My wife's LC has had a small leak in the top of the radiator since we bought it. It's small and hasn't caused a problem yet but I get tired of adding a gallon about every 3 weeks however at $450 I have resigned myself to this practice. The leak is where the metal crimps to the plastic top so I don't think it can be fixed. Is there a good aftermarket radiator that is as good as or better than OME and cost less.
Radiator for 2000 LC
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Trunk Monkey
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Get an OME one, they last longer and cool better. Get it from beno or CDan and you'll pay less than retail.
Edit - yeah, OEM.
Edit - yeah, OEM.
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16400-50360 (TRAD): List: $587.76 Mud: $440.82
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Yeah kinda new here, not having any luck finding these companies. Anyone have any experience with radiator barn?
And to the guy from toyota, thanks but I can do better than that my brothers a mechanic, I just refuse to pay $440 for a radiator. I can buy a lot of coolant for that price.
hoser
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You can go with a Koyo radiator at about $212. It won't be as good as OEM but maybe it's what you are looking for.
Trunk Monkey
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You'll also be buying more radiators vs. the life span of an OEM one.
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You may have a point there, however my wife's LC has over 200k on the first radiator, if it last half as long I'm sure there will be bigger expenses before I need to replace it. I love that truck and would love to see it go 500k, but it is all stock and beat up pretty well from trail running. So if I get a chance to get a cleaner one for the wife it will be mine and then I can start to really worry about the performance gear. I've had mixed luck with aftermarket radiators but radiator barn offers a warranty. I've found that if there is a problem it tends to show up pretty soon after being installed.
And once again, not trying to make any enemies here but I can get a factory Toyota radiator at deal cost, but it's still to much for me right now to spend.
