So i went to my friends house this weekend to hook up my capacitor and other crap, and we noticed my radiator had a crack in it

we ask his dad (who has been a mechanic for Honda for many years) and he says "you gotta get that replaced asap. and buy a radiator made by Honda. dont buy aftermarket. honda parts for honda cars, nothing else"


He said a Honda made Radiator could cost between $200-300

on ebay, an aftermarket radiator costs about $100

should i listen to him or just go aftermarket?

i need this radiator asap, it cant wait...

 

junk yard = 40 bucks

there is nothing wrong with the aftermarket radiators. i do agree on other componets (ignition, fuel delivery etc). hell fork out some dough and geat an aluminum one from koyo for somewhere like that

 

ah, i forgot about junk yards

but dont you think it would be kinda hard to find a prelude?


but anyways, i would fork out the extra cash but im so very tight on money right now, and if i dont go with an aftermarket, i gotta wait about a week or two until i get the money for the Honda made one.

 

i wouldnt get a rad..... from a junk yard because there could be rust in it. Order a koyo radiator off ebay its somewhere between 100-150 shipped

 

I don't have a Honda Made Radiator, and my car's been running fine with it for almost two years. Go for a Koyo if you can find one.

 

I had to replace my cracked radiator earlier this year and the guy at the Honda part's desk actually recommended an aftermarket radiator. Which is what I already was going to get after I heard their price.

 

i dont know where i saw this one but i heard jb weld an also repair radiator cracks. not 100% positive though but u should check that out

 

i think replacing a radiator would beat JB weld... i mean as a temporary fix if you're broke to the point where you're eating ramen and repackaging ketchup from fast food places... but otherwise its worth replacing since its fairly easy/straight forward to do.

 

I wouldn't use JB weld for a radiator. I used it on an intake bracket only to have it break in a week.

 

Yeah, just get one from ebay and it will be fine. You may have minor fitment issues as is the case with cheaper parts, but if you are a compotent installer it will work out fine.

 

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really? thats good to know i guess

how much did they say for a honda radiator?

 

from honda i think its 300+ dollars.. i wouldn't bother just because.. well a radiator is a radiator IMO.. unless if you're abusing your car and getting coolant temps to boiling point i think you're okay... i actually would go get a junkyard radiator, as long as the lude's not TOO high mileage.. whats the odds the previous owner flushed or topped off the coolant right?

 

i love my koyo put cost me about 400 i still got my stock one if you want to pay for the shipping nothing was wrong with it just upgraded

 

Koyo, CSF and many others make top quality oem replacement radiators.

 

you dont buy it sight unseen. if you inspect it and deem it worthy then you take it....if not then you leave it there.

no they are not hard to find. preludes are not rare

 

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no they are not hard to find. preludes are not rare</TD></TR></TABLE>

i never see them around here. so there rare here

 

Just go to your phone book and lookup local Radiator dealers. Got my OEM replacement from one for ~130 with tax, and been working like a champ.

 

yea same here, i got a replacement one from NAPA and it has been working awesome for 2 years now, and i think it was 140.00 out the door

 

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LOL Maybe he can pick up some oil and tires from there too. LOL

Radiator is one of the parts you NEVER want to compromise. Buy an aftermarket OEM style radiator. They can be had for $125-$150 shipped.

 

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ill take it off your hands pm'd

 

i picked mine up from a junk yard. looked great and 4 years later.....no problems. but you are probably right i wasted my money

 

How big is the Crack??? 5 months ago i got a Crack on plastic part of my radiator under the cap.... i used JB WELD ... the black red color or whatever it is Since i cant Weld plastic hehehe.. and it WORKED man....so try that....Incase running low on money...... Cuz this happend to me 5 months ago... i JB welded the plastic with that glue stuff and it lasted 4 months. then the crack got a tiny bit longer, but yea Get a Aluminum Radiator......im getting that in a Couple days. Honda Radiator is plastic so i wouldnt go for that. Go for somthing u can weld back up with no probs....but thats only from my point of view....Hope you fix or repair it soon man

 

JB WELD THAT MESS

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Gusto00si &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">How big is the Crack??? 5 months ago i got a Crack on plastic part of my radiator under the cap.... i used JB WELD ... the black red color or whatever it is Since i cant Weld plastic hehehe.. and it WORKED man....so try that....Incase running low on money...... Cuz this happend to me 5 months ago... i JB welded the plastic with that glue stuff and it lasted 4 months. then the crack got a tiny bit longer, but yea Get a Aluminum Radiator......im getting that in a Couple days. Honda Radiator is plastic so i wouldnt go for that. Go for somthing u can weld back up with no probs....but thats only from my point of view....Hope you fix or repair it soon man </TD></TR></TABLE>


my step dads a big car guy and he looked at it and said it cant be fixed, i gotta get a new one

 

Don't bother trying to fix a radiator, just get a new one. It's not even that expensive. I tried all that miracle cure stuff, including the bottles stuff that's supposed to seal cracks, even including urban myths like putting egg on the crack. All those never worked and just made me feel like a d-bag. Got my paycheck that weekend, went to the local radiator's -r- us and never looked back.