Concern w/radiator after flush questions about radiator
After having my radiator flushed yesterday, there was a ton of casting sand removed from the radiator; however, there is still a lot of casting sand in the radiator. My dealership buddy who did the work personally, says all the Lx470's he see's are prone to the head gasket problem and / or radiators filled with the excess casting sand from the engine. Since we caught this early (replaced PHH, etc.), I show no signs of overheating, even with the A/C on in LA traffic / heat.
I need to get a replacement as soon as possible .
So through an archive search I found the following part#:
16400-66081 - aluminum rad
16400-66040 - brass / copper rad
It seems most prefer the brass-copper radiator over the aluminum.
1. is this due to the easy or field repairs?
2. the aluminum leaks at the plastic bucket joint?
3. Can the 3-row brass-copper radiator handle the SC mod?
4. Anybody try a "complete" aluminum radiator
My mechanic (at Lexus) says he rarely sees any replaced radiators (aluminum/plastic) fail / leak. My aluminum radiator in the FJ55 w/454BB adequately cools the beast & has lasted through numerous trail runs.
So whats the concensus about replacement type of radiator?
Thanks
Joe
After having my radiator flushed yesterday, there was a ton of casting sand removed from the radiator; however, there is still a lot of casting sand in the radiator. My dealership buddy who did the work personally, says all the Lx470's he see's are prone to the head gasket problem and / or radiators filled with the excess casting sand from the engine. Since we caught this early (replaced PHH, etc.), I show no signs of overheating, even with the A/C on in LA traffic / heat.
I need to get a replacement as soon as possible .
So through an archive search I found the following part#:
16400-66081 - aluminum rad
16400-66040 - brass / copper rad
It seems most prefer the brass-copper radiator over the aluminum.
1. is this due to the easy or field repairs?
2. the aluminum leaks at the plastic bucket joint?
3. Can the 3-row brass-copper radiator handle the SC mod?
4. Anybody try a "complete" aluminum radiator
My mechanic (at Lexus) says he rarely sees any replaced radiators (aluminum/plastic) fail / leak. My aluminum radiator in the FJ55 w/454BB adequately cools the beast & has lasted through numerous trail runs.
So whats the concensus about replacement type of radiator?
Thanks
Joe