LeeT Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 i finally got my uk twin turbo yesterday. drove it home (150 miles)no probs,but went for drive this morning and noticed water dripping from front of engine. it was the bloody radiator leaking, have all tt radiators got brass end tanks? any suggestions where i can get recored or a new rad and any rough prices. may also consider uprated one. apart from this problem im in love, i should have bought one sooner. the autobox is sooo smooth. cheers ..lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLicense Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 Lee, Can't remember about the end tanks but... I had to replace the rad on a GT-Four I had, now Toyota gave me two options. 1. Buy a new radiator (When I asked them how much it would be he simply replied "bend over trousers down") 2. Exchange your current one for a lot less money. I went option 2. If I were you in the same state though I would get a fluidyne one. Envy probably sell them. Much better cooling and fit right into the stock position. Hope that helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeT Posted September 25, 2003 Author Share Posted September 25, 2003 does anyone know the dimensions of a uk stock rad, as mine looks to be too big to be stock. it is roughly 26" x 18" x 2" thick. also with brass end tanks, i thought these would have been plastic cheers ..lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_TC Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 Dont want to teach you to suck eggs, but you sure it wasnt the condensation from the air con unit?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 I've been worried about nothing too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeT Posted September 25, 2003 Author Share Posted September 25, 2003 no its definetly rad. i stripped the under tray and laid under car whilst running and actually saw it coming from rad cheers ...lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 Originally posted by NWS25 Dont want to teach you to suck eggs, but you sure it wasnt the condensation from the air con unit?? My immediate thoughts 2 Lee, you'll soon find out why we say things like this as they hardly go wrong Gaz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeT Posted September 25, 2003 Author Share Posted September 25, 2003 i also initially thought air con too as it is also the first reply people get on the zx forum as well it would make things easy for me if someone had a photo or a link to a photo of a uk spec rad. any pics appreciated even if its only the top in situ cheers for all your replies ...lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timwildman Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 If you've only driven 150 miles, surely it will be upto the garage you bought it from, to repair it?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeT Posted September 25, 2003 Author Share Posted September 25, 2003 hi tim, yes mate they should be liable but all he said was send me a cheque for £65 and that will give you 3 months warranty then sort it out with them. that will take ages and i need to drive my car now. would anyone reccomend putting liquid barseal in to act as a temporary fix untill i can find new rad cheers ..lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Terry S Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 Don't put sh1t in the cooling system. AFAIK http://www.miami-rice.com do a cheapish replacement rad. It's definately not coming from the expansion tank and running down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timwildman Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 you should try waveing the old trading standards wand threat at the dealer. I know it won't help you now. But might get a better result. Plus you should name and shame, it wont help but it'll make you feel better. Just take spare water everwhere with you, and look at the rad cap as Terry suggests my car did this when i first got it. The dealer over filled the water, so expansion tank full it dumped a little water out of the cap. I've never had any over heating, or further water loss. I think the turbos are water cooled so it's quite important! and that barseal sh!t wont be good for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 Originally posted by leett i finally got my uk twin turbo yesterday. drove it home (150 miles)no probs,but went for drive this morning and noticed water dripping from front of engine. it was the bloody radiator leaking, have all tt radiators got brass end tanks? any suggestions where i can get recored or a new rad and any rough prices. may also consider uprated one. apart from this problem im in love, i should have bought one sooner. the autobox is sooo smooth. cheers ..lee AFAIK, and I went into this in depth last year, no company in the UK can get or supply a suitably sized core to rebuild a leaking rad. To be honest fewer and fewer rad reconditioners are bothering to repair plastic end tanked rads any more as it's labour intensive with a high reject ratio when the crimped on tanks leak against the seals. I suggest you bite the bullet and buy a new rad from Toyota. I know people will find this contentious but I have reason to think some aftermarket ally rads are actually LESS efficient than the stock ones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Terry S Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 Chris, the Fluidyne is definitely better than stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 Originally posted by Terry S Chris, the Fluidyne is definitely better than stock. I don't doubt it, it's just I had a MKIV in the other week with an aftermarket ally rad, made up for the customer as a one off. His original rad was knackered, all the fins were falling off, and on a motorway run speeds over 90 would see the temp gauge rising inexorably. He thought BHG and all sorts of terrors, but it was just the state of the rad itself. He got someone in the rad game he knew to make something up and he was furious with me as the problem remained. I had a little bet with him that I'd fit a new Toyota rad, he didn't have to pay for it, and if it still overheated he could keep it, FOC. BUT, if it did fix it, he paid me for it, and the labour, and stand the beer at the weekend. He wavered, so I drank modestly The ally rad was sent back, but it was a *iss poor thing, correct surface area, but a real cheap core with low tube and fin density, looked pretty, but wasn't up to the job at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Terry S Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 Chris, that sounds about right. There are VERY few after market bits that are superior to OEM Toyota stuff for the Supra. Most are just shiny imitations. I wouldn't have uprated my radiator unless it had blown, and that wasn't Toyota's fault, but Kenlowe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeT Posted September 26, 2003 Author Share Posted September 26, 2003 ive had a good look at my rad and it has been made custom and it is sh*te. the rad cap does not even fit properly and incapable of holding any pressure. ive just ordered a 2nd hand one from breakers £200. ive just spent all my money buying it otherwise id have had a upgrade. an upgrade group buy for the zx was only £230. it was also a koyo. do you ever do these deals on this forum? cheers ...lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLicense Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 Hmmmm £200 for a 2nd hand rad. Seems a bit expensive to me seeing as suprastore are selling koyo rads for £260 less delivery and duty. Maybe it's about right, but to be honest I would personally have paid the extra £100, or if you'd have called the good lads at envy they might have been able to do you a similar or better deal. Anyway, whatever you end up with, I hope it cures your problem. Best of luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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