Radiator leak (1 Viewer)

[peenhead]

96 FJ80, radiator is leaking around the top seal. Is it best to OEM or aftermarket? Suggestions appreciated. Thanks, Dennis

 

[NLXTACY]

Careful, you start thinking about anything but OEM you start treading into a $1k and 20+ Hours.

 

[Mighty690]

I ended up having my existing radiator rebuilt locally, but I had found this fellow (below), Tom, helpful and responsive. I copied our correspondence to pass on.

Radiator: Koyo C1917, brass

Thanks for your inquiry about the Landcruiser radiator. I sell the Koyo

brand radiator for $315.00. That would be the total price as I pay for the

shipping. Currently I am out of stock, but I should have an order soon

from Koyo.

Thanks...

Tom

Auto Cool, Inc

6000 Ringgold Road

East Ridge, TN 37412

800-972-7088

 

[Dirty Koala]

OEM lasted 18 years...for about $330 on a critical component I would always go OEM.

 

[Huis Clos]

Did't some one write about a Ron Davis aluminum radiator install? I guess if it's not oem it should be a Ron Davis radiator, Any good feed backs about your aluminum Radiator, NLXTACY?

 

[NLXTACY]

^ I leave for a 5000 mile trip tomorrow and I will report back. Not enough time, altitude, drive time or temperature changes to give any kind of assessment.

 

[thatcabledude]

When you say "top seal", where are you referring to? The top tank or the actual seal on the rad cap? Got any pictures?

 

[peenhead]

Top tank, where the plastic top meets the fins.

 

[DirtyLawyer]

Friend of mine just had his $900 aluminum Ron Davis radiator punctured by a rock kicked up from the street. He replaced with OEM.

Ouch.