehicle suffers from flex (either from the chassis, road vibration etc) an aluminum radiator will have issues handling this as the Mishimoto units are welded together. An OEM unit can resist flexing and vibrations being transferred into the radiator a bit better as they are crimped together with a rubber gasket between the core and end tanks.”
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That ain't pretty, for sure. But BBB is not exactly the place where people go to leave good reviews. It's the place people head after a negative experience.Some Mishimoto reviews on BBB:
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This would be a much more straightforward conversation if the OEM radiator were still the same quality as the radiator the truck came out of the factory with. My shop told me the same thing that I've read others post here - the radiator they currently sell as OEM is not a high quality part at all. You've got the option of the Mexico spec version, supposedly better, which is still a metal/plastic design and current retail price is $100+ more than the aluminum Mishimoto.
The guys at Toy House where I service my truck had good things to say about Mishimoto, especially the all aluminum. There's a few unhappy customers for every product out there. Hopefully I don't end up one of them, there's also plenty of happy ones.
Ugh. I'm doing this as preventative maintenance. I don't know if I should spend $400 on one from my dealer if it's not going to be as reliable as my old original. I see no leaks anywhere but 20 years and 185k seams like it might be time. I'm going in there to replace a fan bracket so kinda want to replace the cooling system parts I remove with new.
Looks like I can get it from Mishimoto directly but not sure it will make it in time. Need next Wednesday.
This is why I did mine. I'm the original owner of the truck, and I've gotten 20 years and 230K miles out of the factory radiator. I've gotten my money's worth out of it, and I'm not going to wait for my wife to let me know that she's on the side of the road with a steaming radiator. This thread convinced me to go for the Mishimoto, and I think I'm lucky I got hold of one before they seem to have sold out.
hoser
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A business can have a lot of complaints on BBB and still get an A+ grade. Really, it's about whether the issues are resolved or not.
A lot of the complaints are the same. Multiple replacement radiators with the same problem. And no resolution.
I do believe if there was a problem with the OE T-Rad radiator, the company would fix it in a timely matter. Maybe they did go through a period of time of low quality control. Unknown what the current status is but I haven't heard of any issues lately.
