Radiator Blew up today!!!!

[Willie Morales]

So I get 3 miles from home... no traffic... steady flow... and I hear something pop... the entire top of my radiator is cracked open... I am not so worried about the radiator as I am what might of caused it to burst like that...

 

[sbman]

It is either just age and heat cycles, or your radiator cap isn't releasing at the proper pressure. When you replace it, put a new radiator cap.

 

[oilbrnr]

Time for some duct tape...

 

[musthave]

Time for some duct tape...

Uh, Magic Eraser?

 

[baldilocks]

May I suggest an OEM radiator cap?? They are high quality.

 

[Tools R Us]

May I suggest an OEM radiator cap?? They are high quality.

I don't think even a "high quality" OE radiator cap is going to seal that gash!

The cap on that wreck looks to be OE.

 

[inkpot]

We are seeing more and more rigs with fractured tanks. Probably just old age.

 

[handsomebob]

Rockauto has denso copper 3 rows for about 270 shipped. Thats where i got mine and so far so good.

 

[LS1FJ40]

I don't think even a "high quality" OE radiator cap is going to seal that gash!

The cap on that wreck looks to be OE.

Yes, it looks OE from 1995 (or whatever year his rig is). Mine get replaced every 4-5 years. I like to have at least one part under the hood not caked in oil... Side benefit is that my radiator caps work.

 

[baldilocks]

I don't think even a "high quality" OE radiator cap is going to seal that gash!

The cap on that wreck looks to be OE.

Meaning don't go with an autozone special on his new radiator. Just changed my cap. The old one was OE but obviously very old. Even awesome parts die of old age.

 

[Willie Morales]

went with the Koyo Radiator / had just spent a bunch of $$$ on brakes and a lift so I was a little low on funds / replacing thermostat, fan clutch and hoses... so top ramen for me until payday LOL

 

[surfpig]

went with the Koyo Radiator / had just spent a bunch of $$$ on brakes and a lift so I was a little low on funds / replacing thermostat, fan clutch and hoses... so top ramen for me until payday LOL

Welcome to the club.

 

[sbman]

From my research the Koyo is the best of the standard aftermarket parts, it seems comparable to OEM in quality. Since your OEM broke, might be fun to dissect it and post detailed pictures of how it's constructed. Someone do the same on an old Koyo and compare notes. Material thickness, rib count, joint construction, etc...

 

[nodaksn3]

Koyo aluminum is the way to go.

 

[BILT4ME]

The Factory Toyota radiator was $345.xx + freight from CDan. Mine did the exact same thing a year ago. Mine was due to a radiator cap that was coated in the red/green mix sludge so it didn't open from a WOT condition and the A/C kicked in, blowing off the aftermarket belts, spiking the cooling temps, couldn't relieve, and blew it up just like yours.

New rad, hoses, lots of other while you;re in there's and clean bill of health on the HG since it was done 65K miles prior to the failure.

Hope all is well!

 

[danthman114]

anyone know if mishimoto make radiators for these? i have one on my jeep and the temps never reach 200 degrees even in 120 degree days...

 

[Willie Morales]

OK so reading up on the PHH / this is going to be adventure / list keeps growing

 

[BJC]

So I get 3 miles from home... no traffic... steady flow... and I hear something pop... the entire top of my radiator is cracked open... I am not so worried about the radiator as I am what might of caused it to burst like that...

Sorry to hear about your radiator. Probably just old age as others have said. If it makes you feel any better, mine blew up 2 days ago. At the shop right now with a $1200 price tag on it.

 

[arcteryx]

if you are going to do the rad, may as well do the tstat and water pump too.

 

[BILT4ME]

And while you're in there.....

PS Pump hoses
Oil Pump Seal
Dizzy O-Ring
Valve Cover Gasket
Spark Plug Tube Seals
PHH
Rear Heater hoses (or delete)
All coolant hoses
Clean the Throttle body
New Spark Plaugs
New Dist. Cap
New Dist. rotor
New plug Wires
New Intake hose (if necessary)
Oil change
Oil filter
Rebuild Front knuckles
New Trunnion Bearings
New Wheel Bearings
New front seals
New Birfields (RCV)
Moly grease in birfields
front brakes
front rotors
front calipers
rear rotors
rear brakes
rear calipers
all new flexible brake lines (longer version from Slee since you will be doing a lift eventually)
New Tires (Duratrac 285/75/16)

Oh....Sorry, that was MY list......

So, my rad. explosion was in the $5000 range.....