What's the best radiator for 92 es300?
07-21-07, 09:20 PM
#1
What's the best radiator for 92 es300?
Hi, My question is that i bought a new radiator from ebay. I was wondering if these made in china type radiators are any good. I'm having a overheating issues and was wondering if these cheap priced radiators might be one of the problems causing to overheat? Is anybody purchase and installed these radiators on there car and problems? Is KOYO radiators good? Whats the best. Please help!
07-21-07, 09:59 PM
#2
Is it a 2 core like the original??? Probably not, most cheap replacement radiators are single row... you should have your original rodded out... and check for bad head gaskets have a leak down test done... dont waste alot of time and money like I did... Had I done a leak down test it would saved me LOTS of grief
07-21-07, 10:13 PM
#3
Lexus Test Driver
Is it a 2 core like the original??? Probably not, most cheap replacement radiators are single row... you should have your original rodded out... and check for bad head gaskets have a leak down test done... dont waste alot of time and money like I did... Had I done a leak down test it would saved me LOTS of grief
Like esucaris said do the leak down test for piece of mind. Dont run the engine hot
07-21-07, 11:35 PM
#4
Lexucanafer
With very little area for air to get to the radiator on these cars, they need as much cooling capacity as they can get. Like esucaris1 said, most aftermarket replacement rads are cheaply made and they provide insufficient cooling. I had one on my ES when I bought it and I replaced it with a new aluminum core Toyota OEM radiator. More expensive but much better in the long run.
Put it this way - it's much cheaper than replacing a head gasket...
Put it this way - it's much cheaper than replacing a head gasket...
Last edited by Lexucan; 07-21-07 at 11:43 PM.
07-22-07, 08:03 AM
#6
its a pressure test similar to a compression test exept the guage tells how rapidly a cylinder loses pressure indicating a problem area... if there is a problem there should be some visible bubbling in the waterneck... make some calls and get a few quotes... dont settle for a compression test...
Last edited by esucaris1; 07-22-07 at 08:19 AM.
07-22-07, 08:31 AM
#7
Lexucanafer
A compression test is cheap. A leak down test will be more expensive b/c the spark plugs have to be removed first = more labor time. But with the leak down test, the problem area/s can be much better diagnosed.
I'm curious about something - if ta1972 does have a leak in his head gasket, could doing a leak down test make the leak worse by forcing compressed air into the cylinders?
I'm curious about something - if ta1972 does have a leak in his head gasket, could doing a leak down test make the leak worse by forcing compressed air into the cylinders?
Last edited by Lexucan; 07-22-07 at 08:41 AM.
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