Parks2678

← I'm just waiting for the arbitration verdict. ← Please make sure you let us know how it turns out. When do you think you will hear something?

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Your cap sounds different than mine - I can't push it down or turn it, it's held in place by the two tabs on the rad top tank that I described previously. I guess they really mean it when they say on the label "NEVER REMOVE..." The coolant has been changed several times... flushed & refilled by the Lexus dealer. It's been a while since the last time, tho. I figured that since I'll be changing out the rad in the near future anyway, I'd wait & completely replace the coolant then. The rad in my car is original, it's looking a bit scruffy - the last time I sprayed it with my powerwasher some of the cooling fins became dislodged. I looked more closely at it... lots of greenish corrosion on the surface. No leaks or other problems, tho. Not yet.... I thought Fluidyne only made racing radiators and oil coolers... I'll check out their website. They're probably really pricey, tho. Thanks tck... ← I just replaced the radiator on my '93 ES300 last weekend. That cap bothered the hell out of me and my new radiator did not come with a cap so I played around with the old rad. It does not seem like it at first, but that plastic will pop off without breaking. I used the old cap on my new radiator for a few days and it worked fine. I was even able to snap the plastic piece onto the new rad.

Thanks for the link. I checked it out... I like the free shipping! Quoted price was $111.00 US delivered to a US address. That's about $140 CDN. It's "all metal" too - better than OEM plastic tanks, I'm guessing. You say you installed it yourself... I'm planning on doing mine myself, too. It looks pretty straightforward. Any "issues" I need to know about? How was the fit of the new rad? tck... ← The only issue I had was getting the hoses off of the old radiator. They had been there for 12-13 years and did not want to come off. There was some minor difficulty getting the radiator past the fan shroud. You will need two pairs of hands for that part. Other than that it was smooth sailing.

I just replaced the radiator on my '93 ES300. Go to: radiatorbarn.com. I paid $108 including shipping. I put it on myself in about 2 hrs. Not nearly as bad as I had feared.